Health & Wellness

In Tense Meeting, Dr. Oz Pressed Medical Societies o...

Most groups defended their support for medical intervention. But the Society ...

Confidential Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Tr...

A federal work group says Covid vaccine injuries deserve urgent attention, ev...

‘How Low Can You Go?’ The Shifting Guidelines for Bl...

The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend ap...

Earlier Cholesterol Testing Can Reduce Heart Attacks...

Eleven medical organizations advised changes to preventive cardiac care that ...

Get Your Cholesterol Even Lower and Start Younger, N...

The American Heart Association advised changes to preventive cardiac care tha...

How Safe Is Plasma Donation?

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

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

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

In Criminal Cases, Moss Is Often Underfoot and Overl...

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

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

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

Food Stamp Recipients Sue Over Bans on Sugary Drinks

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

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

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

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 reflectio...

In Talking to Parents About Vaccines, Pediatricians ...

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

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

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

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

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurrin...

Divisive F.D.A. Vaccine Regulator Resigns

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