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To Prevent Cancer, More Women Should Consider Removing Fallopian Tubes, Experts Say

A top research group is urging even women without genetic risks to have their fallopian tubes removed under certain circumstances.
6 hours ago

Students Lost One-Third of a School Year to Pandemic, Study Finds

Learning delays and regressions were most severe in developing countries and among children from low-income backgrounds. And students still haven’t caught up.
Jan. 30, 2023

Senior Housing That Seniors Actually Like

“Granny flats” are popping up in backyards across the country, affording Americans a new housing option. Some communities are not happy about it.
Jan. 31, 2023

Biden Administration Plans to End Covid Public Health Emergency in May

The end of the emergency, planned for May 11, will bring about a complex set of policy changes and signals a new chapter in the government’s pandemic response.
Jan. 30, 2023 - Joe Biden

New Medicare Rule Aims to Take Back $4.7 Billion From Insurers

The government plans to aggressively audit Medicare Advantage plans for overbilling but may face lawsuits.
Jan. 31, 2023

Video of Tyre Nichols Beating Raises Questions About Medical Response

Two emergency medical technicians who first evaluated Mr. Nichols have been suspended until an investigation is complete.
Jan. 30, 2023

New Blood Donation Rules to Loosen Restrictions on Gay and Bisexual Men

The F.D.A. proposed a more individualized policy based on questions about sexual behavior and risks.
Jan. 27, 2023

Deaths Among Pregnant Women and New Mothers Rose Sharply During Pandemic

The fatalities, occurring disproportionately among Native American and Black women, were linked not just to medical complications but also to homicides and accidents.
Jan. 27, 2023

What to Know About Menopause and Hormone Therapy

There has long been an effective, F.D.A.-approved treatment for some menopausal symptoms, but too few women have a clear picture of its risks and benefits.
16 hours ago

House Votes to End Covid Precautions as G.O.P. Uses Pandemic in Political Attacks

Republicans in Congress are seeking to capitalize on discontent about the federal coronavirus response while the party’s presidential contenders are vying to be the biggest foe of restrictions.
Jan. 31, 2023 - Covid

Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests

Even after Delta became the dominant variant in humans, Alpha and Gamma continued to circulate in white-tailed deer, according to new research.
Jan. 31, 2023

The Navy’s Dolphins Have a Few Things to Tell Us About Aging

In her youth, Blue was a standout mine-hunter for the U.S. military. She and her colleagues are now at the vanguard of geriatric marine mammal medicine.
Jan. 31, 2023

Barbara Stanley, Influential Suicide Researcher, Dies at 73

Her simple idea, for patients to write down a plan that would help them weather a suicidal crisis, rapidly spread in clinical settings.
21 hours ago

How a Pre-Wedding Diet Led to an Eating Disorder

One bride talks about how the desire to lose weight quickly spiraled out of control.
Jan. 28, 2023

Expert Panel Votes for Stricter Rules on Risky Virus Research

The White House will decide whether to adopt the panel’s recommendations on so-called gain of function experiments.
Jan. 27, 2023

Why Experts Are Urging Swifter Treatment for Children With Obesity

Growing research has shown that intensive interventions are needed, scientists say. Here is why their advice is changing.
Jan. 27, 2023

FDA Seeks More Authority to Oversee CBD Products

The agency wants Congress to intervene, saying it does not have adequate oversight powers to ensure the safety of the myriad cannabidiol products derived from hemp.
Jan. 26, 2023 - FDA

Covid Vaccines Targeting Omicron Should Be Standard, Panel Says

As advisers to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed ending one era of the Covid vaccination campaign, they also grappled with its future.
Jan. 27, 2023 - Covid

How Do Heavy Metals Like Lead Get in Baby Food?

The problem begins at the farm where plants draw toxins from the soil. There’s no washing them away.
Jan. 26, 2023

Your Next Hospital Bed Might Be at Home

In a time of strained capacity, the “hospital at home” movement is figuring out how to create an inpatient level of care anywhere.
Jan. 27, 2023

Epidemics That Weren’t: How Countries Shut Down Recent Outbreaks

Some of the most fragile health systems in the world can teach us ways to respond to public health threats early and effectively.
Jan. 3, 2023

Global Push to Treat HIV Leaves Children Behind

Sub-Saharan Africa has made steady progress in delivering lifesaving medication to adults, but young patients are harder to reach and 100,000 are dying of AIDS each year.
Jan. 20, 2023

Tranq Dope: Animal Sedative Mixed With Fentanyl Brings Fresh Horror to U.S. Drug Zones

A veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine is infiltrating street drugs, deepening addiction, baffling law enforcement and causing wounds so severe that some result in amputation.
Jan. 7, 2023

The Father of the Abortion Pill

The 96-year-old scientist who came up with an idea for an “unpregnancy pill” decades ago has led an eventful life, from his teenage days in the French Resistance to his friendships with famous artists.
Jan. 18, 2023 - Abortion

Women Have Been Misled About Menopause

Hot flashes, sleeplessness, pain during sex: For some of menopause’s worst symptoms, there’s an established treatment. Why aren’t more women offered it?
16 hours ago

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