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The Weekly Health Quiz: 1 Minute of Exercise, E-Cigarettes and Cosmetic Surgery
By TOBY BILANOW
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Old San Juan, P.R. The authorities announced Friday that a man from the San Juan metropolitan area died from complications of the Zika virus in February.
An elderly man from Puerto Rico succumbed after complications from an earlier infection caused by the disease-carrying mosquito.
For some, true commitment to adopting a healthy change in eating habits means moving to “the place where the magic happened.”
Those heart rate charts on gym machines often don’t provide the best advice for getting a good workout.
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Found: a nearly 47,000-word journalistic series called “Manly Health and Training” that had been lost for more than 150 years.
We celebrate every moment in an infant’s journey but are repelled by similar helplessness in the elderly.
The rule at the “grit” expert Angela Duckworth’s house? You can quit. But you can’t quit on a hard day.
There are about 100,000 men and women with chronic critical illness in the United States, and this number is only expected to grow.
Children in Italy, France and Spain know from an early age that drinking wine is commonplace. Drinking wine to excess is not.
The bearded dragon shows stages of sleep similar to those in humans and other mammals, suggesting that the stages evolved earlier than scientists thought.
A ballot measure has put conservative critics in the unusual position of defending the Affordable Care Act against an assault from the left.
Deals worth over $40 billion were announced Thursday as companies teamed up to become leading providers and gain clout to negotiate with hospitals and insurers.
The Royal College of Physicians summarized the growing body of science on e-cigarettes and found that their benefits far outweigh the potential harms.
The immune response to the flu vaccine was stronger in those vaccinated in the morning than those who got the shot in the afternoon.
A coming-of-age story about four friends on the autism spectrum.
Most new moms were tired, right? Still I sensed that something intense was happening: I was a different person.
Sixty seconds of intense exercise provided the benefits of three-quarters of an hour of moderate cycling.
Policy makers and road safety experts are reaching back to tested strategies: They want to treat distracted driving like drunken driving.
Free apps go beyond health class to help teenagers find out if they need H.I.V. treatment.
Many states require women to be notified if they are found to have dense breast tissue on mammograms, but the letters can be hard to decipher.
The agency had previously warned that high doses of the drug, fluconazole, might be linked to birth defects. A new study suggests dangers at lower doses.
Both mothers had the Zika virus during pregnancy, but Colombian health officials said overall cases of the mosquito-borne virus were decreasing there.
Thanks to Ray Fair, a professor in the economics department at Yale, runners have an exact schedule that will predict how their performance will decline as they age.
Until the recent outbreak in Tennessee, there had been just four cases reported this year, a steep decline from 2014 and 2015.
The burden of drug pricing often falls most heavily on the uninsured, who must pay list price.
In response to high-profile shootings of people with mental illness, police departments around the country are turning to crisis intervention training.
More teenagers are seeking cosmetic changes to their genitalia, prompting doctors to issue new guidelines.
In “70Candles!,” older women explore the most important issues facing women as they age, and how society might help ease their way into the future.
Parents may think that giving children sips of wine at holidays promotes a healthy, festive attitude toward alcohol, but some studies show it correlates with problem drinking later.
The combining of prescription and over-the-counter drugs has doctors more concerned than ever about the risks, especially among older adults.
Could a low-fat diet contribute to memory problems?
The body may perceive extreme exercise as too stressful to allow ovulation to occur.
A reader asks: Can you contract measles if you had measles as a child?
Curcumin, which gives turmeric its bright yellow-orange color, is said to aid digestion and quell inflammation, but whether it really helps remains unproven.
Scientists increasingly believe that the Zika virus may cause birth defects in infants. Here’s why.
Here is a look at the most prominent rumors and theories about Zika virus, along with responses from scientists.
Why scientists are worried about the growing epidemic and its effects on pregnant women, and advice on how to avoid the infection.
Answers to questions about depression screening and maternal mental illness, following new recommendations saying that women should be screened for depression during pregnancy and after childbirth.
New research on potential allergens fits with a wider hypothesis that complete avoidance of risky substances doesn’t work well.
Last year’s outbreak showed just how difficult it is to protect America’s agricultural system from devastating diseases. Next time it could be even worse.
The New York Times is offering a free mobile app for the popular Scientific 7-Minute Workout and the new Advanced 7-minute Workout.
I can’t promise this will prolong your life. But it will improve it.
A crucial issue — a matter of life or death — is missing from the presidential race.
If you live with breast cancer, love someone with breast cancer or worry about your risk for breast cancer, you are part of a global community of women and men whose lives have been touched by the disease.
Few families are prepared when a baby dies prior to delivery. Here, parents who have navigated this difficult experience are sharing their insights.
We asked parents of children with Type 1 diabetes to share their stories about the educational obstacles they have encountered and the steps they took to overcome them.
What is it like to live with a chronic disease, mental illness or confusing condition? In Patient Voices, we feature first person accounts of the challenges patients face as they cope with various health issues.
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