Health
Juul Gets Temporary Reprieve to Keep Selling Its E-Cigarettes
The company is appealing the F.D.A.’s decision to ban sales of its vaping products.
F.D.A. Aims to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
The move would be an effort to further wean Americans from addictive tobacco products and reduce smoking-related illnesses.
After Poliovirus Is Found in London, U.K. Declares Emergency
No cases of polio have been identified so far, but health officials urged those who were not fully immunized to seek vaccines immediately.
Despite Another Covid Surge, Deaths Stay Near Lows
Most Americans now carry some immune protection, experts said, whether from vaccines, infection or both.
Tattoo Artists Face a Grayer Palette in Europe
The E.U. has prohibited some pigments, deeming them potentially hazardous to humans. Artists and manufacturers around the world are struggling to find replacements.
Death Toll During Pandemic Far Exceeds Totals Reported by Countries, W.H.O. Says
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Avian Influenza Is Affecting Wild Mammals
As a new version of bird flu spread through North America this spring, scientists began finding the virus in red foxes, bobcats and other mammals.
Vaccines for Young Children Are Coming, but Many Parents Have Tough Questions
The vaccines seem safe for children and are likely to protect against severe illness. But data on efficacy are thin, and most children have already been infected.
Uterine Cancer Is on the Rise, Especially Among Black Women
The cancer eventually will become the third most common type among women, experts say. The mortality rate is highest among Black Americans.
A Better Way to Measure Immunity in Children
Some scientists believe that a clearer picture of Covid vaccine efficacy could have emerged sooner if investigators had tracked certain immune cells, not just antibodies.
Trial of New Alzheimer’s Drug Reports Disappointing Results
The drug, crenezumab, failed to prevent early symptoms or slow cognitive decline, the latest setback in the long quest to find effective therapies for the disease.
C.D.C.’s Advisers Debate Vaccines for Youngest Children
On Saturday, the scientists are expected to recommend the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for young children. Doses could be available next week.
Abortions Increase in the U.S., Reversing a 30-Year Decline, Report Finds
A new survey of the nation’s abortion providers found increases in every region of the country from 2017 to 2020.
Black Death: A Clue to Where the Plague Originated
By fishing shards of bacterial DNA from the teeth of bodies in a cemetery, researchers found the starting point for the plague that devastated Eurasia, they say.
F.D.A. Panel Recommends Agency Clear Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines for Young Children
Neither Pfizer’s nor Moderna’s pediatric doses have been tested against the subvariants that may soon be dominant in the U.S.
Growing Numbers of Girls Resist Genital Cutting in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is one of a few countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have not banned cutting. Now, young women are defying mothers and grandmothers by refusing to undergo the procedure.
New Experimental Therapy for A.L.S. Approved in Canada
The F.D.A. is also reviewing the treatment, Albrioza, but the agency’s scientists have raised questions about its effectiveness.
F.D.A. Approves Alopecia Drug That Restores Hair Growth in Many Patients
The drug, made by Eli Lilly, is already used for rheumatoid arthritis, and could be followed by two more drugs from other companies.
They Were Cigarette Smokers. Then a Stroke Vanquished Their Addiction.
Patients whose brain injury coincidentally relieved their nicotine cravings may help unravel the neural underpinnings of addiction, a new study suggests.
Ivermectin Has Little Effect on Recovery Time From Covid, Study Finds
A new clinical trial is the largest to date testing the antiparasitic drug on people with Covid.
