¿Las cremas con estrógeno sirven para mejorar la piel?

Algunas empresas de cosméticos están comercializando cremas y sueros faciales con estrógenos para personas menopáusicas. Esto dice la evidencia.

You May Be Able to Have Grapefruit Again Someday

Scientists have identified a gene that causes production of a substance in some citrus that interferes with many medications.

Health Tips for International Travel: What to Know About Insurance and Medicine

What medications should you bring, what insurance do you need and how do you find a doctor? Here are health care tips if you’re traveling internationally.

In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields

Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.

Patti Davis’s Reflections on Joe Biden and Her Dad, Ronald Reagan

Readers discuss a guest essay about the aging of two presidents. Also: A peaceful Jan. 6; the Palestinians’ future; mind-altering drugs.

Drug Company to Share Revenues With Indigenous People Who Donated Their Genes

Variant Bio, a small biotech company based in Seattle, is using genetic information from Indigenous people to develop drugs for obesity and diabetes.

Can Estrogen Cream Reverse Skin Aging?

Some cosmetics companies are marketing estrogen-infused face creams and serums to people in menopause. Do they work?

Paxlovid Improved Long Covid Symptoms in Some Patients, Researchers Report

But the report, on the experiences of 13 patients, found that the drug had no benefit for some people and that some who benefited said the improvement didn’t last.

Should TV Ads for Drugs Be Banned?

Readers discuss a proposal by some Trump allies. Also: The abuses inside prisons; stories of miracles.

In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to Small Towns

Even quaint corners of the country are seeing a rise in drug violence and crime. Just ask the mayor of Morlaix, which has a population of about 15,000.