Hearing Aids Will Soon Be Sold Over the Counter. Here’s What You Need to Know.

As many as 30 million Americans have some trouble hearing, but few can afford to pay…

Polio May Have Been Spreading in New York Since April

Polio may have been circulating widely for a year, and was present in New York’s wastewater…

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Want a Divorce’

‘Pluck, Bandage, Smile’ My childhood summers were measured in splinters. Gnarled docks and jagged playgrounds —…

Why a Century-Old Vaccine Could Be the Next Weapon Against Viruses

In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when prevention seemed light years away, several scientists…

Pain in Children is Often Ignored. For Children of Color, It’s Even Worse.

Dr. Cristina Gonzalez, a professor of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New…

F.D.A. Clears Path for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

The Food and Drug Administration moved on Tuesday to make hearing aids available over the counter…

Marshall Islands, Nearly Covid-Free, Confronts an Outbreak

As a remote nation in the Pacific, the Marshall Islands had been almost completely spared from…

Are Earbuds Damaging My Hearing?

Q: I wear earbuds to sleep, during Zoom calls and while working out. Are they damaging…

¿Los audífonos inalámbricos dañan mi audición?

Uso audífonos inalámbricos para dormir, durante las llamadas de Zoom y mientras hago ejercicio. ¿Dañan mi…

The Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support

RECIFE, Brazil — A procession of mothers pushed children in bulky wheelchairs down a long corridor…