In Liberia, a Good or Very Bad Sign: Empty Hospital Beds
By SHERI FINK
Liberia has far fewer people being treated for Ebola than anticipated, but health officials are hesitant to declare victory.
Doctors Mystified by Paralysis in Dozens of Children
By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS
Kayana Szymczak for The New York Times
A 4-year-old boy who had experienced episodes of paralysis underwent physical therapy on Tuesday in Charlestown, Mass.
More than 50 children have had mysterious episodes of paralysis in 23 states and some doctors suspect a link to the enterovirus 68.
The Ebola Outbreak
Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times
The reflection on an ambulance window of an Ebola outreach team in Kakata, Liberia.
Ebola May be Slowing in Liberia, W.H.O. Says
By RICK GLADSTONE
The World Health Organization’s assistant director general said there had been a decline in burials in the West African nation and no increases in confirmed cases.
Kaci Hickox Says She May Sue Maine Over Ebola Quarantine
By DAVE PHILIPPS
Ms. Hickox threatened to go to court if Maine does not let her move freely by Thursday, setting up what could be a test case of whether state quarantines are legal.
Bellevue Workers, Worn Out From Treating Ebola Patient, Face Stigma Outside Hospital
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS and NATE SCHWEBER
Some employees at the New York medical center say they are feeling snubbed, a result of working at the place handling the city’s first Ebola case.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Urges 21-Day Quarantine for Troops Working in Ebola Zone
By HELENE COOPER and MICHAEL D. SHEAR
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey’s recommendation comes a day after the C.D.C. issued new guidelines on how civilian health workers should be treated on their return to the United States.
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Questions and answers on the scale of the outbreak and the science of the Ebola virus.
Ask Well on Ebola
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Video: Children and the Risk of Ebola
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Ebola Testing for All New Arrivals?
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Ebola on Airplanes, Ebola in Sneezes
Science Times: Oct. 28, 2014
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.
Jason Decrow/Associated Press
Many runners in Sunday’s New York City Marathon may be overlooking a simple way to improve their finishing time.
Well
Renée Zellweger and Me
By STEVEN PETROW
The reaction to the actress’s recent appearance is helping me accept my face as-is.
The Upshot
A Formula to Find the Uninsured Around the Country
By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ and KEVIN QUEALY
Enroll America began with a huge phone survey of 12,000 adults and added neighborhood data.
Food Scores, a New Web Service, Ranks Grocery Items on Ingredients and Nutrition
By STEPHANIE STROM
The database assigns a score to 80,000 products based on factors like how nutritious and processed they are.
Essay
Magic May Lurk Inside Us All
By C. NATHAN DeWALL
Several streams of research in psychology, neuroscience and philosophy are converging on an uncomfortable truth: We’re more susceptible to magical thinking than we’d like to admit.
Is the Affordable Care Act Working?
A year after it was fully in place, the Affordable Care Act has largely succeeded in delivering on President Obama’s main promises, even as it fell short in some ways and gave birth to a new and powerful conservative movement.
A Perfect Fit for Some, but Not Others
For the past year, The New York Times has asked readers to share their experiences purchasing and using health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Here is a selection of their stories.
The Upshot
Choosing a Health Plan Is Hard, Even for a Health Economist
By AUSTIN FRAKT
The federal employees’ insurance program works much like an Affordable Care Act exchange. It’s complicated.
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
A delicious blend of salty anchovies, pungent garlic and nutty walnuts makes the perfect sauce for seared or grilled radicchio.
Knowing Cancer Risk May Not Affect Screening Rates
October 29, 2014
Faces of Breast Cancer: Find Your Story, Join the Conversation
October 28, 2014
Doctors and Decision Fatigue
October 27, 2014
The Pleasure of Bitter Greens
October 27, 2014
Obese Children Show Early Signs of Heart Disease
October 27, 2014
Well
For a 7-Minute Workout, Try Our New App
By TARA PARKER-POPE
The New York Times is offering a free mobile app for the popular Scientific 7-Minute Workout and the new Advanced 7-minute Workout.
Education Life
This Is Your Brain on Drugs
By ABIGAIL SULLIVAN MOORE
New studies show that the effects of marijuana on young people may be greater than we thought. One has found brain differences even in casual smokers.
Podcast: Science Times
Nine women share their experiences with breast cancer.
Fighting Breast Cancer, and Winning Columns
Books
Healing the Metaphorical Heart
By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D.
Martha Weinman Lear returns to the territory she covered in “Heartsounds,” but this is not a sequel so much as a rueful epilogue, a brief account of her own recent skirmish with heart disease.
Global Health
Latrines May Not Improve Health of Poor Children
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
A major study in India has stunned advocates of latrine building by showing that it may do little good.
Well
Revised Food Labels Still Won’t Tell Whole Story
By JANE E. BRODY
Proposed changes will do some good things, like mention added sugars separately. But they won’t make it quick and easy for consumers to choose healthier foods.
Q&A
Vitiligo and Vision
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Vitiligo is mainly a skin disorder, but can it also harm my eyesight?
The Scan
A Mathematical Thriller and an Exhibition of What Could Go Wrong
By JASCHA HOFFMAN
Upcoming events include a thriller about a British mathematician, an exhibition on the science of natural disasters and a musical about the many worlds of the physicist Hugh Everett III.
Insomniac, but Not Sleep-Deprived
October 27, 2014
When Death Approaches Again
October 23, 2014
Is It Really Dementia?
October 21, 2014
Reactions
Teenagers on Little Sleep, Preemies and Steroids, Autism and the Dentist
Letters to the editor and online comments.
The Weekly Health Quiz
From Opinion
Opinion
The Dangers of Eating Late at Night
By JAMIE A. KOUFMAN
The increase in acid reflux may partly be due to dinners after 8 p.m.
From the Magazine
Searching for the Fountain of Youth
By SAM ANDERSON
Down the back roads of strip-mall Florida, I hunted for the legendary reservoir that would keep me forever young.
Can Video Games Fend Off Mental Decline?
By CLIVE THOMPSON
“Brain training” games have become big business, but the research is still unclear about whether they improve your brain over all.
What if Age Is Nothing but a Mind-Set?
By BRUCE GRIERSON
Ellen Langer’s experiments have shown that mental attitudes might reverse some ravages of old age. Now she wants to test that same radical principle on cancer.
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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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