An image from a video by the Coca-Cola Foundation. In November 2012, the foundation announced a $3 million grant to Chicago's Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance. The grant was intended to establish a wellness program.
The company supports the Global Energy Balance Network, which promotes a “science-based” approach to weight control: Get more exercise and worry less about calories.
A study raises questions about the effectiveness of the body mass index letters that the state started sending home more than a decade ago.
Waiting to develop a vaccine until an epidemic is raging means waiting too long for it to be proved safe and effective, say scientists who are proposing a global vaccine fund.
Officer Akema Thompson was recovering from childbirth on the day of the exam, but officials said her request for a makeup test was “not approvable.” The city settled her discrimination case last month.
In addition to running a breast health center, Dr. Kaelin performed surgery and did research on breast cancer patients’ quality of life during and after treatment.
The Obama administration has decided that Medicare will pay for one of the newest, most expensive cancer medications, Blincyto, which costs about $178,000 and treats an aggressive form of leukemia.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the outbreak in the South Bronx, which has infected 108 people since last month, appears to be tapering off.
Dr. Kelsey became a 20th-century American heroine for sparing the United States from widespread birth deformities, and for inspiring laws that made drugs safer.
About half the survivors seem to have chronic joint pain that is often severe enough to prevent them from working, an expert said.
A federal appeals panel rejected an argument by the groups affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York that an opt-out form imposed a “substantial burden” on their religious freedom.
The American Psychological Association voted overwhelmingly to approve a ban that would include noncoercive interrogations now conducted by the Obama administration.
When cancer patients need help, they are often surprised to find that long-trusted friends have disappeared.
Readers solve the mystery of a police officer with an earache and asymmetrical pupils.
CVS Health will exclude 31 more prescription medicines from insurance coverage next year, including Viagra and treatments for diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York said building owners had two weeks to test and disinfect the towers, as the death toll from the disease rose to 10.
The $22 million NYC Safe program will work toward increasing security at homeless shelters and treating people prone to hurting themselves or others, relying on interagency cooperation.
A new review of research helpfully concludes that there is a reliable, scientifically valid way for each of us to pick the right running shoes, but it’s so simple that most of us ignore it.
Dr. Sokoloff won the Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award in 1981 for his role in developing the vivid color images that map brain function.
Data from 485,000 people in China found that rates of ischemic heart disease, respiratory disease and cancer were all lower in hot-food eaters.
The president’s executive order, if issued, would force any company that contracts with the federal government to issue paid leave to sick employees, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of workers.
The number of new Ebola diagnoses in Sierra Leone and Guinea reached its lowest point in well over a year last week, according to the World Health Organization.
A panel has concluded that there is no evidence to support universal autism screening of young children, raising concern among autism advocates and experts.
An article about campus pressures, depression and suicide promoted a flurry of questions from readers. New York Times reporter Julie Scelfo offers a selection of questions and answers about the issue.
Since the outbreak that gave Legionnaires’ disease its name, water-cooling towers have been identified as prime breeding grounds, but the city has done little to address the risks.
The company said it was offering unlimited leave for new mothers and fathers for one year after the birth or adoption of a child.
The treatment, known as IP, in which chemotherapy is pumped directly into the abdomen, could add 16 months or more to women’s lives, researchers say.
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Childhood immunizations, perhaps the most important health and lifesaving advance of the last century, are being seriously eroded by misinformation and scaremongering.
Minute for minute, using an elliptical machine is likely to burn more calories, while putting far less stress on your joints.
Picking a fashionable activity tracker may keep you wearing it and using it longer.
Few families are prepared when a baby dies prior to delivery. Here, parents who have navigated this difficult experience are sharing their insights.
The argument for the cost savings from universal health coverage makes some intuitive sense, but it’s not backed up by research.
With some sleight of hand, Saturn peaches can look like doughnuts. A raspberry-lime sauce makes the dessert even prettier.
Doctors still aren’t very good at easing an end that can be very difficult.
The New York Times is offering a free mobile app for the popular Scientific 7-Minute Workout and the new Advanced 7-minute Workout.
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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