Health

A hospital is meant to be a sanctuary for the sick, but for at least 18 patients at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, the facility … Read more

In the dense, humid stretches of the Amazon basin, the water is often a mirror, reflecting a canopy so thick it swallows the midday sun. For … Read more

For Dominik Heldt, the first sign that something was fundamentally different about his biology arrived at age 12. It began with a blurring of the world—a … Read more

For decades, the boundary between avian influenza and human health has been a line defined by biological friction. Most bird flu viruses cannot easily latch onto … Read more

For millions of people in the United States, the ability to access medication abortion has shifted from a standard clinical procedure to a complex exercise in … Read more

For many adults, the first sign of knee discomfort is dismissed as an inevitable tax paid to time. The phrase “everyone hurts as they age” has … Read more

For many patients recovering from major surgery, the moment the breathing tube is removed—the process known as extubation—is a milestone of victory. It signals that the … Read more

The legal battle over the death of Michael Cuddihy has come to a close, but for his family, the settlement offers little in the way of … Read more