By ABBY GOODNOUGH
President Trump’s commission to assess the epidemic wrote to him that a declaration would allow the federal government to “take bold steps.”
Published: July 30, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By CLAUDIA DREIFUS
A charity dispatches community health workers to the most remote communities in Africa — beyond “the last mile” of the organized health care system.
Published: July 30, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
A World Bank-sponsored study found that wealthy countries Finland, Saudi Arabia and the United States and poor nations Eritrea, Pakistan and Tanzania had gone through assessments.
Published: July 30, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By ANERI PATTANI
There are many, many microbial species living in or on your body. What secrets can they tell?
Published: July 30, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By STEPH YIN
Just 36 percent of children having strong allergic reactions receive epinephrine before arriving at the emergency room, suggesting more education is needed.
Published: July 30, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By ANERI PATTANI
Oral gonorrhea is hard to detect and treat. And with drug-resistant strains of the bacteria on the rise, experts are concerned about so-called super gonorrhea.
Published: July 30, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By ANERI PATTANI
Couples who live together come to share similar communities of bodily bacteria — especially on the feet.
Published: July 30, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By REED ABELSON, ABBY GOODNOUGH and KATIE THOMAS
Stabilizing the market, lowering drug prices and expanding access to coverage would go a long way to easing millions of Americans’ concerns.
Published: July 28, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases.
Published: July 26, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
The agency opened the door to endorsing “vaping” as a means to getting tobacco smokers to quit.
Published: July 27, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By HEATHER MURPHY
As the word makes its way into all kinds of peculiar sentences, it seems worth clearing up one matter: Anthony Scaramucci should not be blamed or credited with inventing it. It is a real word, with a complex history.
Published: July 27, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By MAGGIE ASTOR
There were 136 confirmed cases of whooping cough in the state in the first half of 2017, compared with 66 in the first half of 2016, but an expert was not alarmed.
Published: July 26, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
The war in Congress over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act has brought anxiety to the people whose health insurance is at risk.
Published: July 26, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
For the first time this year, health officials have documented a case of local mosquito transmission of the virus within the contiguous United States.
Published: July 25, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS
The lawsuit accused the pharmaceutical company of marketing Thalomid and Revlimid for unapproved use on a broader range of cancers.
Published: July 24, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
A girl in South Africa, born infected with the virus, was given early treatment and remained free of the infection eight years later, scientists reported on Monday.
Published: July 23, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By ANERI PATTANI
In some countries, companies offer women paid time off for period pain. But some experts fear these policies reinforce dated stereotypes.
Published: July 23, 2017 at 08:00PM
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