Category: Health
![CVS and Walgreens Will Begin Selling Abortion Pills This Month CVS and Walgreens Will Begin Selling Abortion Pills This Month](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/01/science/01abortion-pills/01abortion-pills-facebookJumbo.jpg)
CVS and Walgreens Will Begin Selling Abortion Pills This Month
The two largest pharmacy chains in the United States will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month, a step that could make access easier…
![Frequent Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack Frequent Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/28/multimedia/28MARIJUANA-RISKS-gmwp/28MARIJUANA-RISKS-gmwp-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Frequent Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack
People who frequently smoke marijuana have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study published on Wednesday. The article, published in…
![Can You Recycle Medical Devices Like Insulin Pens, Inhalers and Covid Tests? Can You Recycle Medical Devices Like Insulin Pens, Inhalers and Covid Tests?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/27/multimedia/27SCI-PLASTICS-SIDE/PLASTICS-RECYCLE-09-mqwp-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Can You Recycle Medical Devices Like Insulin Pens, Inhalers and Covid Tests?
Most of the plastic in your medicine cabinet is high-quality, medical grade — and devilishly difficult to safely dispose of, let alone recycle. The sorting…
![Severe Frostbite Gets a Treatment That May Prevent Amputation Severe Frostbite Gets a Treatment That May Prevent Amputation](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/27/multimedia/00FROSTBITE-01-mlbz/00FROSTBITE-01-mlbz-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Severe Frostbite Gets a Treatment That May Prevent Amputation
The first time Dr. Peter Hackett saw a patient with frostbite, the man died from his wounds. It was in Chicago in 1971, and the…
![I’m a Retired Neurologist. Should I Tell Someone I Think She Has Parkinson’s? I’m a Retired Neurologist. Should I Tell Someone I Think She Has Parkinson’s?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/03/magazine/03mag-ethicist/03mag-ethicist-facebookJumbo.jpg)
I’m a Retired Neurologist. Should I Tell Someone I Think She Has Parkinson’s?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether it’s appropriate to offer an unsolicited medical diagnosis. More information
![Alabama Rules Frozen Embryos Are Children, Raising Questions About Fertility Care Alabama Rules Frozen Embryos Are Children, Raising Questions About Fertility Care](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/20/multimedia/20ivf-whtb/20ivf-whtb-facebookJumbo-v2.jpg)
Alabama Rules Frozen Embryos Are Children, Raising Questions About Fertility Care
An Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos in test tubes should be considered children has sent shock waves through the world of reproductive medicine,…
![How Sleep Affects Your Mood: The Link Between Insomnia and Mental Health How Sleep Affects Your Mood: The Link Between Insomnia and Mental Health](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/19/well/19Well-Sleep-Mind/19Well-Sleep-Mind-facebookJumbo-v2.jpg)
How Sleep Affects Your Mood: The Link Between Insomnia and Mental Health
It started with mild anxiety. Emily, who asked to be identified only by her first name because she was discussing her mental health, had just…
![Old and Young, Talking Again Old and Young, Talking Again](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/20/multimedia/SPAN-01-pfhv/SPAN-01-pfhv-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Old and Young, Talking Again
On Fridays at 10 a.m., Richard Bement and Zach Ahmed sign on to their weekly video chat. The program that brought them together provides online…
![More Young People Are on Multiple Psychiatric Drugs, Study Finds More Young People Are on Multiple Psychiatric Drugs, Study Finds](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/16/multimedia/16polypharmacy-01-bvgf/16polypharmacy-01-bvgf-facebookJumbo.jpg)
More Young People Are on Multiple Psychiatric Drugs, Study Finds
The News Growing numbers of children and adolescents are being prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs to take simultaneously, according to a new study by researchers at…
![US Agencies Start Inquiry Into Generic Drug Shortages US Agencies Start Inquiry Into Generic Drug Shortages](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/14/multimedia/DRUG-SHORTAGES-01-mqtz/DRUG-SHORTAGES-01-mqtz-facebookJumbo.jpg)
US Agencies Start Inquiry Into Generic Drug Shortages
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday that they would examine the causes of generic drug shortages…