A.I. Took a Test to Detect Lung Cancer. It Got an A.

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/20 5:29A DENISE GRADY

Artificial intelligence may help doctors make more accurate readings of CT scans used to screen for lung cancer.

Turmeric Takes a Star Turn in Cocktails

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/20 4:32A ROBERT SIMONSON

The spice widely praised as a curative superfood is showing up in a different kind of medication.

French Patient in Right-to-Die Dispute Is Taken Off Life Support

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/20 1:32A AURELIEN BREEDEN

Vincent Lambert was left in a vegetative state after a 2008 car accident. His family has been split over whether to let doctors stop artificially feeding and hydrating him.

The Checkup: Is ‘Digital Addiction’ a Real Threat to Kids?

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/19 11:00P PERRI KLASS, M.D.

Think of screens as something to handle in moderation, like food, rather than something without any healthy place in our lives, like heroin, experts say.

The New Health Care: Is Our Health Care Spending Worth It?

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/19 11:00P AUSTIN FRAKT

Putting a price on longevity or well-being is tricky, but not impossible.

Personal Health: Millions Take Gabapentin for Pain. But There’s Scant Evidence It Works.

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/19 10:17P JANE E. BRODY

“There is very little data to justify how these drugs are being used and why they should be in the top 10 in sales,” a researcher said.

What Does It Really Mean to Be 6 Weeks Pregnant?

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/18 2:26A CHRISTINA CARON

So-called ‘heartbeat’ legislation restricting abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy has started a conversation about when most women actually learn that they’re pregnant.

Maternity Leave for Sponsored Runners

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/18 2:00A JEN A. MILLER

A video about female runners losing their pay and health insurance if they are pregnant sends ripples through the running world.

In Cities Where It Once Reigned, Heroin Is Disappearing

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/17 11:00P ABBY GOODNOUGH

The rise of the more potent fentanyl in its place has put a generation of older users, who had managed their addiction, at far greater risk of overdose.

Deadly Germs, Lost Cures: Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly Bacteria Turn to Antibiotics, Alarming Health...

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/17 3:27P ANDREW JACOBS and MICHAEL ADNO

In its decision to approve two drugs for orange and grapefruit trees, the E.P.A. largely ignored objections from the C.D.C. and the F.D.A., which fear that expanding their use in cash crops could fuel antibiotic resistance in humans.

A Rare Genetic Mutation Leads to Cancer. The Fix May Already Be in the Drugstore.

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/17 8:42A GINA KOLATA

A common dietary supplement may help overcome mutations in the Pten gene. Should patients take it?

U.S. Birthrate Drops 4th Year in a Row, Possibly Echoing the Great Recession

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/16 11:00P LIAM STACK

The birthrate hit a 32-year low and the fertility rate reached a record low in 2018, bringing the United States more in line with other wealthy countries.

Cystic Fibrosis Patients Turn to Experimental Phage Therapy

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/16 11:00P ABBY ELLIN

Microphage therapy has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but there is growing interest in the treatment for cystic fibrosis.

House Passes Legislation Aiming to Shore Up Health Law and Lower Drug Costs

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/16 2:03P ABBY GOODNOUGH

Democrats tied several bills together, trying to hold Republicans to promises to protect coverage of pre-existing conditions and rein in drug costs, but the minority party did not bite.

you asked: Of Age and Pleasure

NYTimes.com (Health) 5/16 8:54A JEN GUNTER

What can be done to help a woman who is having less-satisfying sexual experiences as she ages?