Lawrence K. Altman
Recent and archived news articles by Lawrence K. Altman of The New York Times.
Articles
Fighting an Epidemic With Hands Tied
Hundreds of care personnel have braved the terrifying prospect of infection to respond to the Ebola emergency in West Africa. Thousands more will be needed in the future, but will they go?
November 4, 2014, Tuesday
Ethicist Calls CPR Too Risky in Ebola
The medical ethicist Dr. Joseph J. Fins says a medical team shouldn’t try CPR on an Ebola patient because the risks are too great for health care workers and even for some patients.
October 21, 2014, Tuesday
Nobel Prize in Medicine Is Awarded to Three Who Discovered Brain’s ‘Inner GPS’
A British-American scientist and two Norwegians were awarded the prize for identifying the cells that help animals determine where they are.
October 7, 2014, Tuesday
There Before Ebola Had a Name
Dr. Peter Piot helped discover a deadly virus in 1976 and warned about its spread. Now he is providing help for a new outbreak.
October 7, 2014, Tuesday
Lasker Winner Calls for More Genetic Testing for Cancer
A geneticist wins a prestigious Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation award and uses the spotlight to call for much wider genetic screening for breast and ovarian cancer.
September 9, 2014, Tuesday
Ticking Viral Bombs, Left in Boxes
The recent discovery of unguarded vials of the smallpox virus at the National Institutes of Health points to the need for greater safety precautions.
July 15, 2014, Tuesday
An About-Face on a Risky Transplant
News of the first face transplant, in 2005, was greeted with doubts and criticism. But the first comprehensive review of the more than two dozen such procedures since then has removed many early concerns.
April 29, 2014, Tuesday
Douglas L. Coleman, 82, Dies; Found a Genetic Cause of Obesity
Dr. Coleman upset scientific dogma by discovering that genes — not willpower, eating habits or other behaviors — could cause obesity in some people.
April 26, 2014, Saturday
A Patient's-Eye-View of Nurses
It is surprising that it was only after a long and complicated hospital stay that Dr. Arnold S. Relman, a noted medical educator and author, realized the importance of nursing care.
February 10, 2014, Monday
Without Test Tubes, 3 Win Nobel in Chemistry
Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel were recognized for computer simulations that enable closer study of complex reactions like photosynthesis and the design of new drugs.
October 10, 2013, Thursday
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