What Is Lorazepam? The Drug From ‘The White Lotus’ Carries Real Risks
Prescription drugs like lorazepam — used to treat anxiety, panic attacks and sleep disorders — play a role in popular TV shows like ‘The White Lotus’ and ‘The Pitt.’
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Benzodiazepine Uses and Risks
The prescription drugs — used to treat anxiety, panic attacks and sleep disorders — play a role in popular TV shows like “The White Lotus” and “The Pitt.”
When a Couple’s Drinking Habits Diverge
When one partner wants to cut back, or stops drinking altogether, the changes can reverberate throughout a relationship.
Annual jab for HIV protection passes trial hurdle
Lenacapavir, which stops HIV from replicating inside cells, has passed early safety tests.
RFK Jr. Rattles Food Companies With Vow to Rid Food of Artificial Dyes
Mr. Kennedy told executives of major food companies that he wants synthetic colors removed from their products. “Decision time is imminent,” a trade group warned its members.
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
Giving blood linked to lower risk of pre-cancer gene
Frequent donors were more likely to have different genetic changes in their blood stem cells, scientists found.
Windass: ‘Dementia scares me, we need more help’
The former footballer has been speaking about his future after stage two diagnosis.
Michael Gove denies trying to circumvent Dyson ventilator checks
Former cabinet minister says it would be ludicrous to suggest he tried to shortcut safety checks in the pandemic.
What we know about mRNA vaccines
On the five-year anniversary of the Covid pandemic, a Times reporter, Apoorva Mandavilli, looks back at the success of, and the backlash to, the mRNA vaccine. There’s no question that this vaccine technology saved millions of lives. But the vaccine couldn’t provide total protection against transmission or infection, and there were rare cases of side effects, leading to confusion among the...
Doctors didn’t warn women of ‘risky sex’ drug urges
Patients given drugs for movement disorders like restless leg syndrome say their behaviour changed entirely.
Why Are Cats Such a Medical Black Box?
Many aspects of feline health remain a mystery, even to experts. Our cat-owning reporter learned this the hard way.
History Isn’t Entirely Repeating Itself in Covid’s Aftermath
Five years after the novel coronavirus emerged, historians see echoes of other great illnesses, and legacies that are unlike any of them.
‘I couldn’t cope if I passed condition to my kids’
A genetic testing service based in Devon is praised by a woman with a rare skin condition.
Mutated DNA Restored to Normal in Gene Therapy Advance
The small study in patients with a rare disorder that causes liver and lung damage showed the potential for precisely targeted infusions.
Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.
Why Older People May Not Need to Watch Blood Sugar So Closely
Intensive management of diabetes pays fewer dividends as patients age and raises the chances of hypoglycemia. But many people have not gotten the message.
Major cuts at NHS HQ as more directors stand down
Up to 6,500 jobs could go as health secretary looks to bring NHS England closer to the government.
Cutting Medicaid?
How Republicans could change the program.
Covid-19: Enduring Images of a Global Crisis, 5 Years On
New York Times photographers covered Covid-19 throughout the world. These pictures, and the moments behind them, stayed with them.
For Patients Needing Transplants, Hope Arrives on Tiny Hooves
Some scientists are confident that organs from genetically modified pigs will one day be routinely transplanted into humans. But substantial ethical questions remain.