A tablet of flibanserin, a drug to increase sexual desire in women. The medicine had been rejected twice by the F.D.A. before being recommended for approval by an advisory committee.
The vote on flibanserin by an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration follows two rejections and a campaign for the drug’s approval.
An M.R.I. scan of the patient's brain showed what appeared to be a series of small strokes.
Can you solve a medical mystery involving a healthy 31-year-old woman who starts seeing wavy patterns before her eyes, followed by terrible headaches, odd tingling sensations and tiny strokes?
The test, which is still experimental, can be performed for as little as $25 and could become an important research tool for tracking patterns of disease in various populations.
The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea has raised fears about the disease’s potential for further contagion.
The National Institutes of Health said on Thursday that it had suspended operations at a pharmacy that is part of its clinical center in Bethesda, Md., after fluid used in experimental studies was found to be contaminated with fungus.
Though other states have also struggled to establish exchanges, Vermont, which saw the law as a bridge to a single-payer system, has acutely felt its problems.
A coalition of religious and human rights leaders demanded the aid for girls and women raped by fighters for groups like the Islamic State and Boko Haram.
Mr. Cooper was a former Democratic political operative who pressed civil rights groups to confront H.I.V.’s effect.
The plaintiffs, all of whom are either black or Hispanic, contend that two supervisors for stores in Manhattan and Queens regularly told them to profile nonwhite shoppers.
The Defense Department said that it had sent suspected live samples to at least 51 laboratories, but that there were no indications that the mistakes posed a danger to the public.
Alcohol problems affect almost 33 million adults, and most have never sought treatment, according to a new government survey.
Huggable, a social robot prototype, is being tested to determine whether it can have therapeutic value for children who have long hospital stays.
Officials nearly doubled the number of quarantined people, temporarily closed over 700 kindergartens and schools, and refused to identify the hospitals where infections had been confirmed.
Ms. Shoretz, a lawyer who clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court, founded Sharsheret in 2001 after learning she had breast cancer.
The forum, attended by representatives of hospitals, food producers, professional medical societies and restaurant chains, highlighted the problem of antibiotic resistance.
The Obama administration says that many people had failed to pay their share of premiums, leaving enrollment at 10.2 million people.
Requests for rate increases can be misleading, and some that look hefty now may turn out to be more modest once regulators weigh in.
Forensic psychologists say a taped interview with James E. Holmes provides an exceedingly rare and chilling window into the plotting and psyche of a mass killer.
Despite assurances that conditions would be improved, Maryland still keeps inmates in buildings where unsanitary conditions spread disease, a court filing says.
Both the hedge fund billionaire William A. Ackman and Herbalife have turned to federal authorities to defend against each other.
Dr. Rose’s early interest in the problem of protein disposal helped lead to the development of a new class of cancer-fighting drugs.
A new batch of so-called smart desks can monitor your movements, track your calories and even nudge you to stand up without interruption or loss of concentration.
The source they really rely on for their questions about health information is their parents, a new survey finds.
Many insurers say they are asking for higher premiums because they remain unsure about the future and what their medical costs will be.
State news media cheered the ban as necessary to protect the public from secondhand smoke, but many Beijing residents were skeptical that it would actually be enforced.
A language scholar sets out to find the missing pages of an ancient, influential medical text by Galen of Pergamon.
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Some marathon runners forget over time just how much they hurt, depending on how much they enjoyed the race.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its advice to doctors on how best to treat children and families affected by head lice.
Pregnant women often fear taking the antidepressants they rely on. But not treating their mental illness can be just as dangerous.
Studies say that good communication matters more than anything else in preventing malpractice suits.
Sometimes saving Medicare money on doctor visits and medication goes hand-in-hand with higher spending on hospitalization.
Those living in areas without fresh produce tend not to eat well. But just putting in a supermarket is not a panacea, it turns out.
The New York Times is offering a free mobile app for the popular Scientific 7-Minute Workout and the new Advanced 7-minute Workout.
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