IHT - 22 January 2018, 14:43 (+ 2304 days 9 hours and 36 minutes) Health
The $11.6 billion deal for Bioverativ would bolster the French pharmaceutical giant’s portfolio as it faces falling sales for its diabetes drug, Lantus.

IHT - 22 January 2018, 13:00 (+ 2304 days 11 hours and 19 minutes) Health
Couples that figure out how to rebuild after infidelity, rather than divorcing, often end up with stronger relationships, experts say.

IHT - 21 January 2018, 21:30 (+ 2305 days 2 hours and 49 minutes) Health
With running in a transitional period, an apparel company’s advertising campaign has favored images of people who use the activity to build a community.

IHT - 21 January 2018, 09:59 (+ 2305 days 14 hours and 20 minutes) Health
Drug deaths draw the most notice, but more addicted people live than die. For them and their families, life can be a relentless cycle of worry, hope and...

IHT - 20 January 2018, 15:43 (+ 2306 days 8 hours and 36 minutes) Health
An improbable and dangerous idea promoted on the internet has become a cause for genuine concern, the authorities said.

IHT - 20 January 2018, 00:37 (+ 2306 days 23 hours and 42 minutes) Health
The exam, called the Moca, is widely used in doctor’s offices, but it is not sophisticated enough to diagnose mental decline, experts say.

IHT - 19 January 2018, 21:00 (+ 2307 days 3 hours and 19 minutes) Health
Traveling with medication — even prescription drugs — isn’t as simple as packing it. Here’s how to stay on the right side of the law, anywhere...

IHT - 19 January 2018, 17:41 (+ 2307 days 6 hours and 38 minutes) Health
The effect is especially evident in smokers, the obese and those who exercise infrequently.

IHT - 19 January 2018, 16:15 (+ 2307 days 8 hours and 4 minutes) Health
Kentucky’s new Medicaid waiver will ask low-income people to jump over hurdles to keep their coverage. Evidence suggests that many will fail.

IHT - 19 January 2018, 15:37 (+ 2307 days 8 hours and 42 minutes) Health
A doctor has developed an advance directive specifically to plan for medical care in the event of dementia.

IHT - 19 January 2018, 13:00 (+ 2307 days 11 hours and 19 minutes) Health
Mushrooms are a “powerhouse of nutrition” and not a white food to be avoided, said one nutritionist.

IHT - 19 January 2018, 12:38 (+ 2307 days 11 hours and 41 minutes) Health
In West Africa, people with psychoses are often chained at prayer camps. Giving them psychiatric drugs lessened their symptoms, but did not shorten their...

IHT - 19 January 2018, 02:10 (+ 2307 days 22 hours and 9 minutes) Health
The Trump administration announced a new “conscience and religious freedom” office to protect health workers who object to providing abortions or some...

IHT - 19 January 2018, 01:22 (+ 2307 days 22 hours and 57 minutes) Health
The biggest increases have come from some groups who in the past were far less likely to have babies: highly educated women, those over 40, and women who...

IHT - 18 January 2018, 23:52 (+ 2308 days 0 hours and 27 minutes) Health
Since 2003, the percentage of women filling prescriptions for drugs like Ritalin has increased nearly fivefold in some age groups.

IHT - 18 January 2018, 19:27 (+ 2308 days 4 hours and 52 minutes) Health
Early menarche, early menopause and miscarriage were among the factors associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease.

IHT - 18 January 2018, 17:47 (+ 2308 days 6 hours and 32 minutes) Health
The virus is widespread, and the vaccine is a poor match. But while some areas are hit hard, others have been spared, and deaths are not unusually common...

IHT - 18 January 2018, 17:42 (+ 2308 days 6 hours and 37 minutes) Health
Can 500,000 thermometers transmitting 25,000 readings a day forecast the spread of flu more accurately than the C.D.C.?

IHT - 18 January 2018, 13:00 (+ 2308 days 11 hours and 19 minutes) Health
It can be difficult to experience desire if you fear your body or if you cannot recognize it as your own.

IHT - 18 January 2018, 09:44 (+ 2308 days 14 hours and 35 minutes) Health
Prime Minister Theresa May said an under secretary would work across government departments to tackle the issue.