Kansas City Chiefs Fans Needed Amputations After Frigid Game
A Missouri hospital said the amputations involved mostly fingers and toes after a game in January when temperatures were below…
A New Film at SXSW Warns of the Potential Harm of Microplastics
At SXSW, a documentary traces the arc of plastics in our lives, and highlights evolving research of the potential harm…
With Cyberattack Fix Weeks Away, Health Providers Slam United
Hospitals, doctors and clinics expressed frustration that they will have to wait even longer for reimbursements after hackers paralyzed the…
How a Sudden Halt to In Vitro Fertilization Shook Alabama Couples
Many suffered setbacks after the State Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos were children. “Someone else’s opinion changed my future,”…
A.L.S. Drug Relyvrio Fails Clinical Trial and May Be Withdrawn From the Market
Leaders of the treatment’s manufacturer, Amylyx, said they would announce their plans for it within eight weeks.One of the few…
F.D.A. Delays Action on Closely Watched Alzheimer’s Drug
Eli Lilly’s donanemab was expected to be approved this month, but the agency has decided to convene a panel of…
Top US Senators Urge Stores to Stop Sellng Illicit Vapes
Lawmakers want shopkeepers to remove e-cigarettes that were not authorized by the F.D.A. Retailers say it is not that simple.The…
Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide
Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth.More…
When Teens Visit Doctors, Increasingly the Subject is Mental Health
The NewsIncreasingly, doctor visits by adolescents and young adults involve mental health diagnoses, along with the prescription of psychiatric medications.That…
Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest US Health Care Payment System
The hacking shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos that affected a broad spectrum ranging…