Category: Health & Wellbeing

After Justice Clarence Thomas cast doubt on the Supreme Court decision that established a right to contraception, reproductive rights advocates are pressing for new protections…

View More A Year After Dobbs, Advocates Push in the States for a Right to Birth Control

A century ago, a well-ventilated building was considered good medicine. But by the time Covid-19 arrived, our buildings could barely breathe. How did that happen?…

View More The New War on Bad Air

Dr. Cohen will replace Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, an infectious disease expert who has overseen the agency since the beginning of Mr. Biden’s term and…

View More Biden Says He Plans to Appoint Mandy Cohen as C.D.C. Director

An F.D.A. advisory panel told manufacturers to aim the latest coronavirus vaccine for the fall at the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant.Read More

View More FDA Panel Recommends a Covid Vaccine Aimed at Only the XBB Variant

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of a blood-testing company, was ordered to pay $250 a month to defrauded investors after her prison term. Her lawyers said…

View More Elizabeth Holmes Says She Can’t Afford $250 Payments to Theranos Victims

Even the most seasoned travelers can get a little anxious when the plane starts shaking.Read More

View More 6 Ways to Ease Flight and Turbulence Anxiety

The corporatization of health care has changed the practice of medicine, causing many physicians to feel alienated from their work.Read More

View More The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors

A new survey indicates that a majority of U.S. adults who are insured have experienced a raft of problems including troubles with access to medical…

View More It’s Not Just You: Many People Confront Health Insurance Obstacles on Care and Bills