Health

Phys Ed

Does High-Intensity Exercise Affect Our Hearts? Minds? Life Spans? Waistlines?

What you need to know about high-intensity interval training, or HIIT.

Diagnosis

A Doctor Asks Two Strange Questions That Reveal a Mysterious Disease

She had a persistent cough that cracked a rib, and her body ached all the time. What was it?

Moderna and U.S. at Odds Over Vaccine Patent Rights

Moderna’s patent application names several employees as the sole inventors of a crucial component of its coronavirus vaccine, excluding three government scientists.

On the Scene: Vaccine Clinics Open at Schools

A weeklong effort to vaccine children ages 5-11 began at New York City schools this week.

U.S. Urges Court Not to Block Vaccine Mandate on Employers

The Biden Justice Department filed its case before an appeals court that has temporarily halted the measure.

Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, 96, Dies; Sought to Demystify Death and Grief

He wrote prolifically about grief, counseled the bereaved after 9/11 and the Oklahoma City bombing and paid particular attention to children. “Grief is the price we pay for love,” he’d say.

More Than 40 Nations Pledge to Cut Emissions From Their Health Industries

The plans, while short on specifics, represent a notable step toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions from hospitals and the health care industry, a sizable emitter globally.

Stephen Karpiak, Pathbreaking H.I.V. Researcher, Dies at 74

His work helped change people’s attitude toward older people living with the virus that causes AIDS.

Michael Rutter, Pioneering Child Psychiatrist, Is Dead at 88

His wide-ranging research helped transform his field, a colleague said, by “insisting on using data to drive thinking about diagnosis and treatment.”

How Hospitals Fuel Climate Change

The health care industry is a large source of greenhouse gases.