What a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Like Biden’s Means for Patientsby Jone VickHealthWhile prognoses for prostate cancer patients were once measured in months, experts say that advances in treatment and diagnosis now improve survival by years.
Publix Recalls Baby Food Pouches Over Lead Contamination Concernsby Jone VickHealthThe voluntary recall was prompted after routine testing. It is the second such recall recently of baby food over possible lead contamination.
Surgeons Perform First Human Bladder Transplantby Jone VickHealthThe procedure could be life-changing for some people with debilitating conditions.
F.D.A. Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditionsby Jone VickHealthThe agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.
A Ministroke Can Have Major Consequencesby Jone VickHealthSo-called transient ischemic attacks can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those following a full-on stroke, new research finds.
Inside the I.V.F. Deliberations at the White House as Key Report Nearsby Jone VickHealthTrump aides have discussed requiring insurers to cover the procedure, though one leading medical group says it has been shut out of the process.
When a Vaccine Safety Trial Becomes Unethicalby Jone VickHealthNew vaccines are often evaluated in trials in which some participants receive a placebo. But not all studies can be designed this way.
As Congress Debates Cutting Medicaid, a Major Study Shows It Saves Livesby Jone VickHealthThe most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.
Novo Nordisk to Replace C.E.O. After Losing Edge in Weight-Loss Drugsby Jone VickHealthThe Danish drugmaker, which makes Ozempic and Wegovy, has seen its stock tumble as competition in the weight-loss drug market has grown fiercer.
O.C.D. May Look Different Than You Thinkby Jone VickHealthDisturbing thoughts and social fixations are among the many manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder.