As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Plans a Vaccination Campaign

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/28 1:16P Apoorva Mandavilli

States will be given vaccine doses from the federal stockpile, but supplies of the safest type are limited.

The Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have together become dominant in the U.S., the C.D.C....

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/28 8:12A Adeel Hassan

The milestone comes less than six months since they were first detected in South Africa, and as the federal government considers an Omicron-specific booster dose for adults in the fall.

‘No Magic Bullet’ for Preserving Abortion Access, Biden’s Health Secretary Says

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/28 8:00A Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Charlie

With the White House under pressure to push back on the Supreme Court ruling on abortion, Xavier Becerra unveiled several steps aimed at protecting access to the procedure.

Gas Piped Into Homes Contains Benzene, Other Risky Chemicals, Study Finds

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/28 12:00A Elena Shao

While the concentrations are low, the chemicals are potentially dangerous and some are linked to cancer risk, the researchers found.

When Abortion Pills Were Banned in Brazil, Women Turned to Drug Traffickers

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/27 9:00P Stephanie Nolen

With Roe v. Wade overturned, states banning abortion are looking to prevent the distribution of abortion medication. Brazil shows the possible consequences.

The Many Uses of CRISPR: Scientists Tell All

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/27 6:58A Oliver Whang

What do infectious diseases, T-cells, tomatoes, heart failure, sickle cell anemia and sorghum harvests have in common?

CRISPR, 10 Years On: Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/27 6:55A Carl Zimmer

The gene-editing technology has led to innovations in medicine, evolution and agriculture — and raised profound ethical questions about altering human DNA.

Abortion Pills Take the Spotlight as States Impose Abortion Bans

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/25 9:00P Pam Belluck

Demand for medication abortion is surging, setting the stage for new legal battles.

Jeffrey Escoffier, Health Official and Scholar of Gay Theory, Dies at 79

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/25 11:12A Neil Genzlinger

He wrote extensively on gay identity and history, but New Yorkers knew a different side of his work: his campaigns on H.I.V. and other health issues.

In Light of Roe v. Wade Ruling, Men Share Their Abortion Stories

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/24 11:00P Alisha Haridasani Gupta

In light of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, advocates from all sides of the issue have called for men to be part of the conversation. The Times heard from hundreds who wanted to share their stories.

What’s Next for Juul and E-Cigarettes?

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/24 8:33A Matt Richtel, Lauren Hirsch and

The company is appealing the F.D.A.’s ruling that it stop selling its vaping products. Whether they will remain on the market in the interim has yet to be decided.

Does Your Nose Help Pick Your Friends?

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/24 8:00A Veronique Greenwood

In a small study, researchers in an olfaction lab found that people who had an instant personal connection also had similarities in their body odors.

The Sleep Debt Collector is Here

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/23 11:00P Oliver Whang

Recent studies in humans and mice have shown that late nights and early mornings may cause long lasting damage to your brain.

Origin of the Monkeypox Outbreak Becomes Clearer to Scientists

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/23 10:47A Apoorva Mandavilli

Even as cases rise, genetic analysis suggests that the virus has been silently circulating in people since 2018.

Scientists Zero In on the Origins of the Monkeypox Outbreak

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/23 9:45A Apoorva Mandavilli

Even as cases rise, genetic analysis suggests that the virus has been silently circulating in people since 2018.