Health & Wellness

How Safe Is Plasma Donation?

Two recent deaths tied to for-profit clinics in Canada raised concerns about the...

A New Lifeline Helps Inmates Transition to Life Out of ...

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inma...

In Criminal Cases, Moss Is Often Underfoot and Overlooked

A group of scientists and law enforcement officials are pointing to the role mos...

A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Mone...

As medical costs rise, more than 80 million people have made sacrifices like ski...

Food Stamp Recipients Sue Over Bans on Sugary Drinks

In suing to halt restrictions in five states, the plaintiffs argued that the Tru...

V.A. Begins Drive to Put Homeless Veterans Into Guardia...

A joint effort with the Justice Department creates new authority to compel veter...

A Planned Parenthood Clinic, in a Pinch, Turns to Botox

The move is designed to keep the doors of the clinic open, and is a reflection o...

In Talking to Parents About Vaccines, Pediatricians Nav...

Practitioners nationwide are striving to do what’s best for children’s health, w...

F.D.A. Opens Door to More Flavored E-Cigarettes

The agency is proposing allowing other tastes for vapes, like mint, coffees, spi...

Viral Outbreaks Take a Common Path from Animals to Peop...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring v...

Divisive F.D.A. Vaccine Regulator Resigns

Dr. Vinay Prasad drew criticism for decisions that overrode agency scientists an...

Fewer Pregnant Women Received Acetaminophen in E.R.s Af...

A new analysis of prescription data found that emergency room orders for acetami...

Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His...

A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and t...

Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks for Vulnerable Seniors

Older Americans are losing billions of dollars annually to financial exploitatio...

Iris Cantor, Philanthropist and Art Collector, Dies at 95

She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest ...

New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $...

The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower he...