How Forgiveness Can Boost Mental Health
Replacing ill will with good will has marked mental health benefits.
From Alpacas to Yaks, Mammal DNA Yields Its Secrets
To learn more about humans, a large international team of scientists spent years tracking down some of the strangest creatures on Earth. They camped out on an Arctic ice floe to collect DNA from the one-tusked narwhal, netted a tiny bumblebee bat in a cave-rich region of Southeast Asia and ventured behind the scenes at…
Why Ovulation Can Hurt and How to Relieve the Pain
The release of an egg, despite being a routine biological process, is a dramatic physical event.
Children’s Museums Are Growing Intellectually and Emotionally
Institutions around the United States are offering more interactive learning to a broader age group, including practices that address mental health.
Century-Old TB Vaccine Fails to Protect Against Covid
An old tuberculosis vaccine known to bolster the immune system did not prevent Covid infections among health care workers, scientists reported on Thursday. But the trial was shorter and smaller than originally designed, and the investigators said that the results did not rule out other potential benefits associated with the vaccine, known as B.C.G. for…
Kaiser Permanente to Acquire Geisinger
What’s Next: Regulatory Review Federal and state regulators must approve the deal. While Mr. Adams did not say what other health systems he might be talking to regarding acquisitions, Kaiser said it hoped to invest $5 billion in Risant over the next five years, in addition to its spending on Kaiser’s core operations. The company…
AI Fitness Trainers Are Here. Are They Useful?
A.I. fitness trainers are here, at a fraction of the price of human coaching. But how useful are they?
22 Out of 25 Melatonin Products Were Mislabeled, Study Finds
New research found that the gummies contained different amounts of the commonly used sleep aid than advertised.
FDA Approves Biogen’s Drug for Rare Form of ALS
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized the first drug for a rare genetic form of the neurological disorder A.L.S., despite uncertainty about the treatment’s effectiveness. The decision reflects the agency’s push toward greater flexibility in approving treatments for patients with devastating illnesses and few, if any, options. Biogen, the pharmaceutical company bringing the…
Biden Wants to Be President Into His 80s. How Might Age Affect His Health?
Experts weigh in on octogenarian health.