By GINA KOLATA
Americans are living longer with heart disease, managing it as a chronic condition. But there are few rules for these patients as they near the end of life.
Published: November 5, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
The limited research on the long-term effects of damage to connective tissue indicates that a patient, no matter how young, has a 50 percent chance of developing arthritis within a decade.
Published: November 5, 2017 at 07:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
The higher mortality rate was further evidence that the opioid crisis has accelerated in recent years.
Published: November 2, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
With over 1,800 infected and 127 dead, new cases are now declining. But the plague season will not end until April, the W.H.O. warned.
Published: November 1, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
With a sham treatment, British researchers found that a common and often costly cardiac procedure does not relieve discomfort.
Published: November 1, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH and JAN HOFFMAN
The commission’s 56 suggestions include expanding medication-assisted treatment and creating more drug courts but do not suggest a new approach to the crisis.
Published: October 31, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
The agency singled out businesses claiming their products could cure cancer or diabetes, and vanquish other illnesses.
Published: October 31, 2017 at 08:00PM
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