Cleaner Air Helps Everyone. It Helps Black Communities a Lot.

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/24 6:24A Elena Shao

A new study quantified the benefits of pollution reduction in terms of race and class.

California’s Plan for Cheaper Insulin Collides With Big Pharma’s Price Cuts

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/24 5:25A Benjamin Ryan

The state awarded a $50 million contract to produce less costly treatments, but moves by major suppliers might undercut the initiative before any new product emerges.

Should You Get Another Covid Booster?

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/24 2:52A Apoorva Mandavilli

Britain and Canada have authorized another round of booster shots for older and immunocompromised citizens. So far, U.S. officials haven’t followed suit.

Tennessee’s Rejection of Federal Funds to Curb HIV Alarms Prevention Groups

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/24 12:52A Ava Sasani

The state plans to use state funds, which a spokeswoman for Gov. Bill Lee said would be more efficient than receiving federal dollars. Some organizations are concerned they will be cut off if they don’t align with his conservative politics.

Now, Poorer Children Are Falling Behind on the Playing Field

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/23 11:00P Matt Richtel

Nationwide, poor children and adolescents are participating far less in sports and fitness activities than their more affluent peers.

These Devices Sickened Hundreds. The New Models Have Risks, Too.

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/23 11:00P Roni Caryn Rabin

Duodenoscopes — tubular cameras threaded into the intestine — with disposable parts were supposed to be safer. But the parts can fall off in the body, the F.D.A. warned.

Autism Prevalence Rises Again, Study Finds

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/23 7:58A Emily Anthes

The pandemic may have disrupted the detection of autism spectrum disorder in young children, researchers also reported.

Who Is Most At Risk for Long Covid?

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/23 7:01A Pam Belluck

A new analysis summarizes the emerging picture of factors that make long-term post-Covid symptoms more likely.

Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks the State’s New Abortion Ban

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/22 3:12P Pam Belluck

Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees a right to make individual health care decisions. The new ban attempts to circumvent that right by declaring that abortion is not health care.

The Times Switches to C.D.C. Covid Data, Ending Daily Collection

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/22 10:14A Wilson Andrews and Lisa Waananen

As local data sources become less reliable, The Times will instead report information collected by the C.D.C. on its virus tracking pages.

Rising Rate of Drug Shortages Is Framed as a National Security Threat

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/22 10:10A Christina Jewett

A Senate homeland security committee examined growing health care shortages amid reports of rationing within hospitals.

Medicare Tries to Combat Fraud. Now Insurers Are Fighting Back.

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/22 7:00A Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-K

The Biden administration has proposed changes to how it would pay private Medicare Advantage plans, setting off a lobbying frenzy.

DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/22 5:37A Gina Kolata

By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.

U.S. Organ Transplant System, Troubled by Long Wait Times, Faces an Overhaul

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/22 5:07A Sheryl Gay Stolberg

The Biden administration announced a plan to modernize how patients are matched to available organs to shorten wait times and reduce the number of people who die while waiting.

Why Are Public Restrooms Still So Rare?

NYTimes.com (Health) 3/21 11:00P Jen A. Miller

Cities in the U.S. and elsewhere have made strides, but challenges remain.