By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN
Anger over rising drug costs has set off a civil war in the pharmaceutical industry, and the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits manager claims it is owed millions.
Published: May 30, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Patients with strep infections were far more likely to suffer damaged heart valves if they had a certain mutation, researchers reported.
Published: May 28, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS
Bills seeking to rein in the cost of prescription drugs include proposals to speed approval of generic drugs and allow the importing of cheaper drugs.
Published: May 28, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By ERIC LIPTON and KATIE THOMAS
A civil war has broken out among the most powerful players in the industry, which is scrambling in the face of public anger and legislative efforts to reduce costs.
Published: May 28, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
An analysis published in The Journal of Pediatrics considers figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatal Analysis Reporting System.
Published: May 28, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, M.D.
A small study of football players found their verbal abilities declined over an eight-year period, compared with those of team coaches and executives.
Published: May 28, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
Doctors often don’t ask about sexual orientation and gender identity because they don’t want to make patients uncomfortable. But a new study suggests that concern may be unfounded.
Published: May 28, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
Some people carry gene mutations that leave them nearly impervious to heart attacks. Learning how these mutations work has led to a novel experimental treatment.
Published: May 23, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY and SHERI FINK
Elinore F. McCance-Katz has promoted drug and hospital treatment as paths to wellness, leaving some who emphasize community and family support skeptical.
Published: May 23, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dr. Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, traveled to Guinea earlier this month to join the country’s president in celebrating the world’s first Ebola vaccine.
Published: May 21, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In a story May 17 about U.S. births and deaths, The Associated Press erroneously reported last year’s birth rates. The rates were calculated per 1,000 women, not 100,000. The rate per 1,000: 103 for women in their early 30s, and 102 for late 20s. The rate for all women of child-bearing age was 62.
Published: May 16, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. and NICK CUMMING-BRUCE
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia was chosen after two rounds of voting in a closed session of world health ministers.
Published: May 22, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
By a new metric that takes into account economic means, some countries are making surprising gains in health, while the United States lags behind.
Published: May 21, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
The number of Americans without health insurance has fallen drastically since passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Published: May 21, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS
Suppliers of a simple, critical medication — sodium bicarbonate solution — have run out, leaving doctors to juggle chemotherapy and postpone surgery.
Published: May 20, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
Virtually all single-family homes lack features needed to accommodate aging owners’ limitations. But there are specialists prepared to help fix that.
Published: May 18, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By TAMAR LEWIN
Researchers say that scientists may soon be able to create a baby from human skin cells that have been coaxed to grow into eggs and sperm.
Published: May 15, 2017 at 08:00PM
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