Nutrition Drinks Including Varieties of Oatly and Glucerna Are Recalled

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/12 4:34P Vimal Patel

The recall of nearly 90 Lyons Magnus products over concern for microbial contamination came after “continued collaboration and consultation” with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/12 1:20P Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Otte

The detection of the virus in sewage suggests it is circulating in the city, Health Department officials said.

What the New C.D.C. Guidelines Mean for You

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/12 11:19A Emily Anthes

The new recommendations put the onus on individuals to protect themselves. Here’s how to navigate them.

People Exposed to Covid May Need to Take as Many as Three At-Home Tests, F.D.A. Says

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/12 6:38A Emily Anthes

Repeat tests, spaced two days apart, reduce the odds of false negatives, the agency noted.

Hospital and Drugmaker Move to Build Vast Database of New Yorkers’ DNA

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/11 11:00P Joseph Goldstein

Patients will be asked if their genetic sequence can be added to a database — shared with a pharmaceutical company — in a quest to cure a multitude of diseases.

C.D.C. Eases Covid Guidelines, Noting Virus is ‘Here To Stay’

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/11 10:34A Emily Anthes

The new recommendations are intended to help prevent severe disease, the agency said.

Samples of Popular Diabetes Drug Contain Potential Carcinogen, F.D.A. Says

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/11 9:37A Andrew Jacobs

Testing found nitrosamine contamination in some samples of Januvia, but regulators will allow Merck to continue selling the drug for now.

Sharing Monkeypox Sores on Social Media

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/11 9:09A Jacob Bernstein

Men and women with monkeypox share their stories on social media, to fight stigma and demand more action.

Don’t Blame Monkeys for Monkeypox, W.H.O. Says After Attacks

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/11 8:25A April Rubin

The outbreak is centered on humans, not animals, health officials said, after a report that some monkeys were harmed in São Paulo, Brazil, out of fear of transmission, according to local authorities.

Biden Signs Bill to Help Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/10 7:17A Michael D. Shear

President Biden, who has long advocated the expanded benefits, has speculated that his son Beau developed brain cancer because of exposure to burn pits when he served in Iraq.

Daniella Topol of Rattlestick Theater’s New Calling: Nursing

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/9 7:00A Michael Paulson

The artistic director of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is making an unusual career change after preparing the company for a major renovation.

How We Mourn Covid’s Victims

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/9 3:03A Christine Hauser

In Britain, artists lit a structure aflame. At the Jersey Shore, names were carved on shells and rocks. With more than six million dead, memorials have evolved along the way.

The Long, Long Wait for a Diabetes Cure

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/8 9:00P Andrew Jacobs

A documentary captures the desperation and frustration of Type 1 diabetes patients in a clinical trial.

U.S. Moves to Stretch Out Monkeypox Vaccine Supply

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/8 5:14P Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weila

The approach, which would require a new emergency authorization, would involve injecting one-fifth of the current dose into the skin instead of a full dose into underlying fat.

Embarrassing, Uncomfortable and Risky: What Flying Is Like for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/7 11:00P Amanda Morris and Scott McIntyre

To better understand the obstacles faced by wheelchair users, The Times sent a reporter and a photographer to document one man’s plane trip. Here’s what they saw.