Health
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Is Bird Flu Spreading Widely to Farm Workers? A Small Study Offers Some Reassurance
Officials found no evidence of silent infections in 35 Michigan dairy workers, but experts noted that much more data was…
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At Least 2 Dead in Listeria Outbreak Tied to Deli-Sliced Meat
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 28 people had been hospitalized with listeria infections across a dozen…
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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.
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Which Weight Loss Drug Should You Choose (if You Get to Choose)?
As patients consider drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro to treat obesity, experts say the choices are not so…
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Executives Depart Cassava, Maker of Disputed Alzheimer’s Drug
The chief executive and a lead scientist stepped down weeks after a federal grand jury filed fraud charges against a…
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A Daily Pill to Prevent S.T.I.s? It May Work, Scientists Say.
A common antibiotic, doxycycline, greatly reduced cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia when taken every day, a study found.
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Vaccines Significantly Reduce the Risk of Long Covid, Study Finds
In the first two years of the pandemic, the rate of long Covid was starkly lower among people who were…
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Long Covid and Vaccination: What You Need to Know
A new study adds to evidence that the shots can reduce the chances of developing one of the most dreaded…
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Moving In Childhood Contributes to Depression, Study Finds
A study of more than a million Danes found that frequent moves in childhood had a bigger effect than poverty…
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Bird Flu Is Spreading. Why Aren’t More People Getting Tested?
Even as the H5N1 virus evolves, gaps remain in the nation’s contingency plans for human testing, scientists say.