Juul Agrees to Settle Thousands of Vaping Lawsuits

The deal is the latest in the company’s efforts to resolve litigation over its marketing of products that some contend fueled the teenage vaping crisis.

Dec-06-2022

FDA Report Faults Agency’s Food Unit for Leaderless Dysfunction

Spurred by the infant formula crisis, a panel found that the agency shied away from tough decisions, sometimes fearing confrontations with industry over enforcement of critical public health issues.

Dec-06-2022

Who Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors?

Nearly one million Americans have no immediate family members to provide assistance if needed. The number is expected to grow.

Dec-05-2022

Alzheimer’s APOE4 Genetic Risk Targeted in Promising Trial

Preliminary results offer hope that gene therapy can protect some people with the brain disease driven by a particular gene variant.

Dec-05-2022

Covid Care Has Entered a New Stage of Crisis for the Uninsured

As federal funding for the pandemic response dries up, Americans without health insurance risk being left footing the bill for coronavirus tests and treatments.

Dec-06-2022

As Officials Ease Covid Restrictions, China Faces New Pandemic Risks

Huge swaths of the nation’s elderly remain vulnerable, scientists say, and a surge in deaths and hospitalizations may be inevitable.

Dec-02-2022

Elon Musk Hopes to Test a Brain Implant in Humans Next Year

The tech multibillionaire said his company, Neuralink, was seeking government approval to test his device in people, and predicted it could happen in six months. Others have been conducting similar tests for years, but no device has been marketed commercially.

Dec-01-2022

Can This Man Stop Lying?

Christopher Massimine, whose compulsive lying derailed a promising career in theater, maintains that it’s a mental illness that has dogged him since childhood.

Nov-30-2022

Which to Choose: Medicare or Medicare Advantage?

Open enrollment for Medicare plans ends Dec. 7. Here’s what you need to know about shopping for them.

Dec-06-2022

Global Partners May End Broad Covid Vaccination Effort in Developing Countries

The board of Gavi, the international vaccine agency, meets Wednesday to debate shutting down the program, known as Covax, amid swiftly waning demand for the shots.

Dec-06-2022