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An Upbeat Emotion That’s Surprisingly Good for You
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
Awe, that goose-bumpy mix of fear and wonder, appears to be particularly good for the body.
Carl Wiens
Some older adults with advanced kidney failure are resisting the usual answer by deciding the sacrifices required by the treatment aren’t worth it.
Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times
A burial team in Bong County, Liberia, in October. Ebola’s mutation rate does not appear to be exceptional.
The rate of mutation appears normal, research suggests, and the high death toll stems from where the epidemic erupted, at the intersection of three vulnerable nations.
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A Colorful Passover Seder
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Set your Passover table with these delicious dishes from Martha Rose Shulman that add color and tradition to a special meal.
Needle Exchange Is Allowed After H.I.V. Outbreak in an Indiana County
By ALAN SCHWARZ and MITCH SMITH
Dozens of cases attributed to intravenous drug use in a southeastern Indiana county led Gov. Mike Pence to declare a state of emergency.
Living With Cancer
Clinical Trials Looking for Patients
By SUSAN GUBAR
A drug obtained through a clinical trial appears to have extended my life. So why do many trials fail to enroll sufficient patients?
Off to Space for a Year, an American’s Longest Journey
By KENNETH CHANG
NASA hopes to learn more about physical and psychological effects of space travel from the mission of Scott J. Kelly, who will have spent more time in space than any American when he returns.
Well
Take the Habit Personality Quiz
By TARA PARKER-POPE
What’s your habit personality? Take a quiz to find out the factors that influence how you form habits, both good and bad.
Well
The Doctor’s Rituals
By MIKKAEL A. SEKERES, M.D.
Every night when I put my 6-year-old son to sleep, we go through the same routine. I do the same with my patients.
House Approves Bill on Changes to Medicare
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and ROBERT PEAR
In a significant bipartisan move backed by President Obama, the House agreed on changing the formula for doctors’ fees and extending the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Matter
In Iceland’s DNA, New Clues to Disease-Causing Genes
By CARL ZIMMER
The results uncovered a host of previously unknown gene mutations that may play roles in ailments as diverse as Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease and gallstones.
Phys Ed
How Exercise May Aid Cancer Treatment
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
A new study in mice raises the possibility that exercise may change the biology of some malignant tumors, potentially making them easier to treat.
Amid Affordable Care Act Fight, a Health Center Program Struggles to Stay Alive
By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK
The future is uncertain for a program that trains doctors in underserved communities as it tries to tackle a worsening shortage of primary care physicians.
Obama Praises Affordable Care Act on Its 5th Birthday
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
The president said 16 million additional Americans now had health care and noted that predictions made by the law’s detractors never came true.
House Leaders Confident of Passing Medicare Bill
By ROBERT PEAR and JENNIFER STEINHAUER
The Congressional Budget Office released figures showing that the sweeping changes could add more than $140 billion to federal budget deficits in the coming decade.
Lumber Liquidators Faces U.S. Safety Inquiry
By RACHEL ABRAMS
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said it would investigate whether the flooring retailer sold products with dangerous levels of formaldehyde.
Experts Back Angelina Jolie Pitt in Choices for Cancer Prevention
By PAM BELLUCK
The actress had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed because she carries a genetic mutation that increases the risk of ovarian cancer.
Exposure Concerns Grow in Liberia After Diagnosis of First Ebola Case in Weeks
By SHERI FINK
The patient, a street vendor who lived in a one-bathroom house shared with 52 others in a Monrovia suburb, had sold food last week at a school where more than 1,900 students are enrolled.
Air Pollution Raises Stroke Risk
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Stubborn Pay Gap Is Found in Nursing
March 24, 2015
What Else Can We Add to a Smoothie?
March 20, 2015
The Well Book Club: “Better Than Before”
Take this Quiz to discover what kind of habit keeper you are. Did your result match the way you view yourself? What side of your personality makes it difficult or easy to create and stick to a new habit?
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From the Magazine
Let’s Talk (Frankly) About Sex
By BONNIE ROCHMAN
A new approach uses openness and humor to make “The Talk” less dreadful for parents and children alike.
Columns
Ask Well
Ask Well: Whiter Teeth
By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS
A reader asks: What is the healthiest and most effective way to whiten your teeth?
Personal Health
The Road to Cancer Treatment Through Clinical Trials
By JANE E. BRODY
Few adults with cancer enter clinical trials, even though they are the backbone of today’s successful treatments. But many are available.
From Opinion
Op-Ed Contributor
Give Breast Milk
By ELIZABETH CURRID-HALKETT
Donating breast milk should be more like donating blood.
Op-Ed Contributor
Angelina Jolie Pitt: Diary of a Surgery
By ANGELINA JOLIE PITT
Health choices are part of life, not to be feared.
From Upshot
The Upshot
Hospitals Are Wrong About Shifting Costs to Private Insurers
By AUSTIN FRAKT
Reducing or containing Medicare and Medicaid prices can put downward pressure on the prices hospitals can charge to all customers.
The Upshot
Now the Hard Part: The Rate of Health Care Enrollment Seems Set to Slow
By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ
The pattern so far suggests a challenge in reaching the goal of enrolling 10 million more eligible people within the next few years.
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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.
Picture Your Life
Faces of Breast Cancer
By TARA PARKER-POPE
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.
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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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