Health

Almost exactly 18 months after the first coronavirus vaccine was authorized for adults, and after months of scientific hiccups, the youngest Americans may finally get their shots.Over discussions scheduled for Friday and...

A closely watched clinical trial of a potential Alzheimer’s drug failed to prevent or slow cognitive decline, another disappointment in the long and challenging effort to find solutions for the disease.The decade-long...

Abbott Nutrition, which worsened a baby formula shortage in the United States when it temporarily shut down a Michigan plant in February because of the presence of bacteria, said it had again...

A vaccination site in March in Los Angeles.Credit...Alisha Jucevic for The New York TimesOutside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend that the agency authorize the...

At Planned Parenthood clinics across the country, phone recordings tell callers that abortion remains legal and accessible, but some have stopped scheduling abortions.A banner at the top of the website for Planned...

Where and when did the Black Death originate? The question has been asked for centuries and led to heated debate among historians.Now, a group of researchers reports that it has found the...

And just like that, after four years of painstaking work, Leibowitz, de Vries and the rest of their group were being called out as traitors by peers and the community they sought...

Cats, so often, are a mystery, even to those that know them best. Why do they sleep so much? Why do they want your full attention one minute, none the next? How...

This article is part of Upstart, a series on young companies harnessing new science and technology.Vijay Ravindran has always been fascinated with technology. At Amazon, he oversaw the team that built and...

The disease can vary in severity, but for some, it can be life-altering — a total loss of body hair, including eyelashes and eyebrows, even nose hair and hair in the ears....