CrossFit Offers an Exercise in Corporate Teamwork, Too

Kevin Moloney for The New York Times Employees of Datalogix in Colorado take part in its CrossFit exercise program. AT 12:30 p.m. on a Tuesday, the chief executive of Datalogix was spider-crawling across a conference room floor. All around him,...

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National Briefing | South: Louisiana: Health Secretary Resigns Amid Investigations

Louisiana's health secretary, Bruce Greenstein, is resigning amid state and federal inquiries into the awarding of a Medicaid contract to a company where Mr. Greenstein once worked. Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration last week canceled the nearly $200...

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World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Security Concerns Prevent Polio Vaccinations, Health Agency Says

About 240,000 children have missed vaccinations against polio because of security concerns in Pakistan's tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, a top official with the World Health Organization said Friday. The official, Dr. Nima Saeed Abid, the acting...

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As OSHA Emphasizes Safety, Long-Term Health Risks Fester

TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. — Sheri Farley walks with a limp. The only job she could hold would be one where she does not have to stand or sit longer than 20 minutes, otherwise pain screams down her spine and up her legs. "Damaged goods," Ms. Farley describes...

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Dental Patients in Oklahoma Warned of Disease Risk

The unsanitary practices of a dentist in Tulsa, Okla., may have exposed thousands of patients to H.I.V. and hepatitis, forcing him to close his offices while health officials investigate and test about 7,000 people who had visited him since 2007. ...

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Hospitals Question Fairness of New Medicare Rules

J. Emilio Flores for The New York Times Tiffany Phan, left, a care manager at U.C.L.A. hospital, spoke to Marjorie Crear about medications and doctors' appointments. It is no longer enough for hospitals to make patients healthy enough to leave....

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National Briefing | South: Louisiana: Health Secretary Resigns Amid Investigations

Louisiana's health secretary, Bruce Greenstein, is resigning amid state and federal inquiries into the awarding of a Medicaid contract to a company where Mr. Greenstein once worked. Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration last week canceled the nearly $200...

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World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Security Concerns Prevent Polio Vaccinations, Health Agency Says

About 240,000 children have missed vaccinations against polio because of security concerns in Pakistan's tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, a top official with the World Health Organization said Friday. The official, Dr. Nima Saeed Abid, the acting...

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Doctor and Assistant Charged in $10 Million Oxycodone Operation

Dr. Hector Castro had a secret. For a certain price, according to the authorities, he would write prescriptions for oxycodone, a powerful painkiller, even if the "patient" never stepped foot in his office at the Itzamna Medical Center in the Gramercy...

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Most Children’s Meals at Large Chains Are Unhealthy, Study Finds

A new study of the nutritional quality of meals for children on the menus of the nation's largest chain restaurants has found that 91 percent do not even meet the standards set by the National Restaurant Association's Kids LiveWell program. An even...

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Deal Reached on Paid Sick Leave in New York City

Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times A hearing on paid sick leave last week. The agreement reached on Thursday night is subject to a vote by the City Council after action on the issue had been blocked for three years. New York City is poised to...

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Well: Is the Secret to Olive Oil in Its Scent?

Why is olive oil, the crown jewel of the Mediterranean diet, so good for your health? Nutritionists point to its abundance of antioxidants and oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that protects the heart. But new research suggests that some of the benefits...

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Tennessee Governor Balks at Medicaid Expansion

Gov. Bill Haslam of Tennessee said Wednesday that he would not expand Medicaid in his state as called for in the federal health care overhaul, joining 18 other Republican governors who have rejected expansion for now. Governor Haslam said he wanted...

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National Briefing | Health: Study Shows Bacteria Moves From Animals to Humans

A new study used genetic sequencing to establish that a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been transmitted from farm animals to people, a connection that the food industry has long disputed. Representative Louise M. Slaughter, Democrat of New...

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National Briefing | Health: Link Is Found Between Stressfull Events and Stillbirths

Pregnant women who have stressful experiences in the year before giving birth are more likely to deliver stillborn babies, a new study reports. The study, by the National Institutes of Health, asked 2,000 women in five states about specific events,...

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Well: Living With Cancer: The Scar Project

In the documentary "Baring it All," a young woman declares, "The scar represents everything I've been through. I'm proud of what I've been through." The film focuses on the fashion photographer David Jay, who created a pictorial series about breast cancer...

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Bloomberg Seeks an End to Cheap Cigarettes

Victor J. Blue for The New York Times Cigarettes are displayed at the Great Land Deli in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. A new bill would establish a minimum price for cigarettes and cigarillos, or little cigars. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg...

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Talmud and Other Diet Books

HARDLY a week goes by without yet another study documenting the increasing prevalence of obesity in America. Most of us take seriously the fact that close to 70 percent of American adults are now either overweight or obese, and most are willing to consider...

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New York State Budget Drops Plan to Allow For-Profit Investment in Hospitals

A proposal to allow for-profit investment in two hospitals in New York State has been dropped from the budget, an unexpected setback to a push to open health care systems to private investors for the first time. One of the leading proponents of...

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