Health
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Paid Family Caregivers in Indiana Face Steep Cutbacks
Now that federal pandemic-era funds are shrinking, states like Indiana are ending or curtailing programs that finance home care by…
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C.D.C. Shortens Isolation Period for People With Covid
Americans with Covid or other respiratory infections may return to daily activities if they don’t have a fever and their…
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CVS and Walgreens Will Begin Selling Abortion Pills This Month
The pill mifepristone will be available with a prescription at pharmacy counters in a few states to start.
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Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, C.D.C. Says
Spikes of fatalities linked to drinking that began with the Covid pandemic were not an anomaly. An estimated 178,000 people…
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R.S.V. Vaccines May Slightly Increase Risk of Rare Neurological Condition
Federal health officials presented data hinting at a link to Guillain-Barré syndrome, but said the connection was still uncertain.
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Nursing Home Staffing Shortages and Other Problems Persist, U.S. Report Says
Infection control lapses, severe staffing shortages and lowering vaccination rates have continued to plague many facilities beyond the pandemic.
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Vaccines Didn’t Turn Back Mpox, Study Finds. People Did.
The News The 2022 outbreak of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, was curbed in large part by drastic changes in…
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Frequent Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Study Suggests
A new study analyzed several years of surveys on increases in marijuana and cannabis consumption.
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Long Covid May Lead to Measurable Cognitive Decline, Study Finds
People with long Covid symptoms scored slightly lower on a cognitive test than people who had recovered. But patients who…
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Older Americans Should Get Another Covid Shot This Spring, Panel Says
Scientific advisers to the C.D.C. recommended boosters for Americans ages 65 and older.