Health
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Flipping a Switch and Making Cancers Self-Destruct
Researchers at Stanford devised a strange new molecule that could lead to drugs that arm genes and make cancers work…
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Could the Next Pandemic Start at the County Fair?
It was showtime at the youth swine exhibition, and the pig barn was bustling. The competitors, ages 3 to 21,…
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A Mystery in the E.R.? Ask Dr. Chatbot for a Diagnosis.
At a medical school in Boston, instructors are using ChatGPT in training exercises to help teach students how to think…
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Treating Alzheimer’s Very Early Offers Better Hope of Slowing Decline, Study Finds
A trial of donanemab, an experimental drug, found it modestly slowed the worsening of memory and thinking and worked better…
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Antibiotic Shortage Could Worsen Syphilis Epidemic
The primary drug used to treat the sexually transmitted infection could be scarce into next year, Pfizer warns.
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New Federal Decisions Make Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi Widely Accessible
The F.D.A. gave full approval to the drug, but added a black-box warning about safety risks. Medicare said it would…
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Federal Officials Hatch a Three-Pronged Defense Against Another ‘Tripledemic’
This fall, Americans will be urged to get shots against the flu, Covid and, if they’re older, R.S.V.
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Three Vaccines for Fall: What You Need to Know
Here’s who should get the flu, Covid and R.S.V. vaccines, and when.
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Should Medicine Still Bother With Eponyms?
The names of Nazi-era doctors are still found on diseases and body parts. By expunging them, will doctors forget lessons…
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It’s Not Just You: Many Americans Face Insurance Obstacles Over Medical Care and Bills
The News A majority of Americans with health insurance said they had encountered obstacles to coverage, including denied medical care,…