Few primary care doctors are willing to do what Nicole Gastala has: endure the challenges of prescribing buprenorphine, a medication for opioid addiction.
Humana is teaming up with two investment firms to become the nation’s largest provider of hospice care, dominating a rapidly growing — and controversial — business.
One-third of patients over age 65 die in the hospital after they are put on ventilators. Doctors are beginning to wonder if the procedure should be used so often.
Much of modern life, though seeming to promote connectivity, has had the opposite effect of fostering social isolation and loneliness, experts say.
By JANE E. BRODY
THE CHECKUP
The Challenges for Doctors Treating Migrant Children Separated From Their Parents
For children with chronic conditions like asthma, there are no adults who can provide medical history. And then there is the psychological trauma.
By PERRI KLASS, M.D
THE NEW HEALTH CARE
I Learned I Have Sleep Apnea. It’s More Serious Than Many People Realize.
There are many treatment options for a problem that can be downright deadly.
By AUSTIN FRAKT
In a Chinese Village, Elderly Farmers Are Now Yogis
The local Communist Party chief has turned to yoga to bring health and vitality to a fading, remote hamlet. Some tourist money would be welcome, too.
By SUI-LEE WEE and ELSIE CHEN
A Drug Costs $272,000 a Year. Not So Fast, Says New York State.
New York’s Medicaid program says Orkambi, a new drug to treat cystic fibrosis, is not worth the price. The case is being closely watched around the country.
By KATIE THOMAS
Americans Love Families. American Policies Don’t.
Falling short of other countries, from the left and the right, in meeting real needs.
By EMILY BADGER and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
The Trump Appointee Who’s an Addiction Specialist
Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz answers questions about the opioid crisis and how to help more doctors treat addiction
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
She Wanted You to See a Family, Not Just a Pregnant Man
The photographer Jackie Molloy followed Tanner and David for a year and a half, during which time she took some 20,000 pictures.
By JACKIE MOLLOY
Diana King, a Leading Teacher in Overcoming Dyslexia, Dies at 90
An author of 15 books, Ms. King founded a summer camp and school to help children with learning disabilities that had often gone undiagnosed.
By SAM ROBERTS
James Gips, Who Extended Computer Use to the Disabled, Dies at 72
He helped develop two technologies that allowed people who could not use a mouse to communicate with a computer, and thus with the world.
