‘Too Rare to Care’? A New Center for Rare Diseases Hopes to Change That
A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a rou…
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The Ordeal of a 42-Day Hantavirus Quarantine: ‘I Felt Like a Prisoner’
Eighteen Americans were isolated for weeks in a Nebraska quarantine facility after being exposed to the deadly virus on a cruise ship. Many …
Taylor Farms Expands Iceberg Lettuce Recall to 27 States
The implicated products were marketed under several brands, and had been shipped as recently as Thursday.
Cyclospora Investigation Turns to Farms in Mexico
The F.D.A. is planning to inspect farms and a lettuce shredding facility to determine how lettuce supplied by the produce company Taylor Far…
Trump’s Latest Nominee for C.D.C. Director Will Face Senate Panel
Dr. Erica Schwartz supports vaccines and is seen as a mainstream choice to lead an agency that has been a target of Health Secretary Robert …
Public Health Groups Sue F.D.A. Over Flavored E-Cigarette Policy
Executives unhappy with the agency donated and lobbied President Trump directly. Major companies have already begun to prepare and ship new …
Leonard Abramson, Health Care Innovator and Philanthropist, Dies at 93
He created U.S. Healthcare, one of the first H.M.O.s, and used his great wealth from the sale of the company for causes like advancing cance…
Shortage of Chemotherapy Drugs Brings Rationing Fears
Doctors are contending with low supplies and unfilled orders of generic chemotherapy infusions that are central to the treatment of a long l…
Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones
That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder.
Doctors Thought It Was Asthma. A.I. Flagged a Serious Heart Problem.
Artificial intelligence programs can spot patterns in electrocardiograms that humans miss. Now, one program is going to be widely available …
Loophole in Patent Law Brings ‘Miracle Drug’ to Patients Who Can’t Afford It
A generic version of a breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug, manufactured in Bangladesh for a fraction of the American price, may give some fam…
Cities and Schools Are Testing Wastewater for Illicit Drugs
The White House recently endorsed monitoring sewage for evidence of drug use. Critics fear such efforts could violate privacy and stigmatize…