By CHRISTINA CARON from NYT Health As his stomach grew and the rest of his body got thinner, Hector Hernandez knew something was wrong, but he never suspected it was cancer. https://ift.tt/2rb8vw9
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health A vaccine and new treatments are on hand, but the outbreak is in an area rife with unpredictable gunfire, bandits and suspicion of outsiders. https://ift.tt/2TOXwpj
By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health In an effort to expand overseas sales, the company is designing a way to reduce nicotine levels but enhance the rate of absorption in the body. https://ift.tt/2SeyRck
By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health Federal health officials believe it’s safe to eat the lettuce if it’s grown in greenhouses or other regions — and is labeled as such. https://ift.tt/2AnVaVF
By GINA KOLATA, SUI-LEE WEE and PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health The researcher, He Jiankui, offered no evidence or data to back up his assertions. If true, some fear the feat could open the door to “designer babies” https://ift.tt/2BzGXH2
By PAULA SPAN from NYT Health As Social Security dips into its trust fund, policymakers propose changes to fix the program’s finances and strengthen its benefits, especially for women. https://ift.tt/2BxVItF
By ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health Dayton, Ohio, had one of the highest overdose death rates in the nation in 2017. The city made many changes, and fatal overdoses are down more than 50 percent from last year. https://ift.tt/2PSVRR7
By PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health In a Michigan case involving members of a small Muslim sect, the court found that only states, not federal prosecutors, could bring charges. https://ift.tt/2A7N8ji
By ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health The C.D.C. issued the sweeping alert after 32 people in 11 states were sickened with a virulent form of E. coli. Investigators have not been able to pinpoint the source. https://ift.tt/2BofgAH
By CHRISTINA CARON from NYT Health It is the largest outbreak in North Carolina since the chickenpox vaccine first became available in 1995. https://ift.tt/2TuIO6Q
By DENISE GRADY from NYT Health Although immunotherapy can work wonders for cancer, it does not help everyone, side effects can be fierce, and costs are high. But the field is young. https://ift.tt/2KfK5u4