As the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the country in March 2020, the family of Marc Lewitinn, their 74-year-old patriarch, urged him to stay indoors. He had survived lung cancer and a stroke that left him unable to speak, and doctors were already warning that older people with his sort of medical history were especially vulnerable…
When Sheila Tobias finished her freshman year at Radcliffe College in 1954, her professor in a natural sciences course congratulated her on her performance. But for many years she was troubled that he had not encouraged her to take more science classes. When she finally asked him, he said that her limited science background had…
This strength training practice can fortify your feet, but experts warn that it’s not without risk.
Los Angeles County officials said this week that they were investigating the death of a person who had been diagnosed with monkeypox to see if the illness was a contributing cause of death. It is the second known death of a person diagnosed with the disease in the United States, which has reported more cases…
Experts weigh in on how long immunity lasts after an infection — or vaccination.
They are extremely rare, he added, and the new warning should not be cause for widespread alarm. The realization that A.L.C.L. was linked to breast implants had already “enabled us to be more cognizant that other things could be happening in that area,” Dr. Clemens said. “If A.L.C.L. is uncommon, these are very rare,” he…
Misophonia, a little-known syndrome, is characterized by strong negative emotional reactions to certain sounds or visual cues.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug that reduced the appearance of facial wrinkles for about six months, spurring competition in a market that for decades has been dominated by Botox. Revance Therapeutics, the maker of the new treatment, Daxxify, announced the approval on Thursday morning, saying its effects — by injection…
Jane Fonda recently revealed that she was diagnosed with the cancer. Doctors explained the symptoms, testing and treatment.
The Florida dolphin, a young male, was found in March in a canal in Dixie County, where area residents noticed that the animal had become trapped between the pilings of a pier and a sea wall, said Dr. Michael Walsh, a veterinarian at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine who leads the university’s…