By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will start looking again for an executive director after controversy over its first set of candidates.
Published: February 27, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
If current trends persist, women born in South Korea in 2030 will live perhaps 90 years on average, researchers said, the longest life span in the world.
Published: February 26, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
The World Health Organization ranked the deadliest pathogens and urged experts and researchers to focus on fighting the most dangerous ones first.
Published: February 26, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The World Health Organization has issued a list of the top dozen bacteria most dangerous to humans, warning that doctors are fast running out of treatment options.
Published: February 26, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Republican governors want to reverse what they consider an incentive not to work, but critics say putting employment before health care is backward.
Published: February 24, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
Parents and doctors have a host of concerns about the procedure, but some are wondering if teenage patients are waiting too long for what may be their best option.
Published: February 23, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
Judge Neil M. Gorsuch’s book leaves no doubt regarding his feelings. But advocates say the real battle is in state courts, not the Supreme Court.
Published: February 23, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
A small survey suggests that many young sex workers cannot protect themselves from infection and pass it on to their infants.
Published: February 19, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
The National Institutes of Health studies dietary supplements and advises the public and professionals, but its conclusions are often complicated.
Published: February 19, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS
Five women describe why they used marijuana while pregnant, and how they assessed the risks and benefits before making that choice.
Published: February 19, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By CLAUDIA DREIFUS
Liliane Ploumen, a trade minister in the Netherlands, mobilized support for global family-planning groups threatened by an executive order from President Trump.
Published: February 19, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
Work has stopped temporarily at the government lab handling viruses like Ebola because air hoses used in safety suits were not tested for breathing safety.
Published: February 16, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder have several brain regions that are slightly smaller than usual, more evidence that the disorder should be considered a neurological condition, a new study says.
Published: February 14, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By KATE ZERNIKE and ALEXANDER BURNS
As lawmakers leave for a weeklong recess, a flood of new activist groups has traditional organizations scrambling to catch up.
Published: February 16, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
The backgrounds of finalists to lead the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are likely to draw scrutiny from the United States, its largest donor.
Published: February 14, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
A study of the use of opioid painkillers found that patients who had encountered a “high-intensity” prescribing doctor in the emergency room were more likely to become long-term users.
Published: February 14, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scientists may have figured out part of the reason mosquitoes are drawn to people infected with malaria: odor.
Published: February 12, 2017 at 07:00PM
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