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How to Nurse Your Hangover (and Head One Off)

Can Psychiatric Drugs Blunt the Mother-Baby Bond?

Loneliness Can Be Deadly for Elders; Friends Are the Antidote

Did Debbie Reynolds Die of a Broken Heart?

Carrie Fisher’s Other Legacy: Honesty About Bipolar Disorder

Taking Fish Oil During Pregnancy Is Found to Lower Child’s Asthma Risk

Hospitals in Safety Net Brace for Health Care Law’s Repeal

What Is Bariatric Surgery, and How Does It Work?

After Weight-Loss Surgery, a Year of Joys and Disappointments

Are Hydroponic Vegetables as Nutritious as Those Grown in Soil?

How to Find Clinical Trials for Experimental Cancer Treatments

In Cancer Trials, a Lopsided Shot at Hope for Minorities

A New Ebola Vaccine Is Shown Highly Protective

Your Liver Doesn’t Know It’s the Holidays

Full Course of Antibiotics Is Best for Infant Ear Infections, Study Finds

Esther Wilkins, Who Set Standards for Dental Hygienists, Dies at 100

Harnessing the U.S. Taxpayer to Fight Cancer and Make Profits

Trump Administration Puts the U.S. at a Crossroad for Global Health Aid

The Baby Is Getting Fed — but What?

Pregnancy Alters Size and Structure of Brain, New Study Shows

You’re ‘Prediabetic’? Join the Club.

Medical and Health News That Stuck With Us in 2016

Is Hot Yoga Good for You?

Americans’ Hearing Loss Decreases Even as Headphone Use Rises

Pregnant Women Warned to Avoid Brownsville, Tex., Because of Zika

Abortion Is Found to Have Little Effect on Women’s Mental Health

Extensive Brain Defects Seen in Babies of Mothers With Zika

Rise in Infant Drug Dependence in U.S. Is Felt Most in Rural Areas

One in 6 American Adults Say They Have Taken Psychiatric Drugs, Report Says

British Officials Issue a Report Card on Aid Organizations

One Weight-Loss Approach Fits All? No, Not Even Close

Colombia Reports Major Rise in Birth Defect Amid Zika Crisis

Do Men and Women Need Separate Multivitamins?

U.S. Life Expectancy Declines, and Researchers Are Puzzled

Use of E-Cigarettes by Young People Is Major Concern, Surgeon General Declares

1 Patient, 7 Tumors and 100 Billion Cells Equal 1 Striking Recovery

1 Patient, 7 Tumors and 100 Billion Cells Equal 1 Striking Recovery

How Loud Are Your Headphones?

Many Kids’ Headphones Carry Risk of Hearing Loss, Study Finds

‘Into Oblivion’

‘Into Oblivion’ Uses Photography to Examine Lives of Dementia Patients

Yellow Fever Epidemic in Africa Shows Gaps in Vaccine Pipeline

A New Low for Cigarette Smoking

Did You Just Forget, or Is It Something More Serious?

Immune System, Unleashed by Cancer Therapies, Can Attack Organs

Older Adults Are Still Skipping Vaccinations

Can You Regain Muscle Mass After Age 60?

Hallucinogen Eases Depression in Cancer Patients, Studies Find

Insomniacs Are Helped by Online Therapy, Study Finds

Local Transmission of Zika Reported in Texas