Hundreds Were Mistakenly Told They Might Have Cancer, Test Company Says
A company that developed a blood test that detects dozens of types of cancer has acknowledged that about 400 of its customers were...
Rectal Cancer Patients May Not Need Radiation, Study Finds
Rectal cancer researchers have pulled off a daunting feat, demonstrating in a large clinical trial that patients do just as well without radiation...
For These Bird Flu Researchers, Work Is a Day at the...
It was a glorious day for field work on the shores of the Delaware Bay. The late afternoon sun cast a warm glow...
Biden Is Said to Pick Mandy Cohen to Lead C.D.C.
President Biden plans to name Dr. Mandy Cohen, a former North Carolina health secretary who steered her state through the tumultuous first two...
No One Knows How Many L.G.B.T.Q. Americans Die by Suicide
Cory Russo, the chief death investigator in Utah, is used to asking strangers questions at the most excruciating moments of their lives. When...
Allina Health System in Minnesota Cuts Off Patients With Medical Debt
Many hospitals in the United States use aggressive tactics to collect medical debt. They flood local courts with collections lawsuits. They garnish patients’...
An Appeals Court Gave the Sacklers Legal Immunity. Here’s What the...
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court granted members of the billionaire Sackler family a legal golden key that they had been seeking for...
FDA Approves Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine for Adults 60 and Older
Why It Matters: Older Adults Are at Higher Risk.Each year, about 60,000 adults 65 and older are hospitalized with R.S.V. and about 6,000...
Sick Workers Tied to 40% of Food Poisoning Outbreaks, C.D.C. Says
People who showed up to their restaurant jobs while sick were linked to 40 percent of food poisoning outbreaks with a known cause...
Walmart Raises Wages for Pharmacists and Opticians
The NewsWalmart, the nation’s largest private employer, said on Wednesday that it was increasing the wages for its 7,700 pharmacists and opticians, as...