Photo CreditAl Drago/The New York Times Trump Health Secretary Pick’s Longtime Foes: Big Government and Insurance Companies Over a long political career, Tom Price, a doctor, never swerved from his policy mission to protect his former profession from what he views as heavy-handed government intrusion. By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Photo CreditDavid Plunkert The New Old Age Physician Aid in Dying Gains Acceptance in the U.S. Nearly one in five Americans now lives in a state where terminally ill patients may legally choose to end their lives with prescriptions from a doctor. By PAULA SPAN
Photo CreditJun Cen Taking Picky Eating to the Extreme Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder can lead to physical, social and psychological impairments. By ABBY ELLIN
Photo CreditVanderlei Almeida/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Global Health How the Response to Zika Failed Millions One year after the W.H.O. declared a public health emergency, experts reflect on the response to the virus and find many aspects wanting. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Photo CreditTony Cenicola/The New York Times Eat Peppers, Live Longer? Eating hot chili peppers may help you live longer, a new analysis reports. By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Personal Health Photo CreditPaul Rogers Getting Older, Sleeping Less When insomnia persists, it can wreak physical, emotional and social havoc. By JANE E. BRODY
A Conversation With Photo CreditKo Sasaki for The New York Times The Stem-Cell Revolution Is Coming — Slowly Where are the miracle treatments we were promised? A Nobel Prize-winning scientist explains. By WALLACE RAVVEN
Photo CreditLexey Swall for The New York Times Study Maps ‘Uniquely Devastating’ Genital Injuries Among Troops A new report found that more than 1,300 men in the American military suffered various injuries to their genitals or urinary tract while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. By DENISE GRADY
The New Health Care Photo CreditJoren Cull Why Medical Advice Seems to Change So Frequently Take your medical news and recommendations with a dose of healthy skepticism, especially regarding nutrition. By AARON E. CARROLL
Photo CreditJoshua Bright for The New York Times How to Find Clinical Trials for Experimental Cancer Treatments Most major cancer centers post the trials in which they participate on their websites. But other sites show more options. By DENISE GRADY
Photo CreditAl Drago/The New York Times In Cancer Trials, Minorities Face Extra Hurdles As immunotherapy research takes off, the patients getting the treatment have been overwhelmingly white. Researchers know this and say they are trying to correct it. By DENISE GRADY
Public Labs, Corporate Gains Photo CreditJesse Dittmar (left) and Emily Berl (right) for The New York Times Harnessing the U.S. Taxpayer to Fight Cancer and Make Profits Public funding is backing a new immunotherapy treatment, but the bulk of any profits will go to a private company. So are taxpayers getting a good deal? By MATT RICHTEL and ANDREW POLLACK
Photo CreditLeft: Lynn Donaldson for The New York Times Right: Laura McDermott for The New York Times Cancer-Free: One Recovery Inspires Another — and Could Help Thousands The science reporter Denise Grady writes about the connection between two immunotherapy success stories. By DENISE GRADY
Photo CreditLaura McDermott for The New York Times 1 Patient, 7 Tumors and 100 Billion Cells Equal 1 Striking Recovery The recovery of a woman with advanced colon cancer, after treatment with cells from her own immune system, may help doctors develop new treatments for other patients. By DENISE GRADY
Health Law Repeal Could Cost 18 Million Their Insurance, Study Finds The Congressional Budget Office said 18 million people would lose their insurance in the first year, with that number and costs rising over 10 years. By ROBERT PEAR
Op-Ed Contributor The G.O.P.’s Health Care Death Spiral A repeal-and-delay of Obamacare would be a “total disaster” for the individual insurance market. By J. B. SILVERS
Road to Recovery After Concussion Leads to Australian Open Casey Dellacqua, who fell and hit her head during the 2015 China Open, missed nine months of competition while living in a “constant world of drowsiness.” By SIMON CAMBERS
Fear Spurs Support for Health Law as Republicans Work to Repeal It Thousands of people are speaking out in support of the Affordable Care Act by sharing testimonials with Congress and holding rallies across the country. By ROBERT PEAR
On Washington ‘Repeal and Replace’: Words Still Hanging Over G.O.P.’s Health Care Strategy Producing the slogan turned out to be far easier for Republicans than producing an actual replacement for President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. By CARL HULSE
Yellow Fever Outbreak in Brazil Prompts a State of Emergency The outbreak in Minas Gerais State in southeastern Brazil appears to have killed at least 10 people, and 133 suspected cases are being investigated. By DOM PHILLIPS
In the Shopping Cart of a Food Stamp Household: Lots of Soda Food stamps are supposed to help improve nutrition for the poor, but a study shows that, just like everyone else, food stamp users buy soda and junk food. By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
A Rampage in Florida Shines a Light on Alaska It’s not easy getting mental health care in this state, with its distinctive demographic, geographic and cultural characteristics and a fierce libertarian streak. By KIRK JOHNSON
Australian Drug Maker Has Low Profile but Powerful Backers in Washington Representatives Chris Collins and Tom Price and other power players have substantial investments in Innate Immunotherapeutics, a company with no approved drugs. By KATIE THOMAS
The Robot That Performed My Kidney Transplant Declined to Be Interviewed How donating a vital organ to a fellow “news nerd” helped a Times data journalist overcome postelection Twitter fatigue and gain a better understanding of robot p.r. By TIFF FEHR
Public Health The Biggest Changes Obamacare Made, and Those That May Disappear A Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would roll back elements of the law but wouldn’t erase the whole thing. By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ
House Clears Path for Repeal of Health Law The vote on a budget blueprint sets Congress on a course to fulfill a Republican promise to rescind the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature domestic achievement. By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR
Well How Do You Die of Parkinson’s Disease? It is often said that people die “with” Parkinson’s rather than “of” the disease. By RONI CARYN RABIN
Opinion Big Sugar’s Secret Ally? Nutritionists The scientific consensus that all calories are equally fattening is outdated and dangerous. By GARY TAUBES
House Expected to Follow Senate’s Lead on Rush to Repeal Health Law A House vote on Friday will come after the Senate approved a measure that would allow Republicans to speedily gut the Affordable Care Act with no threat of a filibuster. By THOMAS KAPLAN, ROBERT PEAR and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
Russian Proposal Would Phase In Cigarette Ban, but Current Smokers Get a Pass The Health Ministry draft rules would ban the sale of cigarettes to people born in 2015 and after. By ROGENE JACQUETTE
Doctors When Patients Leave ‘Against Medical Advice’ Many doctors never consider that their patients made the right decision to leave A.M.A. By ERSILIA M. DEFILIPPIS, M.D.
Diagnosis Why Did Her High Blood Pressure Turn Dangerously Low? A vigorous 81-year-old began to feel lightheaded and nearly faint at random times, but she didn’t know why. By LISA SANDERS, M.D.
Op-Ed Contributor I Abstained From Sex for a Year to Donate Blood The F.D.A.’s policy for men who have sex with men is outdated and should be rescinded. By JAY FRANZONE
Senate Takes Major Step Toward Repealing Health Care Law By a 51-48 vote, the Senate approved a budget blueprint Thursday that would allow Republicans to gut the law without the threat of a filibuster. By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR
Health Law Repeal Could Cost 18 Million Their Insurance, Study Finds The Congressional Budget Office said 18 million people would lose their insurance in the first year, with that number and costs rising over 10 years. By ROBERT PEAR
Op-Ed Contributor The G.O.P.’s Health Care Death Spiral A repeal-and-delay of Obamacare would be a “total disaster” for the individual insurance market. By J. B. SILVERS
Road to Recovery After Concussion Leads to Australian Open Casey Dellacqua, who fell and hit her head during the 2015 China Open, missed nine months of competition while living in a “constant world of drowsiness.” By SIMON CAMBERS
Fear Spurs Support for Health Law as Republicans Work to Repeal It Thousands of people are speaking out in support of the Affordable Care Act by sharing testimonials with Congress and holding rallies across the country. By ROBERT PEAR
On Washington ‘Repeal and Replace’: Words Still Hanging Over G.O.P.’s Health Care Strategy Producing the slogan turned out to be far easier for Republicans than producing an actual replacement for President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. By CARL HULSE
Yellow Fever Outbreak in Brazil Prompts a State of Emergency The outbreak in Minas Gerais State in southeastern Brazil appears to have killed at least 10 people, and 133 suspected cases are being investigated. By DOM PHILLIPS
In the Shopping Cart of a Food Stamp Household: Lots of Soda Food stamps are supposed to help improve nutrition for the poor, but a study shows that, just like everyone else, food stamp users buy soda and junk food. By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
A Rampage in Florida Shines a Light on Alaska It’s not easy getting mental health care in this state, with its distinctive demographic, geographic and cultural characteristics and a fierce libertarian streak. By KIRK JOHNSON
Australian Drug Maker Has Low Profile but Powerful Backers in Washington Representatives Chris Collins and Tom Price and other power players have substantial investments in Innate Immunotherapeutics, a company with no approved drugs. By KATIE THOMAS
The Robot That Performed My Kidney Transplant Declined to Be Interviewed How donating a vital organ to a fellow “news nerd” helped a Times data journalist overcome postelection Twitter fatigue and gain a better understanding of robot p.r. By TIFF FEHR
Public Health The Biggest Changes Obamacare Made, and Those That May Disappear A Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would roll back elements of the law but wouldn’t erase the whole thing. By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ
House Clears Path for Repeal of Health Law The vote on a budget blueprint sets Congress on a course to fulfill a Republican promise to rescind the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature domestic achievement. By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR
Well How Do You Die of Parkinson’s Disease? It is often said that people die “with” Parkinson’s rather than “of” the disease. By RONI CARYN RABIN
Opinion Big Sugar’s Secret Ally? Nutritionists The scientific consensus that all calories are equally fattening is outdated and dangerous. By GARY TAUBES
House Expected to Follow Senate’s Lead on Rush to Repeal Health Law A House vote on Friday will come after the Senate approved a measure that would allow Republicans to speedily gut the Affordable Care Act with no threat of a filibuster. By THOMAS KAPLAN, ROBERT PEAR and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
Russian Proposal Would Phase In Cigarette Ban, but Current Smokers Get a Pass The Health Ministry draft rules would ban the sale of cigarettes to people born in 2015 and after. By ROGENE JACQUETTE
Doctors When Patients Leave ‘Against Medical Advice’ Many doctors never consider that their patients made the right decision to leave A.M.A. By ERSILIA M. DEFILIPPIS, M.D.
Diagnosis Why Did Her High Blood Pressure Turn Dangerously Low? A vigorous 81-year-old began to feel lightheaded and nearly faint at random times, but she didn’t know why. By LISA SANDERS, M.D.
Op-Ed Contributor I Abstained From Sex for a Year to Donate Blood The F.D.A.’s policy for men who have sex with men is outdated and should be rescinded. By JAY FRANZONE
Senate Takes Major Step Toward Repealing Health Care Law By a 51-48 vote, the Senate approved a budget blueprint Thursday that would allow Republicans to gut the law without the threat of a filibuster. By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR