Category: Health & Wellbeing

A mission to rescue cancer-stricken children from the violence in Gaza has involved multiple countries and last-minute connections in the chaos of war.Read More

View More Inside the Desperate Effort to Evacuate Young Cancer Patients From Gaza

Zepbound, which is already sold by Eli Lilly as the diabetes treatment Mounjaro, was shown to reduce patients’ weight by as much as one-fifth in…

View More F.D.A. Approves New Obesity Drug Tirzepatide That Will Compete With Wegovy

Adult children discuss the trials of caring for their aging parents: unreliable agencies, a lack of help and dwindling financial resources.Read More

View More Caregivers Worry About a Lack of Resources for Long-term Care

Most countries spend more than the United States on care, but middle class and affluent people still bear a substantial portion of the costs.Read More

View More What Long-Term Care Looks Like Around the World

An explanation of the findings from the federally financed survey to assess long-term care needs and finances of those 65 and older.Read More

View More Analysis of the US Health and Retirement Study

The United States has no coherent system for providing long-term care, leading many who are aging to struggle to stay independent or to rely on…

View More Facing Financial Run as Costs Soar for Elder Care

Millions of U.S. drug users now are addicted to several substances, not just opioids like fentanyl and heroin. The shift is making treatment far more…

View More ‘A Monster’: Super Meth and Other Drugs Push Crisis Beyond Opioids

Adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s are driving the trend. Researchers point to long Covid as a major cause.Read More

View More Can’t Think, Can’t Remember: More Americans Say They’re in a Cognitive Fog

The trial involved only 10 patients, but it suggests cholesterol can be permanently reduced with a single treatment for patients at risk of heart disease.Read…

View More New Gene Editing Treatment Cuts Dangerous Cholesterol in Small Study