By GINA KOLATA
Physical activity made all the difference to participants who managed to keep the pounds from returning, a new study finds.
Published: October 30, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By HEATHER MURPHY
Scientists once thought men who commit rape and sexual assault were so diverse that common factors could not be found. But patterns have begun to emerge in the research.
Published: October 29, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
“Love the stranger,” says the Torah. So a rabbi’s husband created a $500,000 award for the “superheroes” who provide medical care in Africa.
Published: October 26, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
The state is the first in the nation to put expansion of the health insurance program on the ballot, opening a new front in the political battle over Obamacare.
Published: October 26, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
Surgeons are testing older patients to see how likely they are to survive procedures.
Published: October 26, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
GSK’s Shingrix is considered much more effective than the older vaccine, Zostavax. Health officials urged consumers over age 50 to be vaccinated.
Published: October 24, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS
Officials warn that Hurricane Maria’s effects on manufacturing on the island may be long-lasting.
Published: October 22, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
In a startling experimental procedure, doctors lift the uterus from a pregnant woman and operate on a fetus with miniature instruments.
Published: October 22, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
“Coffee With Polio Experts” videos may be amateurish, but they are full of insights explaining why polio eradication has been such a struggle.
Published: October 19, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By REED ABELSON
The agency says it won’t accept individual tax returns that don’t meet requirements under the Affordable Care Act.
Published: October 19, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY
Platforms like Facebook and Twitter offer up memes designed to feel real, if only for an instant — long enough for our minds to make a false connection.
Published: October 19, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY
Adults said to develop symptoms of A.D.H.D. may instead have substance abuse or mood problems, researchers concluded.
Published: October 19, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
Cataracts usually afflict the old, but doctors in Africa have been shocked to find them in Ebola survivors as young as 5.
Published: October 18, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
The treatment will be for adults with aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma when chemotherapy has failed. It re-engineers a patient’s own cells to fight cancer.
Published: October 17, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By REED ABELSON
The move is another shake-up in the pharmacy benefits manager industry, and deals a blow to Express Scripts.
Published: October 17, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By CHRISTINA CARON
New research shows that the number of eggs a woman has left doesn’t necessarily predict her ability to conceive naturally.
Published: October 15, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
A nine-month course of treatment seems to work as well as a longer regimen to cure drug-resistant tuberculosis, a growing threat to global health.
Published: October 12, 2017 at 08:00PM
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