Health
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Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?
The pandemic played a role in increased consumption, but alcohol use among people 65 and older was climbing even before…
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Bacteria That Cause Meningitis Are Spreading Again, C.D.C. Warns
The News Federal officials are warning health care providers to be on the lookout for invasive meningococcal disease, a rare…
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4 Things You Need to Know About Health Care Cyberattacks
Despite the explosion in ransomware hacks like the one against Change Healthcare, regulation is spotty and few new safeguards have…
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Heart Pump Is Linked to 49 Deaths, the F.D.A. Warns
The agency faulted the device maker for delayed notice of mounting complications, citing increasing reports of how use of the…
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‘A Chance to Live’: How 2 Families Faced a Catastrophic Birth Defect
Ashlee Wiseman, a waitress at a Sizzler in Idaho Falls, Idaho, was 10 weeks pregnant when a nurse phoned with…
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Health Concerns Mount for Migrant Children at Outdoor Holding Sites
A federal judge is expected to rule soon on whether the government must provide shelter, food and medical care to…
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Ice Skating and the Brain
Ice Skating and the Brain How do champion skaters accomplish their extraordinary jumps and spins? Brain science is uncovering clues.…
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Use of Abortion Pills Has Risen Significantly Post Roe, Research Shows
The News On the eve of oral arguments in a Supreme Court case that could affect future access to abortion…
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Patients Hate ‘Forever’ Drugs. Is Wegovy Different?
Most people, study after study shows, don’t take the medicines prescribed for them. It doesn’t matter what they are —…
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What’s Next for the Coronavirus?
Scientists studying the virus’s continuing evolution, and the body’s immune responses, hope to head off a resurgence and to better…