Health
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....
Law Enforcement Unit Formed to Crack Down on Illeg...
Agents from various federal agencies will focus on unauthorized candy-flavored and nicotine-laden vapes that have floode...
Personal Conflicts, Even Violence, Are Not Uncommo...
Arguments, verbal abuse and aggression are not unusual in elder care settings. Better staffing and training can ease the...
Cancer Researchers Begin Large Long-Term Study of ...
The American Cancer Society hopes to enroll 100,000 women and follow them for three decades to discover what’s causing h...
Hunter Biden’s Addiction Upended His Family. Has Y...
His marriage fell apart as his addiction to crack cocaine deepened. The Times would like to speak with families shaken b...
New Covid Vaccine Endorsed for Fall
The panel endorsed targeting a variant of the coronavirus that is now receding, though some officials suggested aiming a...
The Bird Flu Virus Adapted to Sea Mammals. It May ...
Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found.
New Report Underscores the Seriousness of Long Cov...
The National Academies said the condition could involve up to 200 symptoms, make it difficult for people to work and las...
FDA Panel Rejects Use of MDMA for Treatment of PTS...
An independent group of experts expressed concerns that the data from clinical trials did not outweigh risks for treatme...
Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Removed From Patient
The organ, from a genetically modified animal, failed because of a lack of blood flow, surgeons said, but did not appear...
FDA Panel Weights MDMA Therapy for PTSD
An independent group of experts is meeting Tuesday to consider whether to allow use of this illegal drug, also known as ...
Art and the Power to Heal
Artists and community organizations around the world are increasingly turning to art to create positive social change.
Fauci Says the Idea That He Covered Up a Lab Leak ...
Dr. Fauci is testifying for a House panel investigating Covid’s origins. The panel found emails suggesting his aides wer...
FDA Reviews MDMA Therapy for PTSD, Citing Health R...
The agency’s staff analysis suggests that approval of the illegal drug known as Ecstasy for treatment of PTSD is far fro...
Alzheimer’s Takes a Financial Toll Long Before Dia...
New research shows that people who develop dementia often begin falling behind on bills years earlier.