Category: Health
Covid Variant JN.1 Now Accounts for Nearly Half of U.S. Cases
As the holiday season winds down and Covid-19 cases start to pick up, a variant called JN.1 has now become the most common strain of…
Your Top Health Questions of 2023, Answered
One thing I love about editing the Ask Well column is the camaraderie of it. Every week we answer a health question: Why am I…
This Gorilla’s Caregivers Face Familiar Questions About Aging
This month, as the patient lay anesthetized on a table, a cardiologist made a half-inch incision through the skin of his chest. She removed a…
Bristol Myers to Acquire the Drugmaker Karuna for $14 Billion
Bristol Myers Squibb, the global pharmaceutical giant, said on Friday that it would acquire Karuna Therapeutics, which makes drugs to treat schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s, in…
How Tongue Tie and Lip Tie Surgery Became a Big Business
Later in 2020, Ms. Lavelle also complained to the board, describing how she had been traumatized by her daughter’s tongue-tie release. The lactation board, which…
Mystery Amid an Anthrax Outbreak in Africa
Five African countries are battling outbreaks of anthrax, with nearly 1,200 people affected so far and 20 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. But…
Did Your Baby Spend Time in the NICU? Tell Us About It.
Across the country, neonatal intensive care units provide critical care to seriously ill babies. That care can be lifesaving but also comes at a price,…
New York City Is Offering Free Online Therapy to Teens: Will It Work?
For the past month, New York City has been inviting teenagers to participate in one of the biggest experiments in the country aimed at helping…
Amanda Serrano wants to fight 3-minute rounds. Will boxing respond?
Amanda Serrano was overcome with pure joy. Her face lit up as the scorecards were read and several featherweight championship belts were placed on her…