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Judge Orders Timely Housing for Migrant Children Waiting at Border

The decision established that minors at open-air sites were in legal custody of the Department of Ho

A.L.S. Drug Relyvrio Will Be Taken Off the Market, Its Maker Says

Results of a large clinical trial found the treatment did not work any better than a placebo.

Patient With Transplanted Pig Kidney Leaves Hospital for Home

Richard Slayman, 62, is the first patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Two w

An Ozempic Relative Slowed Parkinson’s Disease in a Small Study

The trial lasted only one year but offered embers of hope to some experts.

The Organ Is Still Working. But It’s Not in a Body Anymore.

Perfusion keeps a donated organ alive outside the body, giving surgeons extra time and increasing th

Person Infected With Bird Flu in Texas After Contact With Cattle

The infections, which include one associated human case, add another worrying wrinkle to a global ou

Hospitals Must Get Written Patient Consent for Pelvic Exams, H.H.S. Says

In a letter to teaching hospitals, the federal health agency said that institutions could lose Medic

For Red State Holdouts Like Kansas, Is Expanding Medicaid Within Reach?

As Southern states reconsider Medicaid expansion, Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas is pushing her own plan

She’s Shaking Up Classical Music While Confronting Illness

The pianist Alice Sara Ott, who makes her New York Philharmonic debut this week, is upending concert

What Doctors Want You to Know About Beta Blockers for Anxiety

Start-ups are making it easier to get the pills online, but experts warn they should be used with ca

A Cruel Way to Control Bird Flu? Poultry Giants Cull and Cash In.

Big poultry farms have received millions of dollars for their losses. Animal welfare groups contend

Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?

The pandemic played a role in increased consumption, but alcohol use among people 65 and older was c