A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’: No Treatment Helped Her Depression — Until This

It’s the first study of individualized brain stimulation to treat severe depression. Sarah’s case raises the possibility the method may help people who don’t respond to other therapies.

How Accurate Are At-Home Covid Tests?

When used correctly, many at-home rapid tests are good at detecting people carrying high levels of the virus.

For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care

Discrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds.

For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care

Discrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds.

‘I Just Cry All the Time’: Non-Covid Patients Despair Over Delayed Care

In areas inundated with coronavirus patients, hospitals have postponed treatments and surgeries for people with other serious conditions.

Specialty Pharmacies Cater to the Blind and Those With Impaired Vision

The pandemic has exposed flaws in services for people who can’t easily access a drive-through window for Covid shots or testing or can’t read prescription labels.

They Shunned Covid Vaccines but Embraced Antibody Treatment

Championed by doctors and conservative radio hosts alike, monoclonal antibodies for Covid are in high demand — even from those who don’t want a vaccine.

The Pain Wouldn’t Stop — Because Her Medication Had Been Stolen

Too often, seniors who use opioids become targets for exploitation and abuse.

Parents of Young Children Desperately Seek Vaccine Trials

Schools have reopened around the country, and families with those under 12 are finding ways to get their kids inoculated, even though they’re not officially eligible yet.

Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes

At least 21 percent of nursing home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, a Times investigation found.

F.D.A. Delays Decision on Juul’s E-Cigarettes but Orders Others Off the Market

The agency had faced a Sept. 9 deadline to decide whether the products could stay on the market but said it needed more time to review evidence.

The Best Birthday Present in 2021? A Covid Vaccine.

Turning 12 has taken on added significance this summer, as tweens line up for shots allowing them to see friends and play sports again.

Purdue Pharma Is Dissolved and Sacklers Pay $4.5 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims

The ruling in bankruptcy court caps a long legal battle over the fate of a company accused of fueling the opioid epidemic and the family that owns it.

Teachers, Police, Other Public Workers Left Out of Mental Health Coverage

Health plans for state and local workers can opt out of the federal law requiring them to treat mental health like other medical conditions.

Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite Scant Evidence It Works

Prescriptions for ivermectin have jumped to more than 88,000 per week, some pharmacists are reporting shortages and people are overdosing on forms of the drug meant for horses.

Extra Shots from J. & J. and Pfizer Give Immune Boost, Companies Report

The Food and Drug Administration will evaluate the new data as the Biden administration pushes a booster shot strategy.

Extra Shots from J. & J. and Pfizer Give Immune Boost, Companies Report

The Food and Drug Administration will evaluate the new data as the Biden administration pushes a booster shot strategy.

‘Nursing Is in Crisis’: Staff Shortages Put Patients at Risk

“When hospitals are understaffed, people die,” one expert warned as the U.S. health systems reach a breaking point in the face of the Delta variant.

Nursing Homes Face Quandary: Vaccinate Staff or Don’t Get Paid.

A new policy from President Biden will require all nursing home workers to be vaccinated against Covid. Facilities that fall short could be penalized or lose federal funding.

Breathing Machine Recall Over Possible Cancer Risk Leaves Millions Scrambling for Substitutes

People with sleep apnea and other ailments who rely on CPAP and more than a dozen devices made by Philips are facing lengthy delays for replacements.