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September 30, 2016
Children Who Get Zika After Birth Tend Not to Fall Seriously Ill, Study Finds
Your Money: A Quest to Gather All My Medical Records in 72 Hours
Contraceptives Tied to Depression Risk
Sinosphere: Reported Spike in Maternal Deaths Spurs Questions in China
Well: Are Wild Blueberries More Nutritious Than Farm-Raised?
September 29, 2016
C.D.C. Advises Against Travel to Zika-Affected Countries in Southeast Asia
U.S. Paid Insurers Funds Meant for Treasury, Auditors Say
Doctors: Breaking Bad News to Patients
Teaching Teenagers to Cope With Social Stress
The 4 Traits That Put Kids at Risk for Addiction
High Blood Pressure May Limit Children’s Cognitive Skills, Study Suggests
How High Blood Pressure May Hurt Children’s Brains
September 28, 2016
U.S. Just Made It a Lot Less Difficult to Sue Nursing Homes
U.S. to Bar Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Contracts
NBTY Promises Genetic Testing of Its Herbal Supplements
What’s in Your Herbal Pills? Firm Promises DNA Testing for Proof
Maine’s ‘Clean’ Medical Marijuana: ‘Organic’ in Disguise
Entrepreneurship: Maine’s ‘Clean’ Medical Marijuana: ‘Organic’ in Disguise
Phys Ed: Brain Benefits of Exercise Diminish After Short Rest
Phys Ed: After Just 10 Days of Rest, Brain Benefits of Exercise Diminish
A Woman Dies After Childbirth, and Her Husband Asks Why
Disability: The Deaf Body in Public Space
Editorial: The World Wakes Up to the Danger of Superbugs
September 27, 2016
Birth of ‘3-Parent Baby’ a Success for Controversial Procedure
Birth of Baby With Three Parents’ DNA Marks Success for Banned Technique
Americas Region Declared Free of Endemic Measles
A Happy Spouse May Be Good for Your Health
More Than 9 in 10 People Breathe Bad Air, W.H.O. Study Says
Fixes: Reviving House Calls by Doctors
September 26, 2016
Researchers Make Progress Toward Identifying C.T.E. in the Living
Take a Number: Some Good News on Ovarian Cancer
The Checkup: Doctors Brace for Zika Babies
What Do Benjamin Franklin, Elizabeth Warren and Tim Duncan Have in Common?
Follow the Leader(s)
Personal Health: When a Spouse Dies, Resilience Can Be Uneven
September 25, 2016
What Obese Patients Should Say to Doctors
Why Do Obese Patients Get Worse Care? Many Doctors Don’t See Past the Fat
September 24, 2016
Opinion: The Trouble With Tylenol and Pregnancy
Preoccupations: What I Learned From a Stroke at 26: Make Time to Untangle
September 23, 2016
Editorial: Health Care Deserves More Attention on the Campaign Trail
The New Old Age: Wages for Home Care Aides Lag as Demand Grows
The New Old Age: As Their Numbers Grow, Home Care Aides Are Stuck at $10.11
Retiring: The Doctor Is In. In Your House, That Is.
The Saturday Profile: An Expert on Chinese Medicine, but No New Age Healer
Sinosphere: Chinese City Urges Comrades to Do Their Part and Reproduce
Well: Too Old to Donate Blood?
September 22, 2016
Stress May Counteract Effects of a Healthful Diet
Living With Schizophrenia: My Father’s Perfect Family
Climate Change Threatens World’s Coffee Supply, Report Says
The New Health Care: Restrictions on Type of Food Stamp Purchases Can Improve Diets
The New Health Care: Restrictions on the Type of Food Stamp Purchases Can Help Fight Obesity
The New Health Care: Restricting Food Stamp Choices Could Help Fight Obesity
The New Health Care: How Restricting Food Stamp Choices Can Fight Obesity
When Will Women Play Major League Baseball? (And Not Just on TV)
When Will Women Play Major League Baseball? (Not Just on TV)
Will Women Play Major League Baseball? (And Not Just on TV)
September 21, 2016
Editorial: The EpiPen Outrage Continues
World Leaders Agree at U.N. on Steps to Curb Rising Drug Resistance
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Pledge $3 Billion to Fighting Disease
Maternal Mortality Rate in U.S. Rises, Defying Global Trend, Study Finds
Vasectomy Not Tied to Prostate Cancer Risk
Meditation for Real Life: How to Be Mindful While Brushing Your Teeth
Disability: Longing for the Male Gaze
September 20, 2016
Phys Ed: Activity Trackers May Undermine Weight Loss Efforts
The Checkup: When Should Children Take Part in Medical Decisions?
September 19, 2016
F.D.A. Approves Muscular Dystrophy Drug That Patients Lobbied For
News Analysis: Predict Zika’s Spread? It’s Hard Enough to Count the Cases
Global Health: Common Blood-Pressure Drug May Work on Malaria, Too
Zika Warning Lowered for Part of Miami, but Cautions Remain
Officials Declare Miami Area Clear of Zika, Credit Spraying
Could It Be Sepsis? C.D.C. Wants More People to Ask
Blazes in Southeast Asia May Have Led to Deaths of Over 100,000, Study Says
Personal Health: Don’t Take Osteoarthritis Lying Down
Otters: Real Party Poopers
‘Five-Second Rule’ for Food on Floor Is Untrue, Study Finds
Want a Zika Test? It’s Not Easy
The New Health Care: Defending Your Children’s Teeth (and Dentists): The Value of Sealants
More Child Suicides Are Linked to A.D.D. Than Depression, Study Suggests
September 17, 2016
Scuba, Parrots, Yoga: Veterans Embrace Alternative Therapies for PTSD
Opinion: The Insomnia Machine
A Mosquito Killer, Unwelcome to Many
Vocations: Disarming the ‘Food Pushers’ to Help People Lose Weight
September 16, 2016
As Shelter Population Surges, Housing for Disabled Comes Up Short
Opinion: What’s Missing in Dr. Oz’s TV Exam Room
Your Money Adviser: Health Savings Accounts Require Close Attention
Retiring: Going for the Gold in the Golden Years
Ties: Skinny-Dipping With Grandma
Well: Does Sparkling Water Have a Downside?
When You Look Pregnant, but You’re Not
EpiPen Maker Quietly Steers Effort That Could Protect Its Price
EpiPen Maker Lobbies to Shift High Costs to Others
EpiPen Maker Mylan Quietly Steers Effort to Protect Its Price
September 15, 2016
Social Q’s: Plenty to Lose in Discussion of Weight and Self-Esteem
Living With Cancer: Unplugged and Unmoored
New Doctor’s Note Describes Donald Trump’s Health as ‘Excellent’
Senate Approves Funding for Flint Water Crisis
Americans Without Health Care at Record Low. So What’s the Problem?
By One Measure, Health Care Law Is a Record Success
Diabetes and Your Diet: The Low-Carb Debate
Doctors: Helping Patients Make the Right Decisions
California Moves to Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Buy Insurance
September 14, 2016
Florida Gets Help to Deal With Backlog of Zika Tests
Parents Renew a Personal Push to Compel CPR Training for Police in New York
Prostate Cancer Study Details Value of Treatments
‘Active Monitoring’ of Prostate Cancer Does Not Increase Death Rate
Donald Trump Reveals Checkup Has Him Weighing 267 Pounds
Donald Trump Checkup Said to Reveal He Is Overweight
Scottish Nurse Who Had Ebola Is Cleared of Misconduct
Quick Rundown of Donald Trump’s Medical Exam Is Offered on ‘Dr. Oz’
Workers Pay More for Health Care as Companies Shift Burden, Survey Finds
Donald Trump Scraps Plan to Discuss Medical Exam
Adolescence: When Teenagers Bristle at ‘How Was School?’
Meditation for Real Life: How to be Mindful With a Cup of Coffee
Phys Ed: Why Fidgeting Is Good Medicine
Donald Trump and Dr. Oz: A Match Made on TV
Feature: Could Ancient Remedies Hold the Answer to the Looming Antibiotics Crisis?
September 13, 2016
Black Health Experts Renew Fight Against Menthol Cigarettes
Op-Docs: I’m Not From Here
Broken Bones and Bruises Rise as Youth Soccer Gets Aggressive
Lasker Awards Given for Work in Physiology, Virology and Science Education
September 12, 2016
Funding Planned Parenthood, or Not, May Be Key to Keeping the Government Open
Global Health: ‘Big Success Story’: Sri Lanka Is Declared Free of Malaria
Toddlers Are at Highest Risk for Chemical Burns to the Eyes
What Pneumonia Experts Say About Clinton’s Case
Rebels With Causes: Can Teenage Defiance Be Manipulated for Good?
The New Old Age: Failure to Improve Is Still Being Used, Wrongly, to Deny Medicare Coverage
How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat
The New Health Care: How Yelp Reviews Can Help Improve Patient Care
Personal Health: High Blood Pressure in Children
September 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton Has Pneumonia: What That Means
September 10, 2016
Opinion: Before You Spend $26,000 on Weight-Loss Surgery, Do This
Dropout by Dartmouth Raises Questions on Health Law Cost-Savings Effort
September 09, 2016
Health Care Providers Scramble to Meet New Disaster Readiness Rule
Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Strawberries at Smoothie Chain
September 08, 2016
The Woolly Wisdom in the ‘Llama Llama’ Books
Smoking and Drinking Rates Among U.S. Teenagers Fall to New Lows
A Push to Lower Drug Prices That Hit Insurers and Employers the Hardest
Arthritis Medicine Is New Front in War on Costly Drugs
Express Scripts Urges Narrower Coverage of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
The Hunger in Our Heads
Public Health: Release Your Medical Records? First, You Must Find Them
Public Health: Full ‘Medical Records’ for Trump and Clinton? Why That’s a Fiction
Public Health: Full ‘Medical Records’ for Trump and Clinton? That’s Fiction
Public Health: Release Your Medical Records? First, You Must Collect Them
September 07, 2016
New York Can’t Block Late-Term Abortion in Certain Cases, Schneiderman Says
Lawmakers Skeptical of State’s Explanation for Hoosick Falls Water Crisis
Phys Ed: What’s the Value of Exercise? $2,500
Life Got Better Under Obama, According to Gallup
Writing a ‘Last Letter’ When You’re Healthy
Why Your Toothpaste Still Has Triclosan
Why A Chemical Banned From Soap Is Still In Your Toothpaste
Disability: Passing My Disability On to My Children
September 06, 2016
Senate Democrats Block Zika Bill Over Planned Parenthood Provisions
Five Things to Know About Congress’s Fight Over Zika
Op-Ed Columnist: The Incredible Shrinking Obamacare
Personal Health: Vitamin B12 as Protection for the Aging Brain
September 05, 2016
Op-Ed Contributor: Pondering Miracles, Medical and Religious
The Health Effects of Growing Old, and Lonely
Researchers Confront an Epidemic of Loneliness
In Philippine Drug War, Little Help for Those Who Surrender
Global Health: Doctors on Lookout for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Spain
The New Health Care: Politics Are Tricky but Science Is Clear: Needle Exchanges Work
ScienceTake: Bees Buzz for Their Supper
ScienceTake: The Mystery of a Bee’s Buzz
Drug Linked to Ohio Overdoses Can Kill in Doses Smaller than a Snowflake
September 02, 2016
Is EpiPen a Brand-Name or a Generic Drug? Mylan Casts It Both Ways
Think Like a Doctor: The Sick Traveler Solved!
F.D.A. Bans Sale of Many Antibacterial Soaps, Saying Risks Outweigh Benefits
Indonesia Is Pushed to Ban Alcohol for Health of Bodies, if Not Souls
Retiring: Love and Burnout: Caregivers, Too, Need Care
opinion: The Lesson of EpiPens: Why Drug Prices Spike, Again and Again
No Zika Cases Reported During Rio Olympics, W.H.O. Says
Gatorade Shakes Up the Sport Drink by Going Organic
The Saturday Profile: Battling Drug-Resistant TB, and the Indian Government
Well: Can You Safely Lose Weight While Breast-Feeding?
Tobacco Industry Works to Block Rules on E-Cigarettes
A Lobbyist Wrote the Bill. Will the Tobacco Industry Win Its E-Cigarette Fight?
September 01, 2016
Aimed at Zika Mosquitoes, Spray Kills Millions of Honeybees
Tests Confirm Mosquitoes in Miami Beach Are Carrying Zika Virus
Birthday Wishes at a Homeless Shelter
Contraceptives Drive Teenage Pregnancy Down
Depression Is Poorly Diagnosed and Often Goes Untreated
Think Like a Doctor: Think Like a Doctor: The Sick Traveler
Hundreds of Pounds Lighter, and Now Shedding Another Burden of the Past
Voices: Waiting for Cancer
Public Health: Obamacare Premiums Set to Rise, Even for Savvy Shoppers