NYTimes Health
Pregnant, Addicted and Fighting the Pull of Drugs
Many pregnant women who struggle with drugs put off prenatal care, feeling ashamed and judged. But as fatal overdoses ri...
Is That Drink Worth It to You?
Alcohol is riskier than previously thought, but weighing the trade-offs of health risks can be deeply personal.
Medical Experts Alarmed by Out-of-Hospital Cesarea...
A new state law will permit surgeons to perform cesarean deliveries in “advanced birth centers,” despite the risk of com...
Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, Gives Update on...
In a message to the public, Catherine said she would attend King Charles’s birthday parade this weekend and wrote candid...
What ‘Inside Out 2’ Teaches Us About Anxiety
A new emotion has taken over Riley’s teenage mind. And she has lessons for us all.
Fauci Speaks His Mind on Trump’s Rages and Their ‘...
In a new book, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci recounts a career advising seven presidents. The chapter about Donald J. Trump is ti...
The Woman Who Could Smell Parkinson’s
She first noticed the scent on her husband. Now her abilities are helping unlock new research in early disease detection...
Guns Often Stored Unsafely in U.S. Homes, C.D.C. S...
Loaded guns often are not locked, even in homes where there are children, federal researchers reported.
Supreme Court Maintains Broad Access to Abortion P...
The decision does not eliminate efforts to restrict the availability of the pill.
For an Older Homeless Population, a New Type of Ca...
Programs are sprouting across the country to provide nursing home and rehabilitation services to homeless people who wou...
Akira Endo, Scholar of Statins That Reduce Heart D...
The Japanese biochemist found in the 1970s that cholesterol-lowering drugs lowered the LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, level ...
Four Astronauts Spent 3 Days in Space. Here’s What...
An extensive examination of medical data gathered from the private Inspiration4 mission in 2021 revealed temporary cogni...
Biden Proposes Dropping Medical Debt From Credit R...
The move would offer relief to millions of Americans who need a better credit score to get an apartment or a car, but it...
Morrie Markoff, Listed as Oldest Man in the U.S., ...
A rare supercentenarian, he remained remarkably lucid after 11 decades, even maintaining a blog. His brain has been dona...
A Column in Which Age Takes Center Stage
For Paula Span, a columnist for The Times’s Health section, the subject of aging doesn’t age.
Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More LImited
Collecting wild mushrooms, berries and other foods from public forests and parks has become so popular that state and fe...
Montana’s Suicide Rate Is Highest in the U.S., Wit...
Montana’s suicide rate has been the highest in the U.S. for the past three years. Most of the deaths involved firearms. ...
Advisory Panel of Experts Endorses F.D.A. Approval...
The modest benefits of the treatment, donanemab, made by Eli Lilly, outweigh the risks, the panel concluded unanimously....