The New York Times

He developed a program that became a model for hospitals around the world, making it easier for poor Black patients to navigate an onerous bureaucratic system.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is devoting a hearing to a topic that affects millions but is poorly understood and widely ignored, including when it comes to federal research money.

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Bronx has killed one person and infected nine. A Yankees spokesman said that its towers were cleaned on Sunday, and the city has not asked that games be postponed.

Federal projects are rolling out A.I. agents that offer therapy and prescribe medicine, raising concerns about safety and the influence of venture capital investors.

As Vermont’s health commissioner, he helped create a model for providing food and dental care. Later, he directed the first national vaccine program.

Cardiologists are struggling to figure out why a drug that should have prevented heart attacks didn’t work at all.

More than 11,000 cases of the illness had been linked to lettuce from Taylor Farms that was processed in Mexico. An investigation into how the parasite spread is continuing.

The White House plans to send the money to people in 30 states who have higher incomes and are insured under the Affordable Care Act.

Much of the research on exposure to the World Trade Center residue has focused on emergency workers, but people there when they were young say their health is at risk, too.

The cases were reported in four states, and led to two hospitalizations. No deaths have been reported.

Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.

The first-of-its-kind drug offers a reprieve for people who live with the debilitating sleep disorder.

The two researchers have won a prestigious Lasker Award. Their findings laid the groundwork for a new drug that addresses the sleep disorder’s root cause.

Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.

The affected frozen fruit products, which were distributed to 19 states and to retailers like Walmart and Publix, were recalled starting in July.