By PAULA SPAN
Americans are increasingly determined to exercise control over their deaths, and some believe suicide ought to be considered a reasonable option.
Published: August 30, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Since 2004, millions of American have started using e-cigarettes. More than half also smoke traditional cigarettes.
Published: August 30, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By REED ABELSON
Frustrated with insurers, some large companies — including a certain cable behemoth — are shedding long-held practices and adopting a do-it-yourself approach.
Published: August 30, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By KAREN ZRAICK
Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rose sharply for the fourth year running in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Published: August 27, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By AMIE TSANG
A new study showed that chemical traces of marijuana can be detected in breast milk up to six days after use, highlighting the need for research into the effect of pot on babies.
Published: August 26, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
A large study of drinking habits in 195 countries contradicts widely shared advice on healthy drinking.
Published: August 26, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER
Despite an international agreement, U.S. health authorities still have not received H7N9 avian flu specimens from their Chinese counterparts.
Published: August 26, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By MATT RICHTEL and SHEILA KAPLAN
The e-cigarette company says it never sought teenage users, but the F.D.A. is investigating whether Juul intentionally marketed its devices to youth.
Published: August 26, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
The tobacco industry says it no longer tries to hook new generations of smokers. So what’s behind the legions of beautiful young people in smoking, vaping and partying posts with the same hashtags?
Published: August 23, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
The Food and Drug Administration had targeted 17 makers and sellers of items loaded with nicotine in packaging that could appeal to children.
Published: August 22, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Twitter accounts that were used to meddle in the 2016 presidential election also sent both pro- and anti-vaccine messages and insulted parents.
Published: August 22, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
Drugs that activate the immune system shrank tumors and prolonged life among patients with an aggressive form of melanoma, a small study shows.
Published: August 21, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By BILAL CHOUDHRY
Fewer people in industrialized countries are getting adequate sleep.
Published: August 20, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
In an intriguing study, black patients were far more likely to agree to certain health tests if they discussed them with a black male doctor.
Published: August 19, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
City health workers are handing out buprenorphine prescriptions to homeless people in hopes of getting them into treatment.
Published: August 17, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Some hospital emergency departments are giving people medicine for withdrawal, plugging a hole in a system that too often fails to provide immediate treatment.
Published: August 17, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
According to the facility’s “cohabitation policy,” marriage is between one man and one woman, “as it is understood in the Bible.”
Published: August 16, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
Teva Pharmaceuticals will sell a generic copy of Mylan’s EpiPen, which became the target of public outrage over its price.
Published: August 15, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By MIHIR ZAVERI
The herbicide glyphosate is the world’s most popular weedkiller. There is widespread disagreement among lawyers, researchers and regulators over any potential links to cancer.
Published: August 14, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By MIHIR ZAVERI
The herbicide gyphosate is the world’s most popular weedkiller. There is widespread disagreement among lawyers, researchers and regulators over any potential links to cancer.
Published: August 14, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By KAREN ZRAICK
The only vaccine was taken off the market more than 15 years ago. As reports of the disease skyrocket, researchers are working on a new one.
Published: August 13, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By ANDREA PETERSEN
The new psychological approach targets anxiety, PTSD and other mental disorders. Fewer people drop out with short-term treatment, and relief is quicker.
Published: August 12, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
Experimental gene therapies have yielded promising results in early trials. But the drugs have left some patients wary, worried that success will not last.
Published: August 12, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
With a sophisticated new algorithm, scientists have found a way to forecast an individual’s risks for five deadly diseases.
Published: August 12, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By ANDREW JACOBS and PAM BELLUCK
Ambassador Todd C. Chapman said that allegations he pressured the country by threatening trade sanctions and withdrawal of military aid were “patently false.”
Published: August 11, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS and SHEILA KAPLAN
The allegations of insider trading against Representative Christopher Collins have revived calls for stricter rules about financial investments or corporate board seats held by members of Congress.
Published: August 10, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In a novel experiment, doctors got a letter from the medical examiner’s office telling them of their patient’s fatal overdose. The response: They started prescribing fewer opioids.
Published: August 8, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE HAFNER
Many religious health care institutions do not make it clear up front what procedures they won’t perform, a New York Times analysis shows.
Published: August 9, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY
Members of the American Psychological Association voted against allowing psychologists to resume work at certain detention centers like the one in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
Published: August 8, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
The Asian long-horned tick, reported in New York’s suburbs and as far west as Arkansas, can carry lethal diseases. But no infected specimens have yet been found here.
Published: August 5, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
The elderly are particularly vulnerable to “post-hospital syndrome,” some experts believe, and that may be why so many patients return.
Published: August 2, 2018 at 08:00PM
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By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER
Powerful cancer pain drugs were given to patients with other conditions who cannot tolerate them. A program to curb the practice was run by companies that sell the drugs.
Published: August 1, 2018 at 08:00PM
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