Older Adults Do Not Benefit From Moderate Drinking, Large Study Finds
Virtually any amount increased the risk for cancer, and there were no heart benefits, the researchers reported.Even light drinking was…
Three MDMA Studies Are Retracted by Scientific Journal
The journal Psychopharmacology has retracted three papers about MDMA-assisted therapy based on what the publication said was unethical conduct at…
Should You Get A Covid Shot Now?
The virus is spreading, but new vaccines coming this fall could offer better protection. We asked experts about the right…
I.V.F. Threats in Alabama Drive Clinics to Ship Out Embryos
An emerging movement against in vitro fertilization is driving some doctors and patients in red states to move or destroy…
What Killed Harmony Ball-Stribling?
The last day Byron Stribling spent with his wife, Harmony, was the Fourth of July in 2021. A great day,…
F.D.A. Declines to Approve MDMA Therapy, Seeking More Study
The agency said there was insufficient data to allow the use of a treatment for PTSD that involves the drug…
Howie Cohen, Whose Alka-Seltzer Ads Spawned Catchphrases, Dies at 81
A copywriter, he and a partner in 1972 came up with “Try it, you’ll like it” and “I can’t believe…
Childhood Vaccines Aren’t Just Saving Lives. They’re Saving Money.
Over the past three decades, routine immunizations have prevented 1.1 million deaths and saved the United States $540 billion, the…
My First Robot Massage
In many ways, the room looked familiar. As with past massages I had received, the lights were dim, the air…
About 400 Million People Worldwide Have Had Long Covid, Researchers Say
The condition has put significant strain on patients and society — at a global economic cost of about $1 trillion…