Health

TechLucid dream startup says engineers can write code in their sleep. Work may never be the same
BYRachyl Jones
TechElon Musk says Neuralink is ‘paradise’ that has never caused the death of a monkey—all those that died already had terminal conditions
BYSarah McBride and Bloomberg
HealthExercise may help treat and even prevent postpartum depression. Researchers recommend this weekly routine
BYErin Prater
HealthNew Zealand decides to sell cigarettes to youth after all—but its scrapped smoking ban has inspired other nations
BYChris Morris
HealthU.S. life expectancy rose last year by more than a year, but it’s still far below what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
NewslettersAI was at the top of the agenda at the African Union’s summit
BYSage Lazzaro
HealthBack pain? Bum knee? Be prepared to wait for a physical therapist
BYMark Kreidler and Kaiser Health News
HealthNew York’s marijuana market is a mess and the state’s top weed cops just decided to settle the flood of lawsuits jamming all the weed shops
BYThe Associated Press
HealthEverything you need to know about 2024 ACA Open Enrollment
BYLiz Seegert
HealthThe U.K. has detected its first human case of a new type of swine flu. What you need to know
BYErin Prater
HealthWegovy maker Novo Nordisk could make prices flexible—without cutting them—to persuade more health systems to cover the weight-loss drugs
BYPrarthana Prakash
HealthAn Ohio egg farm is slaughtering over 1.3 million chickens because it’s nervous bird flu spread throughout the flock
BYJosh Funk and The Associated Press
HealthChina tells the WHO that known germs—not a new novel virus like COVID-19—are behind surge in kids’ pneumonia
BYBloomberg
CommentaryInside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the potential to cause cancer
BYCarolyn Barber
HealthNovo Nordisk responds to U.S. rival Eli Lilly by announcing new $2.3 billion investment in France to keep up with soaring demand for weight-loss drugs
BYReuters
HealthThe World Health Organization is investigating mysterious cases of pneumonia among Chinese children. Here’s what you need to know
BYErin Prater
HealthPeter Thiel–cofounded Palantir will overhaul the U.K.’s public health service in a deal worth up to $413M—and people are worried
BYPrarthana Prakash
HealthSweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami, and ‘window cleaner’? Scientists say they’ve discovered a sixth taste—but they’re having a hard time describing it
BYErin Prater
HealthThese 9 health complaints could be hurting your career success—and one culprit is fueling most of them
BYErin Prater
HealthWegovy and other weight-loss drugs are taking food guilt off the table this Thanksgiving
BYJonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
HealthAnother round of free COVID tests is being made available to U.S. households ahead of a potential holiday surge in cases
BYAmanda Seitz and The Associated Press
HealthObesity drugs in Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are trimming back the Thanksgiving ‘food orgy’
BYJonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
LeadershipNeuralink’s org chart: The top scientists and managers running Elon Musk’s brain tech startup
BYLuisa Beltran
HealthOregon’s bold move to make heroin, cocaine and other drugs quasi-legal runs into Portland’s passed-out-in-public culture
BYClaire Rush and The Associated Press
HealthDrybar cofounder built a $255 million hair business while her personal life ‘imploded.’ She has a warning for success-hungry entrepreneurs
BYAlexa Mikhail
HealthStress and infertility are connected—but 4 mindfulness strategies can help with both
BYL'Oreal Thompson Payton
TechParents and therapists worried about teen social media addiction say Meta’s lifelike, celebrity AI bots are exactly what you would design to keep kids hooked
BYAlexandra Sternlicht
HealthLina Khan speaks out about FTC’s private equity lawsuit: ‘We’re putting the market on notice’
BYHarris Meyer and KFF Health News
HealthThis renowned brain coach shares the 9-step morning routine that gets him mentally prepared to ‘win the day’
BYJim Kwik
HealthU.S. women now live 6 years longer than men—and a lack of male-targeted mental health care might be to blame
BYErin Prater