‘My Watch Thinks I’m Dead’

NYTimes.com (Health) 2/2 10:23P Matt Richtel

911 dispatchers are buried under an avalanche of false, automated distress calls from skiers and other Apple device owners who are very much alive.

Eye Drops Linked to One Death and Vision Loss Among Some Are Recalled

NYTimes.com (Health) 2/2 6:54A Amanda Holpuch

The maker of EzriCare Artificial Tears said it was recalling the eye drops after U.S. health authorities linked the product to a drug-resistant bacteria strain.

GoodRx Leaked User Health Data to Facebook and Google, F.T.C. Says

NYTimes.com (Health) 2/1 5:51A Natasha Singer

The popular drug discount app deceptively shared details on users’ illnesses and medicines with ad firms, regulators said in a legal complaint.

Covid Vaccine Makers Kept Prepayments for Canceled Shots for Poor Nations

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/31 10:00P Stephanie Nolen and Rebecca Robb

Separately, Johnson & Johnson is demanding additional payment for unwanted shots, confidential documents show.

Women Have Been Misled About Menopause

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/31 10:00P Susan Dominus

Hot flashes, sleeplessness, pain during sex: For some of menopause’s worst symptoms, there’s an established treatment. Why aren’t more women offered it?

What to Know About Menopause and Hormone Therapy

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/31 10:00P The New York Times

There has long been an effective, F.D.A.-approved treatment for some menopausal symptoms, but too few women have a clear picture of its risks and benefits.

To Prevent Cancer, More Women Should Consider Removing Fallopian Tubes, Experts Say

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/31 8:00P Roni Caryn Rabin

A top research group is urging even women without genetic risks to have their fallopian tubes removed under certain circumstances.

House Votes to End Covid Precautions as G.O.P. Uses Pandemic in Political Attacks

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/31 11:57A Jonathan Swan and Luke Broadwate

Republicans in Congress are seeking to capitalize on discontent about the federal coronavirus response while the party’s presidential contenders are vying to be the biggest foe of restrictions.

Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/31 8:15A Emily Anthes

Even after Delta became the dominant variant in humans, Alpha and Gamma continued to circulate in white-tailed deer, according to new research.

New Medicare Rule Aims to Take Back $4.7 Billion From Insurers

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/31 3:15A Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-K

The government plans to aggressively audit Medicare Advantage plans for overbilling but may face lawsuits.

The Navy’s Dolphins Have a Few Things to Tell Us About Aging

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/30 8:00P Emily Anthes and Gabriella Angot

In her youth, Blue was a standout mine-hunter for the U.S. military. She and her colleagues are now at the vanguard of geriatric marine mammal medicine.

Biden Administration Plans to End Covid Public Health Emergency in May

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/30 12:27P Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weila

The end of the emergency will bring about a complex set of policy changes, and it signals a new chapter in the government’s pandemic response.

Students Lost One-Third of a School Year to Pandemic, Study Finds

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/30 4:00A Emily Baumgaertner

Learning delays and regressions were most severe in developing countries and among children from low-income backgrounds. And students still haven’t caught up.

Barbara Stanley, Influential Suicide Researcher, Dies at 73

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/29 8:02A Ellen Barry

Her simple idea, for patients to write down a plan that would help them weather a suicidal crisis, rapidly spread in clinical settings.

Video of Tyre Nichols Beating Raises Questions About Medical Response

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/29 5:45A Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Gina K

Two emergency medical technicians who first evaluated Mr. Nichols have been suspended until an investigation is complete.