By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD from NYT Health In a study of mice, researchers found no links between the neural systems related to reward and monitoring water intake. https://nyti.ms/2Kjr0t5
By BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health The phrase can’t remotely capture our ever-shifting digital experience, social scientists say. Say hello to the “screenome.” https://nyti.ms/2JRJaCH
By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health The F.D.A. has been wary of cannabis-derived products. But it is now under pressure to help them get to market legally. https://nyti.ms/2KeJMlr
By JOANNA KLEIN from NYT Health Female animals were once deemed too hormonal and messy for science. Some scientists warn it’s not enough to just use more female lab rats. https://nyti.ms/2WCFcDY
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health African green monkeys survived infection with the Nipah virus after they received remdesivir. The virus, a pandemic threat carried by bats, has killed dozens of people in Asia. https://nyti.ms/2XdRorT
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health African green monkeys survived infection with the Nipah virus after they received remdesivir. The virus, a pandemic threat carried by bats, has killed dozens of people in Asia. https://nyti.ms/2WuSVgk
By JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health With Purdue Pharma and Teva settling the case, the state sought to hold J & J responsible for the broader opioid crisis. The company argued that it operated responsibly and lawfully. https://nyti.ms/2KaTLbt
By APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health Trials of vaccines and treatments have not included enough female participants. Now that scientists are exploring possible cures, the need to enroll women is greater than ever. https://nyti.ms/2EAVymk
By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health Juul needs good science to prove to the F.D.A. that its e-cigarettes offer more benefits than risks. Some researchers say they are loath to take the company’s money. https://nyti.ms/2MeovLg
By JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health Having settled with Purdue Pharma and Teva, Oklahoma will now try to blame Johnson & Johnson for its opioid disaster. Nearly 1,900 lawsuits remain nationwide. https://nyti.ms/2wkvbN5
By PAULA SPAN from NYT Health Growing numbers of seniors are using more energy. They also are most likely to suffer in extreme weather, which has become more common as the planet warms. https://nyti.ms/2JFsuyb
By KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health The price set by the Swiss drugmaker Novartis may be the world’s highest for a single treatment — prompting renewed debate about how society will pay for gene-therapy breakthroughs. https://nyti.ms/2HYjDo2
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health Paralysis cases spiked after a vaccination drive was derailed by false rumors that dozens of children had collapsed and died. https://nyti.ms/2QkOU8y
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health Paralysis cases spiked after a vaccination drive was derailed by false rumors that dozens of children had collapsed and died. https://nyti.ms/2W0NxBX
By PAM BELLUCK and MADDIE McGARVEY from NYT Health Over 200 million women and girls alive today have been circumcised. Four of them shared with The Times their pain, emotional trauma and sexual struggles — and their journey to feel whole. https://nyti.ms/2QlxFEj
By MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health The state health department calls on hospitals to do more to fight Candida auris, a mystery germ spreading the globe. https://nyti.ms/2VX4ZYg
By MAYA SALAM from NYT Health A new study found that 90 percent of young people killed by an intimate partner from 2003 to 2016 were girls. https://nyti.ms/2HujolD
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health Warming weather usually slows transmission of the virus, but it is not clear that this outbreak is fading, experts said. https://nyti.ms/2EmxkfF
By ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health The tax isn’t on the ballot, but the beverage industry has spent more than $600,000 to back City Council and mayoral candidates who want to strike it down. https://nyti.ms/2HDHDwE