By CHRISTINA CARON
As his stomach grew and the rest of his body got thinner, Hector Hernandez knew something was wrong, but he never suspected it was cancer.
Published: November 28, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By CHRISTOPHER MELE
Fries are unhealthy but undeniably tasty, so if you do indulge, here is some expert advice.
Published: November 28, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belgian officials are investigating whether doctors improperly euthanized a woman with autism, the first criminal investigation in a euthanasia case since the practice was legalized in 2002 in the European nation.
Published: November 26, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
A vaccine and new treatments are on hand, but the outbreak is in an area rife with unpredictable gunfire, bandits and suspicion of outsiders.
Published: November 26, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
In an effort to expand overseas sales, the company is designing a way to reduce nicotine levels but enhance the rate of absorption in the body.
Published: November 26, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
Federal health officials believe it’s safe to eat the lettuce if it’s grown in greenhouses or other regions — and is labeled as such.
Published: November 25, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA, SUI-LEE WEE and PAM BELLUCK
The researcher, He Jiankui, offered no evidence or data to back up his assertions. If true, some fear the feat could open the door to “designer babies.”
Published: November 25, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
As Social Security dips into its trust fund, policymakers propose changes to fix the program’s finances and strengthen its benefits, especially for women.
Published: November 25, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life.
Published: November 24, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Dayton, Ohio, had one of the highest overdose death rates in the nation in 2017. The city made many changes, and fatal overdoses are down more than 50 percent from last year.
Published: November 24, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By PAM BELLUCK
In a Michigan case involving members of a small Muslim sect, the court found that only states, not federal prosecutors, could bring charges.
Published: November 20, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By CHRISTINA CARON
It is the largest outbreak in North Carolina since the chickenpox vaccine first became available in 1995.
Published: November 19, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By ANDREW JACOBS
The C.D.C. issued the sweeping alert after 32 people in 11 states were sickened with a virulent form of E. coli. Investigators have not been able to pinpoint the source.
Published: November 19, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY
Biology was supposed to cure what ails psychiatry. Decades later, millions of people with mental disorders are still waiting.
Published: November 18, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
The trick is not to increase life span, scientists say, but to lengthen “health span.”
Published: November 18, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Money is just the obvious obstacle. A few diseases, like H.I.V., so far have outwitted both the immune system and scientists.
Published: November 18, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
Although immunotherapy can work wonders for cancer, it does not help everyone, side effects can be fierce, and costs are high. But the field is young.
Published: November 18, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
Only bariatric surgery reliably leads to long-term weight loss. Now scientists hope to duplicate the effects with a pill.
Published: November 18, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By PAM BELLUCK
Few drugs have been approved for treatment of this dementia, and none works very well. It has become one of the most intractable problems in medicine.
Published: November 18, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Deaths from the disease plummeted from 2000 to 2013, but are now stuck at over 400,000 a year. Donor giving is flat, and some countries are not doing enough to protect their citizens.
Published: November 18, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By JACEY FORTIN
Here are some ways to stay healthy amid the smoke and smog from California’s wildfires.
Published: November 16, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Meditation worked as well as traditional therapy for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in a small experiment sponsored by the Department of Defense.
Published: November 14, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By CHRISTINA CARON
The measure would punish doctors who perform an abortion when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, with few exceptions.
Published: November 15, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Parasites transmitted by tsetse flies travel to the brain, causing paranoia, fury and death. Until now, killing them required hospitalization and harsh drugs.
Published: November 15, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
E-cigarettes may help tobacco smokers quit. But the alluring devices can swiftly induce a nicotine habit in teenagers who never smoked. This is the tale of one person’s struggle.
Published: November 15, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
Millions embrace e-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids. Will restricting the devices for teenagers put former adult smokers who vape at risk to start again?
Published: November 15, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
As vaping grows more popular, especially among teens, here are answers to some basic questions about its health effects.
Published: November 14, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN and JAN HOFFMAN
The agency declined to prohibit sales of the popular vaping flavors, and will begin the process to outlaw menthol cigarettes.
Published: November 14, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By REED ABELSON
Rapid consolidation has created powerful groups of hospitals, with organizations dictating prices and fueling health spending in some areas of the country.
Published: November 13, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN and JAN HOFFMAN
Juul will restrict sales of nearly all its flavored pods to online only, and stop most social media promotion to combat youth vaping, bowing to government and public pressure.
Published: November 12, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fish oil, vitamin D, novel drugs, new cholesterol guidelines: News from an American Heart Association conference over the weekend reveals a lot about what works and what does not for preventing heart attacks and other problems.
Published: November 10, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
The move is part of an aggressive campaign against many products containing nicotine, including flavored e-cigarettes. Menthol has long been a concern among African-Americans because of its addictive qualities.
Published: November 8, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
Stigma often prevents patients from acknowledging an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. A series of high-profile disclosures may help change that.
Published: November 8, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By MAYA SALAM
Nevada became the 10th state to eliminate the so-called tampon tax, freeing consumers of sales tax when buying tampons and sanitary pads.
Published: November 8, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
After warning Juul and other e-cigarette makers to keep their flavored products away from minors, the F.D.A. wants to curb sales altogether.
Published: November 7, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By STEPH YIN
By studying the relationship among ethnicity, migration history and the digestive system’s microbiome, researchers hope to gain insights on health disparities in diverse communities.
Published: November 7, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Idaho, Nebraska and Utah are set to join 33 others that have already expanded the program under Obamacare to give free health coverage to most low income residents.
Published: November 6, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Canine can sniff out the socks worn by children carrying the mosquito-borne parasites, a study finds.
Published: November 4, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
The American Cancer Society’s fund-raising alliances with Herbalife and others have stirred concerns, and influenced the departure of its chief medical officer.
Published: November 4, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By CHRISTINA CARON
The latest research shows spanking does not teach children right from wrong and can have long-lasting, damaging effects.
Published: November 4, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
The head of a review panel predicted the drug, Dsuvia, would cause more overdose deaths. But the F.D.A. said there were adequate safeguards.
Published: November 1, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By ANDREW JACOBS
Coke, PepsiCo and other big beverage companies are the unseen forces (and funders) behind ballot initiatives that would ban taxes on food sales.
Published: November 1, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH and JAN HOFFMAN
Referendums include issues from Medicaid expansion to abortion, dialysis costs to indoor vaping, and much more.
Published: October 31, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By WILLIAM J. BROAD
But the results apply only to male rats and involve radio frequencies long out of routine use.
Published: October 31, 2018 at 08:00PM
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