Tag: Medicine and Health

R.J. Reynolds Pivots to New Cigarette Pitches as Flavor Ban Takes Effect

R.J. Reynolds has wasted no time since California’s ban on flavored tobacco…

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‘Very Harmful’ Lack of Data Blunts U.S. Response to Outbreaks

ANCHORAGE — After a middle-aged woman tested positive for Covid-19 in January…

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Drug-Resistant Infections in Hospitals Soared During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says

The spread of drug-resistant infections surged during the coronavirus pandemic, killing nearly…

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FDA Orders Juul to Remove E-Cigarette Products from U.S. Market

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered Juul to stop selling…

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F.D.A. Aims to Cut Down on Smoking by Slashing Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to require tobacco companies to…

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The Battle Over Gender Therapy

And just like that, after four years of painstaking work, Leibowitz, de…

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How Covid Did Away With the Sick Day

Many workers find themselves, consciously or not, mimicking the way their bosses…

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Violence in Rural Mexico Ensnares Doctors, Causing Worker Shortages

“They forget about a patient’s primary right, which is to be cared…

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F.D.A. Moves to Ban Sales of Menthol Cigarettes

Public health advocates have long sought a menthol ban. When the landmark…

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