Adriana Smith is a patient at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta. Emergency complications early in her pregnancy led to brain death, but she remains on life support as the pregnancy continues, according to her family. Her case has become a symbol of the medical and ethical issues stemming fromContinue Reading
A protestor marks International Overdose Awareness Day in Manhattan last August. Overdose deaths were down in recent months, and Democrats are questioning the wisdom of changing policies that are show progress. Erik McGregor/LightRocket/Getty Images Erik McGregor/LightRocket/Getty Images The country’s main mental health agency, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration,Continue Reading
As Gen Z and Millennial daters flee the apps and look for love in the wild, many have no idea where to start. Maxine Williams’s company, We Met IRL, hosts mixers and speed-dating events for young singles looking to find love without using the dating apps they’ve practically been raisedContinue Reading
Pertussis infections have surged in recent months, and some people may need an additional shot for protection. After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has bounced back, raising alarm among public health officials. There have been more than 10,000 whooping cough cases in the United States so farContinue Reading
A plume of dust is affecting air quality in Florida and may reach other Southern states soon. Here’s what we know about the potential health effects. A plume of dust that has traveled across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara was affecting air quality in Florida on Thursday and mayContinue Reading
The states consider it a move to force the F.D.A. to review and acknowledge extensive research showing the pill’s safety. In a strategy aimed at countering efforts to further restrict the abortion pill mifepristone, attorneys general of four states that support abortion rights on Thursday asked the Food and DrugContinue Reading
A new study shows how the technology deployed in Covid vaccines helped scientists coax the virus out of hiding. The technology that powered Covid vaccines may also lead scientists to a cure for H.I.V. Using mRNA, Australian researchers said they were able to trick the virus to come out ofContinue Reading
In every postpartum hospital unit across the country, 1-day-old babies undergo the same ritual: A nurse pricks the newborn’s heel and stamps tiny drops of blood onto a paper filter, which is then sent off for a standard screening panel. Today, that panel checks for unusual bio-markers that may indicateContinue Reading
Stem cells can fight disease from the inside out. But not all treatments are created equal. The promise of stem cell therapy is powerful. Scientists can draw versatile cells from the human body and deliver them to repair injuries and fight disease from the inside out. But not all stemContinue Reading
She doesn’t think she did anything wrong. A friend and I, both 68 years old, have known each other since high school. We’ve become closer in the last 15 years and now speak almost daily. My friend has always been less fortunate financially than me, so I have been generousContinue Reading
