Category: Health & Wellbeing

On Tuesday, the state’s voters overwhelmingly supported letting a two-year-old law take effect. The company’s lawsuit is viewed by anti-smoking advocates as a tactic that…

View More RJ Reynolds Sues California Over Flavored Tobacco Ban

The rapid population growth has been driven by the world’s poorest countries. More global challenges are ahead.Read More

View More World Population Reaches 8 Billion, UN Says

Most safer sex campaigns focus on danger and disease. Acknowledging the importance of pleasure — and how to make safe sex good sex — could…

View More Bringing Sexy Back — To Fight H.I.V.

Lawsuits claim the company, Philips Respironics, knew of problems with its CPAP and other machines long before notifying customers of potential health risks.Read More

View More Frustrations Grow Over Company’s Response to Breathing Device Recalls

As offices, restaurants and schools fill up, people are adjusting expectations and habits in another moment of deep uncertainty.Read More

View More As the Pandemic Drags On, Americans Struggle for New Balance

A study suggested that the updated booster shot produced higher levels of neutralizing antibodies against BA.4 and BA.5 than the first booster, the company said.Read…

View More New Covid Booster Strengthens Immune Response Against Subvariants, Moderna Says

Puberty blockers can ease transgender youths’ anguish and buy time to weigh options. But concerns are growing about long-term physical effects and other consequences.Read More

View More Puberty Blockers Can Help Transgender Youth. Is There a Cost?

We scoured the scientific evidence, interviewed doctors around the world and spoke to patients and families. Here’s a closer look at what we found.Read More

View More Behind Our Reporting on Puberty Blockers

A commission acknowledged concerns about the threatened shorebirds that rely on crab eggs as a critical food source around the Delaware Bay.Read More

View More Fishing Regulator Rejects Lifting Ban on Female Crab Harvest