Elaine Meyer and Barry Prizant had given up on having more than one child. Then, in their 60s, they got a letter from the hospital where they’d long ago had IVF treatment.

Politicians complain that only three NHS scripts have been issued since the law changed in 2018.

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said he hoped for a decision “quite soon” on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, as local governments shifted to more complicated two-dose vaccines for marginal populations.

The group will assess the prescription of puberty blockers for under-16s, NHS England says.

Many cannot produce enough infection-fighting cells to fend off the coronavirus. But researchers are testing one therapy that may help: monoclonal antibodies.

Many cannot produce enough infection-fighting cells to fend off the coronavirus. But researchers are testing one therapy that may help: monoclonal antibodies.

Vaccines do a good job of protecting us from coronavirus, but fear and confusion about the rise of variants have muddled the message. Here are answers to common questions.

A rapid review of US patients says people being vaccinated should be reassured by the findings.

The proposal to spend $400 billion over eight years faces political challenges and a funding system not designed for the burden it has come to bear.

Helen Whitelaw appeared on Tipping Point before Motor Neurone Disease rendered her speechless.

Despite dire predictions, the number of suicides fell by 5 percent over all. Still, smaller studies suggested the trends were much worse among nonwhite Americans.

An advisory committee debated the very few cases of a rare blood disorder and worried about the suspension’s effect on global needs for a one-shot, easy-to-ship vaccine.

A study of 59 people compared the drug with a conventional antidepressant.

There had been concerns that large numbers would have to self-isolate after a false positive result.

Lawrence Dixon, 30, signed up to the reserve list in the morning and received a jab that evening.

The risk of exposure on a flight is lowered by 23 to 57 percent if middle seats are kept unoccupied, according to the study. But it did not look at what protection mask-wearing could provide.

Vanessa Kirby’s Oscar-nominated performance involves an extended sequence that these experts say gets some things right — and a few wrong.

Amid a deep residue of mistrust, Western cautions on the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines risk igniting an explosion of damaging anti-vaccine fervor in the global south.

Most tests should be able to detect the variants of concern, but test developers and health officials must remain vigilant, scientists say.

Former cabinet minister Owen Paterson has spoken about the loss of his wife, Rose, who took her own life last year.

The latest numbers surpass even the yearly tolls during the height of the opioid epidemic and mark a reversal of progress against addiction in recent years.