Hong Kong Defends Sex Ed Advice That Includes Playing Badminton
Top officials in the Chinese territory have defended new sex education guidance that critics call regressive. Young people are amused.A…
Thailand Confirms Its First Case of New, Deadlier Mpox Version
The Clade Ib version of the virus had not been detected outside Africa until last week, when a case in…
Geri Taylor, a Voice for Alzheimer’s, Is Dead at 81
She turned her diagnosis into a command to live life passionately, leading to a 12-page New York Times profile and…
Congress Presses Health Insurance Regulators on ‘Troubling’ Billing Tactics
Lawmakers are zeroing in on MultiPlan, a firm that has helped insurers cut payments while sometimes leaving patients with large…
Revenues Down and Stock Battered as Data Firm Faces Scrutiny
MultiPlan has helped big health insurers make billions by reducing reimbursements for medical bills, but its business model is now…
They All Got Mysterious Brain Diseases. They’re Fighting to Learn Why.
In late 2018, after an otherwise-normal Christmas holiday, Laurie Beatty started acting strange. An 81-year-old retired contractor, he grew unnaturally…
Third Death Is Tied to Listeria, Health Officials Say
The death in Virginia came amid a nationwide outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats. More than 40 people have…
Her Epilepsy Seemed to Be Managed Well … Until It Wasn’t
More than a decade after her original diagnosis, she suddenly had episodes of losing consciousness. Was this a different type…
A Prescription for Physicians: Listen to the Patient’s Story
In “Telltale Hearts,” a new memoir, Dr. Dean-David Schillinger traces the links between narrative and well-being.One of the riveting tales…
How Olympic Injuries Break Bodies
Mariana Pajón is one of the world’s most accomplished BMX riders, and she can quickly recount some of her career…