NewYorkTimes The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities. View original article Contributor: Jan Hoffman and Hannah Yoon
A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting tumors as the one-size-fits-most screening currently recommended. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin
The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. View original article Contributor: Andrew Jacobs
Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science actually shows about its effectiveness. View original article Contributor: Jan Hoffman
The vaccines were found to decrease the risk of needing medical care in the first six months after vaccination by 76 percent in children under 4, and by 56 percent in children 5 to 17. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli
The maker of Zepbound reported results from a study of retatrutide, which targets three hormones in the body and led to much more weight loss than any approved drug. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata
Surro Connections held itself out as a reliable business. Now, clients have lost as much as tens of thousands of dollars meant to compensate women carrying their pregnancies. View original article Contributor: Sarah Kliff
More and more countries are legalizing medically assisted death. But even as the concept gains acceptance, there are difficult, unresolved questions about who should be eligible. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen
With the end of school shutdowns, children’s mental health appointments fell sharply, though other factors may have contributed. View original article Contributor: Ellen Barry