By PAM BELLUCK
His pay raised eyebrows because it was much higher than his predecessors. It was granted under a special provision to attract top scientists.
Published: April 29, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
Citing state laws, assisted living facilities often turn away residents in wheelchairs. A lawsuit in New York seeks to end the practice.
Published: April 29, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
A life-threatening heart infection afflicts a growing number of people who inject opioids or meth. Costly surgery can fix it, but the addiction often goes unaddressed.
Published: April 28, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
Senate Democrats and watchdog agencies question the use of a statute to authorize paying Dr. Robert R. Redfield nearly twice as much as his predecessor.
Published: April 26, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
The drugs don’t work against every cancer — but on rare occasions, they work miracles. Now some doctors are offering immunotherapy to dying patients.
Published: April 25, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children with a rare, incurable disease that causes rapid aging and early death may live longer if treated with an experimental drug first developed for cancer patients, a study suggests.
Published: April 23, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Providing one dose every six months saved one in four babies, researchers reported. Now the W.H.O. will consider recommending routine use.
Published: April 24, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By KATE ZERNIKE and SHEILA KAPLAN
The agency issued warning letters to retailers not to sell to teenagers and demanded that the manufacturer JUUL submit marketing and research documents.
Published: April 23, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
Vaping may help smokers quit, and are safer than conventional cigarettes, but they’re not risk-free, a national public health panel says.
Published: January 22, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
A Massachusetts man who had lost his penis to cancer underwent the operation as part of a program that ultimately aims to help combat veterans.
Published: May 15, 2016 at 08:00PM
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By PAM BELLUCK
New rules don’t explicitly exclude teaching about contraception and protected sex, but favor “sexual risk avoidance” and don’t require as rigorous evidence of efficacy.
Published: April 22, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
A young soldier whose genitals were destroyed underwent extensive reconstructive surgery that doctors hope to offer to others who were wounded at war.
Published: April 22, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By PAM BELLUCK
When it comes to studying the genetics of the brain, Soo-Kyung Lee is a star, yet she was stunned to discover the cause of her daughter’s devastating disabilities.
Published: April 22, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By ANDREW JACOBS
New regulations, which corporate interests delayed for almost a decade, require explicit labeling and limit the marketing of sugary foods to children.
Published: February 6, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
Why do so many Americans kill one another, and how can the violence be stopped? The C.D.C. quit studying these and other questions over 20 years ago.
Published: March 11, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN
Millions of Americans can’t afford their prescriptions. These are portraits of a few patients struggling to manage their drug bills.
Published: March 4, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By ANDREW JACOBS and MATT RICHTEL
As growth slows in wealthy countries, Western food companies are aggressively expanding in developing nations, contributing to obesity and health problems.
Published: September 15, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By MATT RICHTEL and ANDREW JACOBS
A large scale federal survey has documented the continuing rise in severe obesity, which increases the risks for heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
Published: March 22, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By HEATHER MURPHY
Most people will draw a man. Researchers investigate the consequences.
Published: March 15, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By MAGGIE ASTOR
A photo of a petri dish covered in fungi and bacteria spread online. But studies disagree on whether hand dryers are really less hygienic than paper towels.
Published: February 8, 2018 at 07:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
Because older people are so often excluded from medical studies, little is known about how best to treat them. Geriatricians often must rely on guesswork.
Published: April 12, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
Shingrix, which begins shipping this month, is far more effective than the previous shingles shot. Experts recommend it for everyone over age 50.
Published: November 9, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By CARL ZIMMER
The Bajau, who spend most of their time on the ocean, are among the best divers in the world. Evolution is remaking them, a new study finds.
Published: April 18, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
New data suggests progress in efforts to curb the epidemic but raises questions about whether tightened prescribing may be leading some people to heroin and fentanyl.
Published: April 18, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
For the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer. It’s the biggest win so far for immunotherapy, which has had much of its success until now in less common cancers.
Published: April 15, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY
Nearly 9,000 readers wrote to The Times to talk about their use of antidepressants. Here’s what we learned.
Published: April 16, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
Adding immunotherapy to standard chemo treatments can halve the risk of death for people with the most common type of lung cancer, a new study shows.
Published: April 15, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Here’s some sobering news: A large international study says adults should average no more than one alcoholic drink per day, and that means drinking guidelines in many countries may be far too loose.
Published: April 11, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER
An aggressive typhoid strain, resistant to five types of antibiotics, is expected to replace other endemic strains worldwide. It could evolve to become untreatable.
Published: April 12, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
Because older people are so often excluded from medical studies, little is known about how best to treat them. Geriatricians often must rely on guesswork.
Published: April 12, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By NIRAJ CHOKSHI
No one has died in the outbreak, though 35 have been infected, including three people who have developed a type of kidney failure, officials say.
Published: April 12, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By JAMES GORMAN
After eating the Carolina Reaper during a contest, an unidentified patient suffered headaches so severe he was hospitalized. The symptoms resembled those of a stroke.
Published: April 8, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
National Academy of Medicine was asked to tighten ethics rules following the strange case of a member accused of plagiarism and false claims of top scientific honors.
Published: April 8, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY and ROBERT GEBELOFF
Long-term use of the medications is surging in the United States, according to an analysis by The Times. One reason: withdrawal symptoms that make it difficult to stop.
Published: April 6, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By REED ABELSON and JULIE CRESWELL
Big corporations — giant retailers and health insurance companies — are teaming up to become your doctor.
Published: April 6, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN and KATIE THOMAS
A growing percentage of medical devices and drugs used in American operating rooms are made in China, and many of them are on the White House’s list.
Published: April 5, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER
Standard doses of two TB drugs were insufficient in African subjects also infected with H.I.V., a study finds. Experts say treatment guidelines should be revised.
Published: April 5, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
The drug, naloxone, has been used to revive thousands of people, and Dr. Jerome M. Adams says family and friends of opioid users should learn how to use it.
Published: April 4, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Infants who are given antacids like Zantac or Pepcid are more likely to develop childhood allergies, perhaps because these drugs may alter their gut bacteria, a new large study suggests.
Published: April 1, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Can legalizing marijuana fight the problem of opioid addiction and fatal overdoses? Two new studies in the debate suggest it may.
Published: April 1, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By KATE ZERNIKE
School and health officials struggling with a sudden influx of easily concealed e-cigarettes fear vaping is creating a new generation of nicotine addicts.
Published: April 1, 2018 at 08:00PM
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