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Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Well Log In Log In Today’s Paper Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Well Eat Move Mind Family Live Highlights Photo Credit Getty Images ‘Fear-Free’ Pets Make for Happier Pets, and Owners Fear-ridden dogs and cats at the hospital may get toys to distract them or a range of menu options. By Susan Jenks Photo Credit Gracia Lam Personal Health Looking on the Bright Side May Be Good for Your Health A number of recent long-term studies has linked greater optimism to a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other chronic ailments and to fostering “exceptional longevity.” By Jane E. Brody Photo Credit iStock Phys Ed Do Our Babies Need to Move More? A study that used activity trackers to monitor babies found associations between infants’ movement and levels of fat. By Gretchen Reynolds Photo Credit Aly Song/Reuters The Checkup Leaving Shanghai as the Coronavirus Extended Its Reach There was a getting-out-of-Dodge feeling as we boarded the airplane, although airplanes — with their recycled air — are very effective settings for the spread of respiratory infections. By Perri Klass, M.D. Photo Credit Courtesy of Grace French A Guide Dog for Nightmares How a dog named Bentley helped a young dancer heal from the abuse of the former physician Larry Nassar. By Abigail Pesta Ties Photo Credit Lucy Jones On a Nude Beach With My Parents, Baring Almost All My Speedo stayed on but my secrets came out. By Matt Knight Photo Credit Gracia Lam Weekly Health Quiz: Sperm, Falling Fauna and a New Virus Test your knowledge of this week’s health news. By Toby Bilanow Ties Photo Credit Lucy Jones My Father’s Passport Against the advice of his oncologist, my father was unplugging himself, demanding to be released not only from the hospital, but from life as we know it. It felt like a victory. By Christine Hemp Photo Credit Lilli Carré My Son’s Friends Use Slurs in Online Games. What Can I Do? You might say to your son, “While your friends might think they’re being funny or cool, words can do harm, and repeating slurs is fundamentally degrading to the groups they are used against.” By Lisa Damour Advertisement Continue reading the main story Ask Well More in Ask Well » Photo Credit Stuart Bradford Why Was My Doctor Visit Suddenly So Expensive? The facility fee may be to blame for the added costs of a doctor visit. By Richard Klasco, M.D. Photo Credit Richard Perry/The New York Times When Is the Best Time to Get Your Flu Shot? Immunity to the flu virus may wane over the course of the flu season, so you don’t want to get a flu shot too early, or too late. By Richard Klasco, M.D. Photo Credit Getty Images How Do You Treat Positional Vertigo? A common type of dizziness can be treated with a simple head maneuver. By Richard Klasco, M.D. Photo Credit Karsten Moran for The New York Times Does Marathon Running Increase the Risk of Cardiac Arrest? Endurance exercise reduces the overall risk of heart troubles but can raise the risk in the short term, especially during a race. By Gretchen Reynolds Photo Credit James Keivom for The New York Times What Causes Stress Fractures in Runners? Can Diet Contribute? Overtraining is the most common cause, but diet and other factors can play a role. By Jen A. Miller Latest Search Search Clear this text input Researchers Are Racing to Make a Coronavirus Vaccine. Will It Help? New technology and better coordination have sped up development. But a coronavirus vaccine is still months — and most likely years — away. By Knvul Sheikh and Katie Thomas F.D.A. Warns Purell to Stop Claiming It Can Prevent Ebola or Flu The Food and Drug Administration told the maker of Purell hand sanitizers to discontinue marketing campaigns that the agency complained also included claims for avoiding illness from other viruses. By Sheila Kaplan Modern Love Tiny Love Stories: ‘His Shirtless Picture Caught My Eye’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. 9/11 Workers May Be at Higher Cancer Risk Ground zero workers had higher rates of cancer, especially prostate and thyroid cancers and leukemia. By Nicholas Bakalar Access to Care May Explain Disparities in Prostate Cancer Outcomes Disparities in medical care may account for why African-American men with prostate cancer are almost twice as likely to die as white men with the disease. By Nicholas Bakalar Modern Love Love in the Time of Low Expectations “Never count on a man,” her father had told her. “They will always let you down.” So she didn’t, and they still did. By Michelle Dowd Insys Founder Gets 5½ Years in Prison in Opioid Kickback Scheme The company executive, John Kapoor, was accused of bribing doctors and misleading insurers to increase sales of a highly addictive painkiller. By Katie Thomas Many in China Wear Them, but Do Masks Block Coronavirus? They may help, but experts say it’s more important to wash your hands. By Roni Caryn Rabin An Adult’s Guide to Social Skills, for Those Who Were Never Taught It’s a shame so few of us are taught the basics of how to interact constructively with each other. If you never were, we’re here to help. By Eric Ravenscraft Surgeon General Says ‘Shocking’ Portion of People Aren’t Told to Stop Smoking In a new report, he cited a number of helpful smoking cessation methods but said that e-cigarettes haven’t yet been proven to be an effective method. By Sheila Kaplan Depression May Elevate Dementia Risk A Swedish study found that men and women with depression were much more likely to develop dementia than their peers without depression. By Nicholas Bakalar SOCIAL Q’S This Sounds Like the Worst Business Trip Ever No single rooms and forced roommate arrangements? A reader wonders whether she should even go. By Philip Galanes Major Insurers Pledge $55 Million to Try to Lower Generic Drug Prices The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and others say they have agreed to invest in a nonprofit’s effort to develop and sell cheaper drugs. By Katie Thomas Smokers Should Quit at Least 4 Weeks Before Surgery, W.H.O. says In a new study, the health agency urges hospitals and surgeons to play a bigger role to help the world’s 1 billion smokers kick the habit. By Andrew Jacobs Advertisement Continue reading the main story Having Children, Breastfeeding May Cut Risk of Early Menopause Pregnancy and breastfeeding may cut the risk of entering menopause before age 45. By Nicholas Bakalar Doctors Treating Regret Despite the pervasiveness of regret, doctors often overlook it. By Dhruv Khullar, M.D. Living With Cancer The Nursing Shortage Is Threatening Our Care “It’s gone from the human touch to ‘get it done and get it billed,’” one nurse said. By Susan Gubar What Is the Coronavirus? Symptoms, Treatment and Risks A respiratory virus has spread from China to at least a dozen other countries, including the U.S. Here’s what you need to know. By Roni Caryn Rabin Leer en español 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版 Modern Love Tiny Love Stories: ‘You Feel Good. Is This Good?’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Rejecting the Name My Parents Chose I was named for the main character in “Little Women.” Changing my name may be the most Jo March-like decision I could have made. 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