Health

Over the past few years, a flurry of studies have found that tumors harbor a remarkably rich array of bacteria, fungi and viruses. These surprising findings have led many scientists to rethink...

Why It Matters: The readings influence patient care.Pulse oximeter readings are used routinely and help inform doctors in shaping medical care for any number of illnesses, including heart failure, sleep apnea and...

Allina Health, a large nonprofit health system based in Minnesota, announced Wednesday that it would end its policy of denying medical care to patients with $4,500 or more in outstanding bills.Although Allina’s...

It was June 2016, and almost a year had passed since Stephen Brearey, the lead doctor at a neonatal unit in northwest England, first became concerned about a spate of troubling and...

The Context: Transition care has become a political issue.Gender-affirming care has become a key political issue for conservatives in the run-up to the presidential election. At least 20 states led by Republicans...

The two therapies were found to be equally effective, and only 12.5 percent of subjects dropped out of the written exposure group before completing a course of treatment, compared with 35.6 percent...

He lived with the condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease much longer than most and spread the message, an admirer said, that disability was “just a different way of living.”

The small Midwestern gender clinic was buckling under an unrelenting surge in demand.Last year, dozens of young patients were seeking appointments every month, far too many for the clinic’s two psychologists to...

Why It Matters: Many pregnant women are afraid to discuss their worries.Almost half of the women surveyed said they had held back in talking with a maternity care provider about their questions...

An influential expert panel has given its highest recommendation to an expanded menu of H.I.V. prevention strategies for adults and adolescents, a move that will require private insurers to cover the drugs...