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Covid Vaccine Side Effects: 4 Takeaways From Our Investigation
Thousands of Americans believe they experienced rare but serious side effects. But confirming a link is a difficult task.Health - Covid -
New Mutations Identified in Bird Flu Virus
A genetic analysis sheds light on when the outbreak began, how the virus spread and where it may be going.Health -
Widening Racial Disparities Underlie Rise in Child Deaths in the U.S.
New research finds that the death rate among Black youths soared by 37 percent, and among Native American youths by 22 percent, between 2014 and 2020, compared with less than 5 percent for white youths.Health -
Larry Young, Who Studied the Chemistry of Love, Dies at 56
Professor Young’s experiments with prairie voles revealed what poets never could: how the brain processes that fluttering feeling in the heart.Health -
Robert Oxnam, China Scholar Beset by Multiple Personalities, Dies at 81
Through psychotherapy, recounted in a memoir, he learned that he had 11 personalities, or fractured parts of his identity. One of them told of childhood abuse.Health - China -
Orangutan Seen Healing His Facial Wound With Medicinal Plant
For the first time, scientists observed a primate in the wild treating a wound with a plant that has medicinal properties.Health -
Aspirin Can Prevent a Deadly Pregnancy Complication. Why Aren’t Women Told?
Women at risk for extreme high blood pressure should take a daily baby aspirin. But their doctors don’t always tell them.Health -
UnitedHealth’s CEO Slammed Over Cyberattack
Several lawmakers questioned whether the company had become so large — with tentacles in every aspect of the nation’s medical care — that the effects of the hack were outsize.Health -
Physical Fitness Can Improve Mental Health in Children and Adolescents, Study Suggests
A new study bolsters existing research suggesting that exercise can protect against anxiety, depression and attention challenges.Health -
Global Stockpile of Cholera Vaccine Is Gone as Outbreaks Spread
One company is going to great lengths to build it up, but it will be years before it returns to the minimum level.Health -
Walnuts Recalled From Natural Food Stores After E. Coli Outbreak
The outbreak linked to shelled organic walnuts distributed by Gibson Farms has sickened 12 people and hospitalized seven in California and Washington State, federal officials said.Health -
The Push for a Better Dengue Vaccine Grows More Urgent
A public research institute in Brazil has proved a new shot protects against the disease, but can’t make it fast enough to stop the huge outbreak sweeping Latin America.Health -
When My Mom Got Sick, This TV Show Kept Us Going
“Indian Idol,” the Hindi version of “American Idol,” is a pleasant distraction from life’s more trying predicaments.Health -
How Married Couples Navigate Sexless Relationships
Amanda Montei, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, spoke to more than 30 married people for whom sex is not essential.Health -
Insurance Companies Reap Hidden Fees as Patients Get Unexpected Bills
A little-known data firm helps health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients can be on the hook for the difference.Health -
PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Pervasive in Water Worldwide, Study Finds
A global survey found harmful levels even in water samples taken far from any obvious source of contamination.Health -
Bennett Braun, Psychiatrist Who Fueled ‘Satanic Panic,’ Dies at 83
He diagnosed dozens of patients with what he said were suppressed memories of being tortured by cults. He later lost his license.Health -
Should Alcoholic Beverages Have Cancer Warning Labels?
Ireland will require them starting in 2026, and there are nascent efforts elsewhere to add more explicit labeling about the health risks of drinking.Health -
Youth Gender Medications Limited in England, Part of Big Shift in Europe
Five European countries have recently restricted hormone treatments for adolescents with gender distress. They have not banned the care, unlike many U.S. states.Health -
Arizona’s 1864 Abortion Ban: The History Behind the 160-Year-Old Law
The state’s Supreme Court ruled that the 1864 law is enforceable today. Here is what led to its enactment.Health - Abortion -
Eyeglasses Improve Income as Well as Sight, Study Shows
A study found that when older workers in Bangladesh were given free reading glasses, they earned 33 percent more than those who had not.Health -
Seriously, Stop Kissing Sick Birds
A citizen-science collaboration in New York has turned up a half-dozen birds infected with the avian flu virus.Health -
Paying Off People’s Medical Debt Has Little Impact on Their Lives, Study Finds
A nonprofit group called R.I.P. Medical Debt has relieved Americans of $11 billion in hospital bills. But that did not improve their mental health or their credit scores, a study found.Health -
Large Scientific Review Confirms the Benefits of Physical Touch
Premature babies especially benefited from skin-to-skin contact, and women tended to respond more strongly than men did.Health -
Health Insurers’ Lucrative Alliance That Drives Up Patient Bills: 5 Takeaways
A private-equity-backed firm has helped drive down payments to medical providers, drive up patients’ bills and earn billions for insurers.Health -
An Ozempic Relative Slowed Parkinson’s Disease in a Small Study
The trial lasted only one year but offered embers of hope to some experts.Health -
At Least Three Women Were Infected With H.I.V. After ‘Vampire Facials’
The women underwent the cosmetic procedure at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico.Health -
Joel Breman, Who Helped Stop an Ebola Outbreak in Africa, Dies at 87
Part of a team flown in to fight the deadly virus in 1976, Dr. Breman also worked to stamp out tropical diseases like smallpox, malaria and Guinea worm.Health -
Heat-Related ER Visits Rose in 2023, CDC Study Finds
As record heat enveloped the nation, the rate of emergency room visits increased compared with the previous five years, a sign of the major health risks of high temperatures.Health -
Sleep Apnea Reduced in People Who Took Zepbound, Eli Lilly Reports
The company reported results of clinical trials involving Zepbound, an obesity drug in the same class as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy.Health -
National Academy Asks Court to Strip Sackler Name From Endowment
Millions in Sackler donations sat dormant, rising in value as the opioid epidemic raged and as other institutions distanced themselves from the makers of a notorious painkiller.Health -
New England Journal of Medicine Ignored Nazi Atrocities, Historians Find
The New England Journal of Medicine published an article condemning its own record during World War II.Health -
Antidepressants: What to Know About Uses and Side Effects
Facts and common misconceptions about some of America’s most widely used drugs.Health -
New Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals
The Agriculture Department finalized a new rule to bring the meals more in line with federal dietary standards.Health -
Share Your Story About the Organ Transplant System
We want to hear from patients as well as doctors, nurses, technicians, medical residents and any others with experience in the system.Health -
Scotland Pauses Gender Medications for Minors
The change followed a sweeping review by England’s National Health Service that found “remarkably weak” evidence for youth gender treatments.Health -
Long-Acting Drugs May Revolutionize H.I.V. Prevention and Treatment
New regimens in development, including once-weekly pills and semiannual shots, could help control the virus in hard-to-reach populations.Health -
How to Be Less Self-Critical When Perfectionism Is a Trap
Perfectionism among young people has skyrocketed, but experts say there are ways to quiet your inner critic.Health -
Sickened by U.S. Nuclear Program, Communities Turn to Congress for Aid
In St. Louis and around the country, people harmed by the drive for an atomic bomb have been shut out of a federal law enacted to help such victims.Health -
Grandmother Becomes Second Patient to Receive Kidney From Gene-Edited Pig
NYU Langone Health surgeons performed the transplant after implanting a mechanical heart pump in the severely ill patient.Health