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Six employees at Frankfurt Airport were infected this summer, according to German health officials and the airport’s operator. Four recovered.
Five decades after the “war on drugs” sought to make substance abuse unaffordable, illicit drugs are cheaper and more powerful than ever. A visit to Baltimore shows why.
The “war on drugs” sought to reduce substance abuse by driving up prices and lowering demand. Today, street drugs are less expensive and more dangerous than ever.
Federal safety regulators said the maker of Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief voluntarily recalled the drops because of a “lack of assurance of sterility.”
A study shows a modest decline in soda purchases, but it’s not clear that the results will hold up in the long run.
Officials are investigating after multiple strains of E. coli and a type of salmonella sickened dozens of people across the United States. Two people were infected with both salmonella and E. coli.
The company’s fortunes cratered as demand for Covid-19 vaccines plummeted. But it was busy working on something else.
Dr. David Morens, a former N.I.H. official, admitted to attempts to conceal emails that discussed the origins of the pandemic.
Moderna and Merck say the experimental vaccine prevented the return and spread of the cancer in high-risk melanoma patients.
Dr. Overton is a fierce opponent of abortion rights and a supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.
The New York Times is examining how public health is changing in the state, from the whooping cough outbreak to vaccine policies, and we want to hear from you.
Through sheer determination, Neena Nizar has become the first patient in a clinical trial testing a treatment for her disease — one so rare it affects just 30 people worldwide.
Dr. Evelyn Griffin is pushing for more emphasis on wellness and prevention. She has also aligned with the MAHA movement in fighting government mandates and questioning the safety of some vaccines.
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.
Nearly 20 million eggs were recalled in July over salmonella concerns. The new classification signals a “reasonable probability” of “serious adverse health consequences or death.”
Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.
His disclosure in an interview revived a key question about sobriety: whether someone who once drank dangerously can ever drink moderately.
Prominent Republicans and others have claimed this week that the shots aren’t safe for pregnant women, but years of data show otherwise.
Prominent Republicans and others have falsely claimed this week that the shots are linked, despite years of data showing they are safe.
The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities.
California announced that it’s phasing out paraquat, a pesticide widely used in the United States that is linked to Parkinson’s disease.
