By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN
Some hospital executives and cancer researchers sit on the boards of publicly traded companies, raising questions about whether their dual roles create a conflict of interest.
Published: December 30, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN
One of the nation’s top cancer hospitals has grappled with how to bring breakthrough treatments to market while remaining true to its mission.
Published: December 30, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
A reluctant evolution is taking place in residential drug treatment for opioid addiction. Here’s a look at one center’s wary shift.
Published: December 28, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
The discovery was part of a U.S.-led effort to spot dangerous pathogens in animals before humans are endangered.
Published: December 23, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
At any given time, two-thirds of American women aged 15 to 49 are using contraception. More of them are turning to I.U.D.’s and implantable devices.
Published: December 20, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
Justice Ginsburg is recovering well after surgery to remove two malignant nodules from her lung, but tests will tell whether she needs more treatment.
Published: December 20, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
More than half of older Americans lack the skills to gather and understand medical information. Providers must simplify, researchers say.
Published: December 20, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
The F.D.A. issued warnings to a California company, and said unregulated treatments will be subject to more scrutiny.
Published: December 19, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Developments in medicine and health that we’re still thinking about at year’s end.
Published: December 19, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN and MATT RICHTEL
Altria pays $12.8 billion to acquire a 35% stake of the popular vaping start-up. Public health advocates criticized the union.
Published: December 19, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
In an unusual medical case, a bullet left in the knee of a patient for 14 years led to joint damage and lead poisoning.
Published: December 18, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN
Dr. José Baselga, the former chief medical officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, was asked to resign after he failed to disclose corporate ties in dozens of scientific articles.
Published: December 18, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By MATT RICHTEL and SHEILA KAPLAN
A deal between the e-cigarette start-up and Altria, the maker of Marlboros, would create a powerful partnership in marketing and lobbying.
Published: December 18, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER
A federal judge overseeing the merger settlement wants the combined companies to keep some operations separate while he examines the $69 billion deal.
Published: December 17, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
The company’s product, in use worldwide, has been under scrutiny since women began developing a type of lymphoma.
Published: December 17, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
Though options are limited for now, they exist. For starters, parents should recognize that they are confronting an addiction to nicotine, which is hard to break.
Published: December 17, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
Parents, schools and public health experts struggle to find effective ways to help young people quit e-cigarettes. “There is no sound science yet.”
Published: December 17, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
In Vanuatu, 20 percent of children miss their shots because villages are so hard to reach. It has hired an Australian company to fly them in.
Published: December 16, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By APOORVA MANDAVILLI
The W.H.O. has recommended such a test for H.I.V.-positive patients since 2015. But in poor countries, few qualifying patients are receiving it.
Published: December 16, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
Use of other drugs, including opioids, alcohol and tobacco cigarettes, was down and marijuana use was steady, the annual survey of American teenagers found.
Published: December 16, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By JULIA JACOBS
Verified cases of child abuse in Florida occurred at higher rates on the Saturdays after the release of report cards at public schools, according to a JAMA Pediatrics study.
Published: December 16, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN, ROBERT PEAR and ADAM LIPTAK
Legal scholars on opposite sides of previous Obamacare court decisions find the legal argument in this one shaky.
Published: December 14, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH and ROBERT PEAR
A federal judge in Texas struck down the entire Affordable Care Act on Friday on the grounds that its mandate requiring people to buy health insurance is unconstitutional.
Published: December 13, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
Women who recently gave birth may have an increased risk of breast cancer that lasts about 20 years. But for most, the overall risk is still small.
Published: December 12, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY
Scientists have taken a step toward building a computer model of the brain’s genome, one that may help clarify the genetic roots of schizophrenia, autism and other disorders.
Published: December 12, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By RONI CARYN RABIN
After halting a discredited alcohol study, officials will enforce new policies to ensure that private support does not compromise scientific integrity.
Published: December 12, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
Studies that rely on tissue from aborted fetuses have pitted abortion critics against scientists who say the research helps millions of people.
Published: December 11, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Malaria quickly kills toddlers. But rapid diagnostic tests, a new suppository drug and bicycle ambulances can buy enough time to get stricken children to hospitals.
Published: December 9, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY
A study featured on “60 Minutes” is sure to alarm parents. Here’s what scientists know, and don’t know, about the link between screens, behavior, and development.
Published: December 9, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
After decades of research, there are shockingly few firm conclusions.
Published: December 9, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY
Headlines suggest that the genetic marks of trauma can be passed from one generation to the next. But the evidence, at least in humans, is circumstantial at best.
Published: December 9, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN
A review by The New York Times and ProPublica found that dozens of doctors have failed to disclose significant conflicts of interests in their journal papers.
Published: December 7, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By CHARLES ORNSTEIN and KATIE THOMAS
Academic research publications rely on doctors to voluntarily disclose their payments from drug and health companies in a lax reporting system some say is broken.
Published: December 7, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By LAURA M. HOLSON
Federal prosecutors said the doctors unnecessarily prescribed opioids to patients and sought to defraud insurance companies.
Published: December 6, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
Oils, tinctures and salves — and sometimes old-fashioned buds — are increasingly common in seniors’ homes. Doctors warn that popularity has outstripped scientific evidence.
Published: December 6, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS
Prosecutors accused Actelion Pharmaceuticals, which Johnson & Johnson acquired in 2017, of violating Medicare laws by funneling money through a patient-assistance charity.
Published: December 5, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By REED ABELSON and MARGOT SANGER-KATZ
Sign-ups for health plans are 11 percent lower than last year, with two weeks left in open enrollment. Here are some possible reasons.
Published: December 5, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA and PAM BELLUCK
Only because a rogue researcher defied myriad scientific and ethical norms and guidelines. We break it down.
Published: December 4, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER
A novel transplantation procedure may help more infertile women become pregnant.
Published: December 4, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By PAM BELLUCK
Psychiatric advance directives allow patients with serious mental illness to specify the treatment they want if they become too sick to say so.
Published: December 2, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By APOORVA MANDAVILLI
An ephemeral organ, long dismissed merely as afterbirth, increasingly is viewed as critical to understanding the health and course of pregnancy.
Published: December 2, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Already used in Western countries, hydroxyurea eased painful episodes in African children with the condition. It also reduced the risk of malaria infection.
Published: November 30, 2018 at 07:00PM
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Covering the tragic escalation of an epidemic
Published: November 30, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The youngest children in kindergarten are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in early grades, a study shows, an intriguing finding for parents on the fence about when to start their child in school.
Published: November 27, 2018 at 07:00PM
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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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