Gun-Related Suicides and Killings Continued to Rise in 2021, C.D.C. Reports

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/6 12:41P Roni Caryn Rabin

The increases in homicides were particularly stark among Black and Hispanic men, while suicides involving firearms rose among all adults.

Teenagers Keep Vaping Despite Crackdowns on E-Cigarettes

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/6 7:00A Christina Jewett

While use among youths has fallen since the peaks of 2018-19, resumption of in-school classes this year shows students still have access to flavored, disposable vapes.

Barnard College Plans to Offer Abortion Pills on Campus

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/6 6:44A Pam Belluck

It is one of many colleges and universities deliberating over how to respond to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

U.S. Health Officials Urge Vigilance as Ebola Spreads in Uganda

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/6 5:38A Apoorva Mandavilli

There are no cases in the United States, but the C.D.C. wants doctors to be on the alert for patients with telltale symptoms.

A Father Chose to End His Life at 92. His Daughter Hit Record.

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/5 11:00P Nicole Sperling

To cope with the impending loss of the family patriarch, who decided on medically assisted suicide, Ondi Timoner did what she knows best: She made a movie.

Medical Care Alone Won’t Halt the Spread of Diabetes, Scientists Say

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/5 7:29A Roni Caryn Rabin

Now experts are calling for walkable communities, improved housing, and access to health care and better food, particularly in minority communities.

Hospital System to Refund Poor Patients Who Were Entitled to Free Care

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/4 9:12A Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Kat

Providence began reaching out to more than 700 patients after The Times contacted the hospital system about its billing and debt-collection practices.

At Long Last, Can Malaria Be Eradicated?

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/3 9:00P Apoorva Mandavilli and Kang-Chun

Two new vaccines may finally turn back an ancient plague. But in unexpected ways, their arrival also complicates the path to ending the disease.

For Autistic Mothers, Breastfeeding Is Complicated

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/3 9:00P Shafaq Zia

Mothers with autism, who are less likely than others to breastfeed, have been hit particularly hard by the baby formula shortage.

Your Medical Test Results Are Available. But Do You Want to View Them?

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/3 4:09A Danielle Friedman

The 21st Century Cures Act gave patients easy access to their health information. Now, some diagnoses delivered without context are causing high anxiety.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Be Awarded Today

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/2 10:35P Benjamin Mueller

It will be the first Nobel Prize awarded this year, with more announcements being made over the coming week.

Uganda Races to Contain a Deadly Ebola Outbreak

NYTimes.com (Health) 10/1 6:27A Abdi Latif Dahir

The outbreak was caused by the Sudan strain of the virus, which has no approved vaccine or drug treatment. Scientists are now rushing to begin clinical trials in the coming weeks.

Fentanyl Test Strips Highlight Rift in Nation’s Struggle to Combat Drug Deaths

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/30 11:00P Jan Hoffman and Desiree Rios

Proponents say the ability to check drugs for the presence of lethal fentanyl may save lives. But critics say the strips enable drug use.

Dr. Audrey Evans, Cancer Specialist Who Gave Families a Home, Dies at 97

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/30 12:59P Neil Genzlinger

She was a prominent figure in the field of childhood cancer when, in 1974, she helped create the first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia.

Price of New A.L.S. Treatment Will Be $158,000 Per Year, Maker Says

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/30 10:16A Pam Belluck

The list price of the therapy, Relyvrio, is much higher than an economic research group recommends, but the company says most patients will pay very little themselves.