As Omicron Crests, Booster Shots Are Keeping Americans Out of Hospitals

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/21 12:16P Apoorva Mandavilli

Extra vaccine doses were expected to lower infection rates. But the shots also seem to be preventing severe illness caused by the new variant, the C.D.C. reported.

Mushie & Co Recalls FRIGG Pacifiers Over Choking Hazard

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/21 10:24A Isabella Grullón Paz

Mushie & Co, a baby goods store, announced a voluntary recall of its FRIGG pacifier after more than 200 reports that the pacifier’s silicone nipple detached from its base.

Booster Shots Instrumental in Fighting Omicron, C.D.C. Data Show

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/21 4:15A Apoorva Mandavilli

The extra doses were most effective against infection and death among Americans aged 50 and older.

Their DNA Hides a Warning, but They Don’t Want to Know What It Says

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/21 3:19A Gina Kolata

Some volunteers for biobanks, which collect genetic information to study health across populations, have been surprised to be informed they carry risky mutations.

China Holds the Line on ‘Zero Covid,’ but Some Wonder for How Long

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/20 10:00P Amy Qin and Amy Chang Chien

More people are being caught up in the country’s virus-control dragnet. Some think the no-tolerance policy is unsustainable.

Vegan Travel: It’s Not Fringe Anymore

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/20 10:00P Elaine Glusac

From Mexico to Greece, plant-centric hotels, restaurants and tours are proliferating.

Booster shots are keeping older Americans out of the hospital, new C.D.C. data suggest.

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/20 8:33P Apoorva Mandavilli

Most ‘Havana Syndrome’ Cases Unlikely Caused by Foreign Power, C.I.A. Says

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/20 9:01A Julian E. Barnes

A report concluded that most cases have environmental or medical causes, but the government remains focused on investigating two dozen incidents that remain unexplained.

Deborah Nickerson, Pioneering Genome Researcher, Dies at 67

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/20 8:06A Richard Sandomir

Using the Human Genome Project as her guide, she helped find genes responsible for cardiovascular disease, autism and a rare disorder called Miller syndrome.

At Sundance, Two Films Look at Abortion and the Jane Collective

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/20 7:36A Nicole Sperling

In the years leading up to Roe v. Wade, a Chicago group helped thousands of women obtain the procedure safely. A documentary and a feature tell their story.

For Coronavirus Testing, the Nose May Not Always Be Best

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/20 6:47A Emily Anthes

As Omicron spreads, some experts are calling for a switch to saliva-based tests, which may detect infections days earlier than nasal swabs do.

Omicron Probably in N.Y.C. Earlier Than Detected, Wastewater Data Suggests

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/20 6:18A Emily Anthes

The findings provide more evidence that wastewater surveillance can serve as an early warning system about the spread of new variants.

Kidneys From a Genetically Altered Pig Are Implanted in a Brain-Dead Patient

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/20 12:00A Roni Caryn Rabin

Surgeons at the University of Alabama at Birmingham said they hoped to start clinical trials with kidney patients later this year.

Biden Will Provide 400 Million N95 Masks For Free

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/19 12:09P Sheryl Gay Stolberg

The masks will be distributed at pharmacies and community health centers, but some public health experts said the effort was coming too late.

Can Omicron Cause Long Covid?

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/19 11:52A Pam Belluck

It is too soon to know, scientists say, but mild initial illness may not signal reduced risk.