Health
Canadian Doctors Warn Against Private Medicine as ...
The Canadian Medical Association has called for a ban on payments for procedures long covered by public systems and is w...
A Prescription for Physicians: Listen to the Patie...
In “Telltale Hearts,” a new memoir, Dr. Dean-David Schillinger traces the links between narrative and well-being.
How Olympic Injuries Break Bodies
With years of fractures, surgeries, hardware and pain, Olympians can list their injuries as readily as their achievement...
In an Italian Village, a Mayor Walks Off the Wine ...
Luciano Fregonese, the mayor of a town in Italy known for Prosecco, started walking to counter the calories he consumed ...
Why Are So Many Americans Choosing to Not Have Chi...
It’s probably not selfishness, experts say. Even young adults who want children see an increasing number of obstacles.
F.D.A. Approves Blood Test for Colon Cancer Detect...
While not a perfect alternative to colonoscopies or fecal tests, experts hope the test could lead to more people getting...
Are Electric Cars Worth the Money?
They can be, but it depends on your driving habits. We break it down for you.
Pediatricians Warn Against Overuse of Tongue-Tie S...
In a new report, the American Academy of Pediatrics said that breastfeeding problems were rarely caused by infant tongue...
A Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% ...
It was much more accurate than primary care doctors using cognitive tests and CT scans. The findings could speed the que...
For Epidemics to Cross Oceans, Viruses on Ships Ha...
In the era when people traveled by sailing ship and steamer, illnesses usually burned themselves out before boats reache...
Rabies is Spreading in South African Seals, Scient...
The outbreak may be the first ever documented in marine mammals.
Western Wildfire Smoke Reaches the East Coast
Wildfire smoke from the Western United States and Canada is blowing across the Northeast, lowering air quality and endan...
Breast Cancer Survival Not Boosted by Double Maste...
A large study showed that for most patients, having both breasts removed after cancer was detected in one made no differ...
Halting the Bird Flu Outbreak in Cows May Require ...
A new study paints a complex picture of the outbreak, suggesting that the virus could be spreading in multiple ways and ...
A Disease That Makes Children Age Rapidly Gets Clo...
Progress in the quest to help progeria patients suggests that gene editing techniques may help treat other ultrarare con...
Anxiety, Depression and Other Disorders Can Look L...
Many other conditions have similar symptoms, experts say, so avoid the pull of self-diagnosis.
Biden and Georgia Are Waging a Fight Over Medicaid...
A fierce battle with Georgia over a Medicaid experiment with stricter enrollment underscores the vast divide between par...
Listeria Outbreak Tied to Deli-Sliced Meat Kills a...
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 28 people had been hospitalized with listeria infections acr...
Is Bird Flu Spreading Widely to Farm Workers? A Sm...
Officials found no evidence of silent infections in 35 Michigan dairy workers, but experts noted that much more data was...
Some Seniors Readily Step Back. Some Never Will.
Researchers are only beginning to understand why some people embrace retirement while others won’t even consider it.