Some neurosurgeons are testing an acrylic prosthesis that lets them peer into patients’ heads with ultrasound. Gina Kolata | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Pharmacists affiliated with the University of Florida have spent decades nudging the agency to pull a decongestant from over-the-counter medicines. Christina Jewett | NYTimes Health | Disc… Read More

New cases say fear and confusion about abortion bans in three states are causing doctors and hospitals to deny medically necessary abortions. Pam Belluck | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

The university cited “unacceptable” legal liability under a new Missouri law. Virginia Hughes | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

A recent study showed that a statin drug significantly lowered the risk of heart attacks and strokes among middle-aged and older people with the virus. Benjamin Ryan | NYTimes Health | Dis… Read More

Two episodes, where the Republican senator froze and did not respond to some questions, may be symptoms of a serious illness, according to neurologists not involved in his medical care. Be… Read More

The overdose-reversal drug should be more widely available, health experts have said. It arrives in many stores next week, no prescription necessary. Jan Hoffman and Noah Weiland | NYTimes… Read More

Medical and recreational users alike are susceptible to problematic use of marijuana. Matt Richtel | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Allina Health, a large Midwestern system of hospitals and clinics, says it has decided to stop cutting off medical care to patients with unpaid medical bills of $4,500 or more. Sarah Kliff… Read More

Washington University’s youth gender clinic in St. Louis, like others around the world, was overwhelmed by new patients and struggled to provide them with mental health care. Azeen G… Read More

One-year-olds exposed to more than four hours of screen time a day experienced developmental delays in communication and problem-solving skills at ages 2 and 4, according to a new study Ma… Read More

The empty auditoriums, Gila monsters, resistant pharmaceutical executives and enigmas that led to Ozempic and other drugs that may change how society thinks about obesity. Gina Kolata | NY… Read More

About 30 percent of Americans have been addicted to opioids or have a relative who has been, researchers also reported. Noah Weiland | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Americans are drinking more water. How best to contain it: That’s the burning question. Matt Richtel | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

A clinical trial was the first to demonstrate that a new obesity drug could also improve patients’ heart health. Benjamin Mueller | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

As Covid testing increasingly moved to the home, the wastewater data fell out of sync with case and hospitalization rates, a new study found. Emily Anthes | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Researchers at Stanford devised a strange new molecule that could lead to drugs that arm genes and make cancers work against themselves. Gina Kolata | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

A new analysis of older people who have never had a heart attack or stroke suggests limited protective power of daily low-dose aspirin, and worrisome side effects. Emily Baumgaertner | NYT… Read More

Life expectancy increasingly figures into calculations about whether screenings and treatments are appropriate. Here’s how to find out yours. Paula Span | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

At a medical school in Boston, instructors are using ChatGPT in training exercises to help teach students how to think like doctors. Gina Kolata | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Many aging baby boomers have long histories with drugs, cannabis and alcohol. “The field wasn’t ready for that,” said one expert. Paula Span | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

The assessment is the first advance in diagnosing the deadly condition since it was discovered more than a century ago, experts said. Roni Caryn Rabin | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

During the pandemic, Joanna Patchett spent 18 harrowing months in the intensive care unit. She discovered that medicine isn’t just about science — it’s also about heart. Al… Read More

Five people, four in Florida and one in Texas, have acquired malaria in the United States in recent months. Emily Anthes | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Dr. Fauci was the federal government’s top infectious disease expert for decades, and helped steer the U.S. response to Covid-19. Mike Ives | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

A $5 billion federal program aims to make better Covid vaccines. But vaccine makers are confused by murky regulatory guidance. Benjamin Mueller, Noah Weiland and Carl Zimmer | NYTimes Health… Read More

A century ago, a well-ventilated building was considered good medicine. But by the time Covid-19 arrived, our buildings could barely breathe. How did that happen? And how do we let the fresh… Read More

New results from a large study are reassuring, but questions remain about long-term safety, and about use by men without medical conditions. BY RONI CARYN RABIN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

The conventional method for chest compressions doesn’t have a great success rate. Doctors are pumping it up with a high-tech plunger. BY JOANNE SILBERNER | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

A new survey indicates that a majority of U.S. adults who are insured have experienced a raft of problems including troubles with access to medical care and unexpected, higher bills. BY REED… Read More

Wegovy and other drugs expose a social tension between a quest to medicate illness and a stigmatizing belief that obese people lack sufficient willpower to lose weight. BY GINA KOLATA | NYTi… Read More

Despite the drawbacks of turning to artificial intelligence in medicine, some physicians find that ChatGPT improves their ability to communicate with patients. BY GINA KOLATA | NYTimes Hea… Read More

Nearly three-quarters of hospice organizations are now for-profit. Complaints of fraud and profiteering are growing. BY PAULA SPAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

The H5N1 virus poses “a great unknown threat” to birds and humans alike. Understanding and thwarting it begins with excrement collection. BY EMILY ANTHES | NYTimes Health | Dis… Read More

Senior move managers may spend weeks or months helping seniors and their families sort through belongings, pack and move into a new home. BY PAULA SPAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

But the vaccine isn’t a perfect shield, the research shows, and many questions remain unanswered, including how long protection lasts. BY EMILY ANTHES | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Most have low-risk cancers and rarely benefit from treatment, a new study finds. Actively monitoring the condition is often the best choice. BY PAULA SPAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Large health insurers and other companies are especially keen on doctors’ groups that care for patients in private Medicare plans. BY REED ABELSON | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Protection may last even longer, scientists reported. The finding may be a boon to low-income countries, where cervical cancer takes an enormous toll. BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI | NYTimes Healt… Read More

People who spoke two languages daily in their youth tended to score higher on memory tests later in life, the researchers found. BY JAYA PADMANABHAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

The people at the dog park, the bank teller, the regular waiter — these casual relationships may be “weak ties,” but they’re also a key to well-being. BY PAULA SPAN… Read More

Officials said the formal designation was a sign of the grave danger posed by xylazine, which can cause horrific wounds and, when mixed with fentanyl, increase the likelihood of overdose… Read More

The drug, misoprostol, was not part of a federal judge’s recent ruling invalidating the F.D.A. approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. BY PAM BELLUCK | NYTimes Health | Disclosur… Read More

Legal scholars say the ruling by a Texas judge, if upheld, could spur disputes over many medications and upend the drug industry’s reliance on the agency. BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AND PAM… Read More

Despite solid financial track records, many older Americans have a hard time refinancing because of their mortality risks and lower retirement incomes. BY PAULA SPAN | NYTimes Health | Dis… Read More

Veterinary telemedicine could help more pet owners access much-needed care and put anxious animals at ease, but challenges remain. BY EMILY ANTHES | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

The C.D.C. traced deaths and cases of blindness to products imported from India. The agency said it was concerned that the bacteria could gain a foothold in the U.S. BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AN… Read More

Infection with multiple common viruses may be responsible for the cases that puzzled doctors last year.By EMILY ANTHES | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

A new analysis examined deaths in Britain, where the company’s product was restricted in 2021 because of safety concerns.BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

The Food and Drug Administration is expected this week to allow the overdose-reversal medication to be sold without a prescription, a step toward making it a common emergency tool.BY JAN HOF… Read More

Hospitalizations for pediatric suicidal behavior increased by 163 percent over an 11-year period, an analysis of millions of hospital admissions in the United States found.BY ELLEN BARRY | N… Read More

Following even basic screenings and operations, patients often must arrange for someone to deliver them home. For older people, it can be a tall order.BY PAULA SPAN | NYTimes Health | Disclo… Read More

Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees a right to make individual health care decisions. The new ban attempts to circumvent that right by declaring that abortion is not health care.BY PAM B… Read More

The Biden administration has proposed changes to how it would pay private Medicare Advantage plans, setting off a lobbying frenzy.BY REED ABELSON AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ | NYTimes Health | Di… Read More

By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.BY… Read More

The first hearing in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn F.D.A. approval of the pills takes place Wednesday morning in Texas.BY PAM BELLUCK | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Incidence of illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension are climbing quickly in most sub-Saharan countries, but the conditions are rarely diagnosed or treated.BY STEPHANIE NOLEN | NYTimes H… Read More

Bempedoic acid lowers cholesterol, and a study found a modest effect on cardiac illness. But whether patients are any more willing to take it remains to be seen, experts said.By GINA KOLATA… Read More

Nearly 50,000 preterm births may have been averted across a group of mostly high-income countries in one month alone.BY ELIZABETH PRESTON | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Anxiety disorders are common among seniors, but an influential panel seems likely to recommend against routine screening. Some experts disagree.BY PAULA SPAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Plant-based beverage makers hailed the agency’s decision but objected to the recommendation for labels to specify the nutritional differences with cow’s milk.BY ANDREW JACOBS | N… Read More

Inflation and pressing household expenses are forcing some people to postpone health needs, an emerging trend that has health experts worried that conditions may only worsen.BY REED ABELSON… Read More

Seniors continue to bear the brunt of deaths and hospitalizations, even as most of the nation abandons precautions: “Americans do not agree about the duty to protect others.”BY P… Read More

He was at the forefront in persuading the American Psychiatric Association to reassess its classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder.BY NEIL GENZLINGER | NYTimes Health | Disclosu… Read More

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force warned of a rise in hypertensive disorders among pregnant women, particularly women of color.BY RONI CARYN RABIN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Separately, Johnson & Johnson is demanding additional payment for unwanted shots, confidential documents show.BY STEPHANIE NOLEN AND REBECCA ROBBINS | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71 percent of claimants with long Covid needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or… Read More

Helping someone in cardiac arrest is not as daunting as it seems.BY GINA KOLATA | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

A new paper suggests that the combination of the virus and anesthesia plunges the brain into a prolonged state of quiet — like a freshwater turtle in winter.BY CARL ZIMMER | NYTimes He… Read More

A C.D.C. study estimates that, over five years, one in eight deaths of people ages 20 to 64 occurred because of alcohol-related injuries or illness.BY TED ALCORN | NYTimes Health | Disclosur… Read More

Vaccines and treatments are in trials, but the virus remains a leading killer of infants worldwide.BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

A record number of outbreaks has drained the cholera vaccine supply, leading the W.H.O. to ration emergency vaccinations.BY STEPHANIE NOLEN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

More than a dozen aerosol dry shampoo products from brands like Dove and Suave may have elevated levels of benzene, a carcinogen, the company said.BY CHRISTINE CHUNG | NYTimes Health | Discl… Read More

For more than two years, Covid disrupted social rituals and rites of passage. Now a recent study suggests we have become less extroverted, creative, agreeable and conscientious. The declines… Read More

The agency has weighed years of study that showed the treatment given accelerated approval 11 years ago was not effective.BY CHRISTINA JEWETT | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

To protect your sexual function, it’s vital to discuss your sex life, even if that feels awkward.BY RACHEL E. GROSS | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Over-the-counter hearing aids are coming at long last. But lower prices and greater accessibility may take time to materialize.BY PAULA SPAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Encouraging data from preliminary studies are making some doctors feel optimistic about developing immunizations against pancreatic, colon and breast cancers.BY GINA KOLATA | NYTimes Health… Read More

Do you work in a New York hospital? Are you an ambulance worker? Please help us report our next story.By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and KATIE THOMAS | NYTimes Health | Disclosur… Read More

There are no cases in the United States, but the C.D.C. wants doctors to be on the alert for patients with telltale symptoms.BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Now experts are calling for walkable communities, improved housing, and access to health care and better food, particularly in minority communities.BY RONI CARYN RABIN | NYTimes Health | Dis… Read More

The Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo’s work unveiled the Neanderthal genome in 2010, opening the door to investigatory questions about how early humans relate to and differ fr… Read More

Proponents say the ability to check drugs for the presence of lethal fentanyl may save lives. But critics say the strips enable drug use.BY JAN HOFFMAN AND DESIREE RIOS | NYTimes Health | Di… Read More

Nearly two-thirds of doctors are experiencing at least one symptom of burnout, a huge increase from before the pandemic. But the situation is not irreparable, researchers say.BY OLIVER WHANG… Read More

Small studies suggest that breast removal surgery improves transgender teenagers’ well-being, but data is sparse. Some state leaders oppose such procedures for minors.BY AZEEN GHORAYSH… Read More

Bon Secours Mercy Health, a major nonprofit health system, used the poverty of Richmond Community Hospital’s patients to tap into a lucrative federal drug program.BY KATIE THOMAS AND J… Read More

Data from a fertility center showed many women did not get pregnant because of the age at which they froze their eggs and because they did not preserve enough of them.BY GINA KOLATA | NYTime… Read More

The guidance comes as Americans are coping with illness, isolation and loss from the pandemic, as well as other stressors like inflation and rising crime.BY EMILY BAUMGAERTNER | NYTimes Heal… Read More

Vexed by lags in producing cures for diabetes and cancer, she helped raise $400 million to start a foundation that has made breakthroughs in treating major diseases.BY SAM ROBERTS | NYTimes… Read More

Alcohol taxes have been stagnant for years. But after the pandemic sent alcohol-related deaths soaring, activists in Oregon said higher taxes could save lives.BY TED ALCORN | NYTimes Health… Read More

While no definitive statistics exist, doctors say he was likely the longest-surviving intubated Covid patient.BY CLAY RISEN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

On rare occasions, new cancers have been found in women with both textured and smooth implants, filled with saline or silicone, federal health officials said.BY RONI CARYN RABIN | NYTimes He… Read More

The findings represent the first time a highly pathogenic form of the virus, which has devastated bird populations this year, has been detected in cetaceans.BY EMILY ANTHES | NYTimes Health… Read More

These new efforts, which test the legal boundaries, have sprung up since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and many states restricted abortion.BY PAM BELLUCK | NYTimes Health | Disclo… Read More

The patients turning up at clinics often have a range of symptoms that are not typical of the infection. Some of the infected seem to have no symptoms at all.BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI | NYTimes… Read More

Did you text Mom recently asking if you had been vaccinated against polio? So did we.BY REMY TUMIN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

The B.C.G. tuberculosis vaccine may protect against Covid-19 and other infections by broadly bolstering the immune system.BY RONI CARYN RABIN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure Read More

Federal officials are not relying on an established system to distribute the vaccine, slowing immunizations and burdening local health departments, critics say.BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI | NYTime… Read More

The outbreak is centered on humans, not animals, health officials said, after a report that some monkeys were harmed in São Paulo, Brazil, out of fear of transmission, according to lo… Read More

Doctors who want to prescribe tecovirimat, or Tpoxx, must navigate a gantlet of bureaucratic hurdles that experts say could be quickly lifted.BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI | NYTimes Health | Disclos… Read More