Summer heat waves are becoming more frequent and increasingly intense. They put both young and old, the physically active and the sedentary, at risk of a heat-related illness and death. Read more…
Keeping Your Cool
By JANE E. BRODY
PERSONAL HEALTH
Too Hot to Handle
By JANE E. BRODYExtreme heat claims American lives each year, and with climate change, some experts predict the number will rise. Read more…
Steering Clear of Poison Ivy
By JANE E. BRODYSimple precautions can prevent a nasty reaction from contact with poison ivy and related plants, which can harm even those who have had previous uneventful exposures. Read more…
Outsmarting Breast Cancer With Evolving Therapies
By JANE E. BRODYChanges in the treatment of breast cancer have amounted to a revolution in patient care. Read more…
New Therapies for Bowel Diseases
By JANE E. BRODYTreatment for inflammatory bowel disease — Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis — has made great advances, with less disruptive surgery. Read more…
Speaking Up About an Uncomfortable Condition
By JANE E. BRODYWith more awareness about the risk factors of inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, those with a genetic predisposition can take precautions. Read more…
This Summer, Safety First
By JANE E. BRODYAn emergency room doctor lists common, yet avoidable injuries from outdoor activities like gardening, hiking, swimming and lighting up the grill. Read more…
The Drawbacks of Puppy Love
By JANE E. BRODYGetting a dog can allay the loneliness of old age, but it is not a decision to take lightly: adopting a pet brings on a host of responsibilities and expenses. Read more…
Hurt Before the Birth
By JANE E. BRODYMaternal health and genes, not just a lack of oxygen during delivery, can play a role in causing brain injuries in full-term newborns, a new report emphasizes. Read more…
A Stroke You Must Have
By JANE E. BRODYIt’s never too late to learn how to swim, a crucial skill, as more than 70 percent of the drowning victims in the United States each year are adults. Read more…
Lifesaving Procedure With an Image Problem
By JANE E. BRODYThough donating bone marrow has become simpler and less painful, more like giving blood, perception has not caught up with reality, scaring off some potential donors. Read more…
A Number That May Not Add Up
By JANE E. BRODYAs a measure of overweight, obesity and health, the body mass index has plenty of drawbacks, researchers say. Read more…
Life With a Dog: You Meet People
By JANE E. BRODYThe health benefits of owning a pet, particularly a dog, are well documented and wide-ranging, from cardiovascular to social. Read more…
With the Thrills Come Extreme Risks
By JANE E. BRODYOverconfidence and a lack of training and a habit of not wearing safety gear, especially helmets, help cause more than 40,000 head and neck injuries nationally a year in sports like skateboarding. Read more…
A Viral Misery That Loves Company
By JANE E. BRODY
Highly contagious and hard to kill, norovirus is the leading cause of gastrointestinal infections in the United States, causing an estimated 21 million illnesses and 800 deaths. Read more…