Duffalo

Casey Harrell, an activist who lost his voice to A.L.S., in 2024. He has been using the system since 2023, generating nearly 2 million words over two years.

01Science

Brain Implants Give A.L.S. Patients the Voice to Speak and Sing

In one demonstration, a former singer sang a musical scale. Afterward she cried tears of joy.

Carolyn Y. JohnsonNov 14

States can now wait six months before ending coverage for people who do not meet the work requirement.

02Politics

Trump Administration Delays Enforcement of Medicaid Work Requirement

The federal government had planned to require poor adults to prove they were working or lose insurance coverage starting Jan. 1. Now, it will let states wait until July.

Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-KatzNov 13

03Politics

Kennedy’s Future: Will Democrats Try to Impeach Him, or Actually Work With Him?

Most Democrats abhor the health secretary’s stance on vaccines, but some see an opportunity to win voters from his MAHA movement by joining with him on food and environmental issues.

Sheryl Gay StolbergNov 12

04Well

Prostate Cancer Screening Now Broadly Recommended, Reversing Past Guidance

Universal screening for the disease has long been a subject of controversy.

Nina AgrawalNov 12

Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis is dispatching teams into the city’s low-income neighborhoods to help educate patients on keeping their Medicaid coverage.

05Business

Hospitals Brace for Medicaid Work Rules and Deep Funding Cuts

Health systems are racing to guide millions of patients through new eligibility hoops, slated to go into effect Jan. 1.

Christopher RowlandNov 11

Genetic analyses traced at least three measles chains of transmission to Texas last year.

06Health

The U.S. Has Lost Its Measles-Elimination Status, Data Suggests

An international panel of scientific experts will convene on Tuesday to evaluate the status, but genetic data already shows the virus is once again entrenched in the United States.

Apoorva MandavilliNov 10

07Mind

New Research Compares Long-Term Relief From 21 Antidepressants

In the meta-analysis, a few drugs stood out for offering greater effectiveness over time.

Christina CaronNov 10

Dr. Steven Kahn, director of the University of Washington’s diabetes research center, was stopped, along with other eminent scientists, from distributing leaflets at a major diabetes conference in New Orleans.

08Science

How Tension Over Trump Fractured American Diabetes Research

It began with a protest at an American Diabetes Association conference. Now a resulting boycott has caused a scientific slowdown, with no end in sight.

Eric BoodmanNov 9

09U.S.

Her Death From Dengue May Signal That the Disease Is Here to Stay

In the past, Americans were infected with dengue after being bitten by mosquitoes while traveling. But now, most of the current transmission is from local mosquitoes.

Anemona HartocollisNov 9

“I studied Shakespeare and love the idea that I would get to speak language as rich as that,” Jessica Chastain said about what drew her to Dan Colley’s play.

10Theater

Jessica Chastain to Star in New Broadway Play ‘Lost Lear’

Chastain will portray an actress with dementia whose most vivid memories are of rehearsing for the title role in “King Lear.”

Michael PaulsonNov 11