Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes

At least 21 percent of nursing home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, a Times investigation found.

Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes

At least 21 percent of nursing home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, a Times investigation found.

Unvaccinated Americans Are 11 Times More Likely to Die of Covid, C.D.C. Reports

Federal health officials released a handful of studies highlighting how effective the shots are at preventing infections, hospitalizations and deaths — even while the highly contagious Delta variant has been dominant.

Biden Administration Goes Bigger on Cutting Drug Prices

The administration endorses a proposal for the government to negotiate on prices for all U.S. purchasers, not just Medicare.

Ohio Judge Reverses Order Requiring Covid Patient to Be Given Ivermectin

An intubated patient was prescribed the deworming drug by his doctor. Federal health officials have said that it has not been shown to be effective against the coronavirus and that it can be toxic in humans.

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

China’s disinformation campaign makes the pandemic’s origins even murkier.

Weekly Health Quiz: Covid, Aloe and Heartburn

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.

‘Nos complica la vida’: muchas empresarias deben soportar las comparaciones con Elizabeth Holmes, la fundadora de Theranos

Numerosas emprendedoras dicen que suelen compararlas con Holmes, la fundadora de Theranos, que pronto enfrentará un juicio por fraude.

Ivermectin Won’t Treat Covid-19 but Demand for Drug Surges

Prescriptions for ivermectin have jumped to more than 88,000 per week, some pharmacists are reporting shortages and people are overdosing on forms of the drug meant for horses.

An Experimental H.I.V. Vaccine Fails in Africa

Researchers ended a large trial in South Africa after finding that an experimental vaccine offered little protection.