Missouri Enacts 72-Hour Wait for Abortion
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The Republican-controlled legislature enacted one of the most stringent waiting periods for women seeking abortions, overriding a veto by the state’s Democratic governor, Jay Nixon.
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A study finds that restrictions on certain pesticides have helped, but city streams are more contaminated than ever.
Regulation has helped clean up agricultural and mixed-use waterways, but the ubiquity of some chemicals in household products has increased the threat to aquatic life in urban streams.
In a Study, Text Messages Add Up to a Balance Sheet of Everyday Morality
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A study looking at daily attitudes provided a rough idea of just what constitutes the moral content of a random day.
The Ebola Outbreak
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Ebola Cases Rise Rapidly in Congo
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The World Health Organization said that the number of Ebola cases in the country was 62, up from 31 a week earlier, and that more than half the afflicted patients had died.
Aid Worker Recovering From Ebola
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Dr. Rick Sacra received two infusions of plasma from a missionary who had also been infected with Ebola.
Training Dogs to Sniff Out Cancer
By JOSHUA A. KRISCH
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Trainers tend to notice early on that certain dogs have natural talents that make them better suited for specific kinds of work.
Scientists hope to isolate cancer chemicals that only dogs can smell, leading to the manufacture of nanotechnology sensors that are capable of detecting cancerous tissue.
New Safety Rules Weighed for Magnets
By RACHEL ABRAMS
In a hearing, the Consumer Product Safety Commission cited the death of a child who ingested powerful magnets to highlight the need for regulation.
Matter
Mining for Antibiotics, Right Under Our Noses
By CARL ZIMMER
Scientists may have discovered the next source for creating bacteria-fighting medicines: the human body.
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Drink Soda? Take 12,000 Steps
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
The risks of consuming fructose-rich sodas and processed foods drop substantially if you get up from your chair and move around, even if you don’t formally exercise, two important new studies find.
At Surgery Clinic, Rush to Save Joan Rivers’s Life
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS and J. DAVID GOODMAN
New York City officials said 10 emergency medical workers had arrived at a medical center in Manhattan after receiving a call that Ms. Rivers had gone into cardiac arrest.
Well
HPV Vaccine Program in Australia Shows Success
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
The rate of genital warts in young Australian women decreased by 61 percent after the initiation of a program to give free human papillomarivus vaccine.
The Upshot
Do Workplace Wellness Programs Work? Usually Not
By AUSTIN FRAKT and AARON E. CARROLL
Programs to keep employees healthy are popular with their employers, but the evidence of their effectiveness is very thin.
The Upshot
Latest Good News in Health Spending: Employer Premiums
By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ
The growth in employee plan premiums was only 3 percent in the last year, tied for the lowest rate of increase in 16 years of the Kaiser survey.
The Upshot
Narrow Health Networks: Maybe They’re Not So Bad
By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ
Plans that limit patients’ choices tend to be cheaper, but there has been concern they will restrict care. A study suggests this concern is overblown.
The Upshot
Can We Have a Fact-Based Conversation About End-of-Life Planning?
By BRENDAN NYHAN
The persistence of the “death panels” myth shows that the issue is vulnerable to exploitation by a demagogue.
Watchdog Says V.A. Officials Lied
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
Administrators at 13 health centers run by the Department of Veterans Affairs misled investigators looking into the extent of waiting-list manipulation, an inspector general told the Senate.
Trial to Begin for a Millionaire Who Calls Her Son’s Death ‘Altruistic Filicide’
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
Gigi Jordan has called the death of her 8-year-old son a mercy killing, meant to keep him from his father, who she said was abusive.
Seeing Abuse, and a Pattern Too Familiar
By JODI KANTOR
After Ray Rice’s football contract was terminated by his team on Monday, Janay Palmer Rice became a public example of the complex psychology of women abused by men.
Rise in Drug Use Is Found in Pilots Killed in Crashes
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Investigators are increasingly finding evidence of prescription, over-the-counter and illicit drugs in pilots who die in accidents, officials say.
Respiratory Virus Sickens Children in the Midwest
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR and JULIE TURKEWITZ
For reasons that are not yet clear, hospitals in the Midwest and West are seeing an unusually large spike in suspected cases and a large number of children who need critical care.
D.E.A. to Allow Return of Unused Pills to Pharmacies
By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS
The move by the Drug Enforcement Administration is intended to help reduced the stockpile of unused controlled drugs in homes, which until now could be handed over only to the police.
Pesto-Filled Deviled Eggs
Martha Rose Shulman
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Hard-boiled eggs make a perfect vehicle for pesto, which stands in for half the egg yolks in these savory deviled eggs.
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Studying Ebola, Then Dying From It
By PARDIS SABETI
We could have stopped this epidemic, and saved my colleagues’ lives.
Columns
The Problem With Reclining Airplane Seat Design
By TARA PARKER-POPE
The real issue may be that most airline seats are not designed to fully accommodate the human body in its various shapes and sizes.
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Near Death, and Overmedicated
By PAULA SPAN
Why are patients with advanced dementia so often receiving “medications of questionable benefit”?
Well
Ask Well: Is Horseback Riding Good Exercise?
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It’s very good exercise for the horse and, depending on how you ride, can be moderate or even strenuous exercise for you, too.
Global Health
Mosquito-Borne Viruses Hit Japan and the U.S.
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Mosquito-borne viruses are showing up unexpectedly in affluent countries where they have been largely unknown.
Q&A
Exploring the Connection Between Alcohol and Dementia
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Even in patients with “pure” Alzheimer’s disease or another kind of dementia, most experts recommend greatly moderating alcohol consumption or eliminating it.
Books
A Doctor’s Malaise, and a Profession’s
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Sandeep Jauhar tells the story of two midlife crises: the author’s own, and that of modern American medicine, now in about its fourth decade under managed care.
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The Dawn of the Post-Clinic Abortion
By EMILY BAZELON
Some activists like Rebecca Gomperts are now imagining the unthinkable: a future where most abortions happen at home.
The Rise of Beefcake Yoga
By ALEX FRENCH
Diamond Dallas Page, a former W.W.E. wrestler, created a new form of healing for broken-down macho guys like himself.
The Ethicist
Compassionate Capital Punishment
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The messy morals of making death more pleasant.
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A Witness to AIDS in South Africa
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Joao Silva has watched South Africa’s response to the H.I.V./AIDS pandemic go from denial to ensuring those afflicted by the virus get the treatment and medications they need.
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