Online Marijuana Shops Make It Easy for Minors to Buy, Study Finds

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/25 10:44A Matt Richtel

Many online marijuana dispensaries do not enforce age limits on purchases and have other lax policies that enable minors to buy cannabis on the internet.

Painful Sex After Menopause: Causes and Solutions

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/25 3:20A Alisha Haridasani Gupta

Changes to the vagina can mess with your sex life. But there are solutions that work.

My Running Club, My Everything

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/23 11:00P Alyson Krueger

Group running has exploded in New York City. As friendships, marriages and even rivalries emerge, the benefits are proving as social as they are physical.

In Hospitals, Viruses Are Everywhere. Masks Are Not.

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/23 4:03A Apoorva Mandavilli

Amid an uptick in Covid infections, administrators, staff and patients are divided over the need for masks in health care settings.

Arsenic Preserved the Animals, But Killed the Museum

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/22 11:00P Katrina Miller

A popular taxidermy exhibit in Sioux Falls, S.D., was closed after the toxin was discovered laced throughout the specimens. Many lament the loss of the “works of art.”

The Beauty of a Silent Walk: TikTok’s Latest Wellness Obsession

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/22 11:00P Christina Caron

No talking. No podcasts. No music. Just some time alone with your thoughts.

Genetically Modified Pig’s Heart Is Transplanted Into a Second Patient

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/22 8:11A Roni Caryn Rabin

The first patient to receive such an organ died after two months. “At least now I have hope,” the second recipient said before the surgery.

New Covid Vaccines Hit Insurance Snags: What to Do if Yours Gets Denied

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/22 7:49A Dani Blum

The updated shot is here. But pharmacies are rescheduling appointments, and some people are being told their insurance will not cover it.

FTC Sues Anesthesia Group Backed by Private Equity, Claiming Antitrust

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/21 2:28P Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-K

The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.

Following State Errors, Nearly 500,000 Americans Will Regain Health Insurance

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/21 8:34A Noah Weiland

Low-income people who wrongly lost Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage will keep their insurance, federal officials said.

Advances in Eye Scans and Protein Structure Win 2023 Lasker Awards

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/21 3:00A Noah Weiland and Cade Metz

This year’s awards were given to scientists who helped doctors see the retina and used artificial intelligence to predict the shapes of cellular proteins.

‘Only God Can Thank You’: Female Health Workers Fight to Be Paid

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/20 11:00P Stephanie Nolen and Tiksa Negeri

Community health workers put in long hours to protect people in developing countries from diseases such as malaria, Covid-19 and H.I.V. But most are compensated minimally, or not paid at all.

U.S. Will Resume Offering Free At-Home Covid Tests

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/20 10:46A Sheryl Gay Stolberg

The Biden administration is restarting a program that has provided hundreds of millions of free tests through the Postal Service.

Sufjan Stevens Says He Lost Ability to Walk From Guillain-Barré Syndrome

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/20 7:31A Julia Jacobs

The indie-rock singer-songwriter said in a statement on his website that he was expected to recover from the rare neurological condition.

The Reach of Wildfire Smoke Is Going Global and Undoing Progress on Clean Air

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/20 5:51A Delger Erdenesanaa and Noah Weil

In the United States, smoke from wildfires is undoing progress from the Clean Air Act. In poorer countries, the situation is even worse.