Experts explain what to do if you feel threatened and how to offer help if the situation calls for it.

Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are lower than they’ve been in years. We asked experts how to think about personal risk — and what the future likely holds.

Sweating, stomach pain, headaches — experts explain what happens physiologically, and what that may mean for your health.

An expert shares tips for assessing health information.

Eating packaged foods like cereal and frozen meals has been associated with anxiety, depression and cognitive decline. Scientists are still piecing together why.

The shots would be the first vaccines available against a respiratory virus that kills thousands and leads to many more hospitalizations each year.

Enhanced regulations aim to protect a greater number of working parents.

Protection may last even longer, scientists reported. The finding may be a boon to low-income countries, where cervical cancer takes an enormous toll.

America’s top physician, Dr. Vivek Murthy, offers advice on how to build meaningful social connections in an increasingly lonely world.

Some are taking sick days. Others are cutting back their hours. Still others end up quitting altogether.

Can’t find time to exercise on weekdays? Here are five ways to get more out of a Saturday and Sunday routine.

People who spoke two languages daily in their youth tended to score higher on memory tests later in life, the researchers found.

Replacing ill will with good will has marked mental health benefits.

The release of an egg, despite being a routine biological process, is a dramatic physical event.

Early in the pandemic, scientists began testing an old TB vaccine against the coronavirus. But the trial enrolled fewer participants than expected as new Covid vaccines were introduced, and no discernible effect was found.

A reader is left to make new arrangements after learning that her boyfriend, who had agreed to live with her for the summer, was jockeying for an internship in Washington.

Experts weigh in on octogenarian health.

Historians have long debated the role that Dr. Franklin played in identifying the double helix. A new opinion essay argues that she was an “equal contributor.”

Everyone wants an edge during the N.B.A. playoffs. Some like naps. Some have lucky shoes. Golden State’s Kevon Looney does “Joga.”

Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are lower than they’ve been in years. We asked experts how to think about personal risk — and what the future likely holds.

The ideal breakfast is the one that makes you feel your best, experts say, though there are some important nutrients to keep in mind.

And other spring cleaning tips from the experts.

The case against her was weak enough. Did her defense have to mock the very idea of invisible injuries?

We asked experts — mindfulness teachers, spiritual leaders, and scientists — for their favorite beginner-friendly titles.

Recent research suggests that while bad feelings can affect your well-being, your perspective on those feelings can play an even bigger role in your mental health.