Category: Health
![C.D.C. Considers Ending 5-Day Isolation Period for Covid C.D.C. Considers Ending 5-Day Isolation Period for Covid](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/13/multimedia/ISOLATION-01-jwgp/ISOLATION-01-jwgp-facebookJumbo.jpg)
C.D.C. Considers Ending 5-Day Isolation Period for Covid
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering loosening its recommendations regarding how long people should isolate after testing positive for the coronavirus, another…
![Brooke Ellison, Prominent Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 45 Brooke Ellison, Prominent Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 45](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/08/multimedia/08ellison-gfcm/08ellison-gfcm-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Brooke Ellison, Prominent Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 45
Brooke Ellison, who after being paralyzed from the neck down by a childhood car accident went on to graduate from Harvard and became a professor…
![H.I.V. Groups Warn of Privacy Risks in How C.D.C. Tracks Virus Samples H.I.V. Groups Warn of Privacy Risks in How C.D.C. Tracks Virus Samples](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/09/multimedia/09-HIV-01-mfcq/09-HIV-01-mfcq-facebookJumbo.jpg)
H.I.V. Groups Warn of Privacy Risks in How C.D.C. Tracks Virus Samples
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday revised its guidelines for tracking the genetic signatures of viruses collected from people newly diagnosed with…
![J&J, Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb CEOs Testify at Senate Hearing on Drug Prices J&J, Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb CEOs Testify at Senate Hearing on Drug Prices](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/08/multimedia/08dc-drugprices-vcbt/08dc-drugprices-vcbt-facebookJumbo.jpg)
J&J, Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb CEOs Testify at Senate Hearing on Drug Prices
The chief executives of three major pharmaceutical companies appeared in front of the Senate health committee on Thursday to defend how much they charge for…
![Seizures of Psychedelic Mushrooms Rise in U.S. as Demand Grows Seizures of Psychedelic Mushrooms Rise in U.S. as Demand Grows](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/06/multimedia/06nat-mushrooms-bust-01-jkcz/06nat-mushrooms-bust-01-jkcz-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Seizures of Psychedelic Mushrooms Rise in U.S. as Demand Grows
Seizures of psychedelic mushrooms across the nation by law enforcement officials have increased significantly in recent years as attitudes regarding their use have grown more…
![6 Reasons That It’s Hard to Get Your Wegovy and Other Weight-Loss Prescriptions 6 Reasons That It’s Hard to Get Your Wegovy and Other Weight-Loss Prescriptions](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/08/04/multimedia/02obstacles-obesity-drugs/02obstacles-obesity-drugs-facebookJumbo.jpg)
6 Reasons That It’s Hard to Get Your Wegovy and Other Weight-Loss Prescriptions
About 3.8 million people in the United States — four times the number two years ago — are now taking the most popular weight-loss drugs,…
![When a Spouse Goes to the Nursing Home When a Spouse Goes to the Nursing Home](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/06/multimedia/03SCI-SPAN-mlcp/03SCI-SPAN-mlcp-facebookJumbo.jpg)
When a Spouse Goes to the Nursing Home
Even as the signals of approaching dementia became impossible to ignore, Joseph Drolet dreaded the prospect of moving his partner into a long-term care facility….
![U.S. Makes Initial Offers in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations U.S. Makes Initial Offers in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/01/multimedia/01dc-medicare-drugs-qfzl/01dc-medicare-drugs-qfzl-facebookJumbo.jpg)
U.S. Makes Initial Offers in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
Why It Matters: The price offers kick off negotiations. The medicines selected for negotiations are taken by millions of older Americans to treat conditions like…
![The Stanley Cup Lead Scare Is Not Something to Worry About, Experts Say The Stanley Cup Lead Scare Is Not Something to Worry About, Experts Say](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/01/29/multimedia/29xp-stanleylead-gqkf/29xp-stanleylead-gqkf-facebookJumbo.jpg)
The Stanley Cup Lead Scare Is Not Something to Worry About, Experts Say
You might have heard of the Stanley tumbler, the hip, trendy water bottle that has people camping outside stores or getting into fights to get…
![The Man in Room 117 The Man in Room 117](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/01/22/multimedia/00andrey-01-tlzw/00andrey-01-tlzw-facebookJumbo.jpg)
The Man in Room 117
Sam and Olga had concluded that only involuntary treatment could break the cycle for Andrey — something open-ended, combining long-term injectable medications with intensive therapy…