Genetically Modified Pig’s Heart Is Transplanted Into a Second Patient

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/22 8:11A Roni Caryn Rabin

The first patient to receive such an organ died after two months. “At least now I have hope,” the second recipient said before the surgery.

New Covid Vaccines Hit Insurance Snags: What to Do if Yours Gets Denied

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/22 7:49A Dani Blum

The updated shot is here. But pharmacies are rescheduling appointments, and some people are being told their insurance will not cover it.

FTC Sues Anesthesia Group Backed by Private Equity, Claiming Antitrust

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/21 2:28P Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-K

The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.

Following State Errors, Nearly 500,000 Americans Will Regain Health Insurance

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/21 8:34A Noah Weiland

Low-income people who wrongly lost Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage will keep their insurance, federal officials said.

Advances in Eye Scans and Protein Structure Win 2023 Lasker Awards

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/21 3:00A Noah Weiland and Cade Metz

This year’s awards were given to scientists who helped doctors see the retina and used artificial intelligence to predict the shapes of cellular proteins.

‘Only God Can Thank You’: Female Health Workers Fight to Be Paid

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/20 11:00P Stephanie Nolen and Tiksa Negeri

Community health workers put in long hours to protect people in developing countries from diseases such as malaria, Covid-19 and H.I.V. But most are compensated minimally, or not paid at all.

U.S. Will Resume Offering Free At-Home Covid Tests

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/20 10:46A Sheryl Gay Stolberg

The Biden administration is restarting a program that has provided hundreds of millions of free tests through the Postal Service.

Sufjan Stevens Says He Lost Ability to Walk From Guillain-Barré Syndrome

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/20 7:31A Julia Jacobs

The indie-rock singer-songwriter said in a statement on his website that he was expected to recover from the rare neurological condition.

The Reach of Wildfire Smoke Is Going Global and Undoing Progress on Clean Air

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/20 5:51A Delger Erdenesanaa and Noah Weil

In the United States, smoke from wildfires is undoing progress from the Clean Air Act. In poorer countries, the situation is even worse.

The Beach Is Lovely. The Water, Maybe Not So Much.

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/20 4:00A Roni Caryn Rabin

As oceans warm, pathogenic bacteria are turning up more frequently in northern regions, scientists say.

How Much Do Patients Need to Know About a Potentially Risky Treatment?

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/19 11:00P Ellen Gabler, Steve Eder and All

An unapproved product made from umbilical cord blood was used at a prominent New York hospital. After an F.D.A. warning came an internal complaint: Patients should have been told.

Full-Body MRI Scans Like Prenuvo Have Become a Status Symbol. Do They Work?

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/18 11:00P Dani Blum and Callie Holtermann

Companies like the celebrity-endorsed Prenuvo claim they can revolutionize preventive health care. Experts warn this might not be the right approach.

Overlooked No More: Margaret Chung, Doctor Who Was ‘Different From Others’

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/18 9:33A Nina Chhita

As the first known American woman of Chinese ancestry to earn a medical degree, she treated celebrities and opened a practice in San Francisco’s Chinatown.

Supporters of Aid in Dying Sue N.J. Over Residency Requirement

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/15 11:02P Paula Span

If the state were to change its course, aid in dying would become more accessible to millions of Americans.

Windows Installed in Skulls Help Doctors Study Damaged Brains

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/15 11:00P Gina Kolata

Some neurosurgeons are testing an acrylic prosthesis that lets them peer into patients’ heads with ultrasound.