Hospital Billing Varies Wildly, U.S. Data Shows

A hospital in Livingston, N.J., charged $70,712 on average to implant a pacemaker, while a hospital in nearby Rahway, N.J., charged $101,945. In Saint Augustine, Fla., one hospital typically billed nearly $40,000 to remove a gallbladder using minimally...

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New York City Now Says It Can Speed Up Replacing School Lights Containing PCBs

Ángel Franco/The New York Times Eleven people were hospitalized for breathing problems after an aging light ballast emitted smoke at P.S. 123 in Manhattan. On Sept. 6, drops of an oily substance leaked from a light fixture on Staten Island and...

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Undercover Video Targets Abortion Doctor

Brian Lehmann for The New York Times Dr. LeRoy H. Carhart, who performs late-term abortions, in 2009. A group released a video of remarks it called inhumane. An anti-abortion group released an undercover video on Wednesday showing what it says...

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Well: The Scientific 7-Minute Workout

Exercise science is a fine and intellectually fascinating thing. But sometimes you just want someone to lay out guidelines for how to put the newest fitness research into practice. An article in the May-June issue of the American College of Sports...

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Prostate Cancer Test From Genomic Health Assesses Risks

A new test can help distinguish aggressive prostate cancer from less threatening ones, potentially saving many men from unneeded operations for tumors that would never hurt them, researchers are reporting. The test, developed by Genomic Health,...

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Hospital Billing Varies Wildly, U.S. Data Shows

A hospital in Livingston, N.J., charged $70,712 on average to implant a pacemaker, while a hospital in nearby Rahway, N.J., charged $101,945. In Saint Augustine, Fla., one hospital typically billed nearly $40,000 to remove a gallbladder using minimally...

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Well: Winning Streaks in Sports

Phys Ed Gretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness. Winning streaks in sports may be more than just magical thinking, several new studies suggest. Whether you call them winning streaks, "hot hands" or being "in the zone," most sports fans...

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Patients Say Gastric-Band Procedure Won’t Guarantee Weight Loss

There will probably be no more bubbly Champagne or hefty steaks at political events. No more gobbling slices of pizza while on the campaign trail. For Mr. Christie, the rewards of successful stomach-band surgery could be great, like reducing his risk...

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National Briefing | West: California: Court Upholds Ban on Marijuana Dispensaries

The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of local governments to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. As dispensaries have proliferated since 1996, when California became the first state to allow medical marijuana, many municipalities across...

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Pfizer Begins Selling Viagra Online

Niko J. Kallianiotis for The New York Times Pfizer now sells Viagra, the erectile dysfunction drug that is one of its chief money makers, online to men with a prescription. Pfizer has taken the unusual step of selling its erectile dysfunction drug,...

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Psychiatry’s New Guide Falls Short, Experts Say

Just weeks before the long-awaited publication of a new edition of the so-called bible of mental disorders, the federal government's most prominent psychiatric expert has said the book suffers from a scientific "lack of validity." The expert, Dr....

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Republicans Readying New Offensive Over Health Law

WASHINGTON — As the administration struggles to put in place the final, complex piece of President Obama's signature health care law, an endeavor on a scale not seen since Medicare's creation nearly a half-century ago, Democrats are worried that major...

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The Texas Tribune: Texas Lawmakers Set to Restore Women’s-Health Financing

Eddie Seal for The New York Times Esmeralda Garcia, a health care assistant at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Edinburg, speaks with a client, Adriana Olvera. The political fireworks and high-octane drama that accompanied lawmakers' 2011 fight over...

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Concussion Fears Lead to Growth in Specialized Clinics for Young Athletes

Charlie Mahoney for The New York Times Brian Lilja is a patient at the Boston Children's Hospital youth sports concussion clinic. His mother, Jennifer, said his injuries caused a "scary" personality change. BOSTON — The drumbeat of alarming stories...

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Well: A Musical Message for Children on Healthy Eating

For all her talent and determination to help children eat better, Michelle Obama could still pick up a few pointers from Helen Butleroff-Leahy, a 66-year-old former Rockette turned registered dietitian. Ms. Butleroff-Leahy devotes her time to teaching...

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Well: Sucking Your Child’s Pacifier Clean May Have Benefits

For years, health officials have told parents not to share utensils with their babies or clean their pacifiers by putting them in their mouths, arguing that the practice spreads harmful germs between parent and child. But new research may turn that thinking...

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Opinion: A Child’s Wild Kingdom

IN a couple of weeks, my daughter will turn into a dolphin. Right now, she's a fox. Last year, she was a cricket. That's just how it works at the Montessori school where she goes. Instead of "4-year-olds" and "5-year-olds," or even "preschoolers"...

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Economic View: An Economic Cure for Pandemics

THAT frightening word "pandemic" is back in the news. A strain of avian influenza has infected people in China, with a death toll of more than 25 as of late last week. The outbreak raises renewed questions about how to prepare for possible risks, should...

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