Health
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Their DNA Hides a Warning, but They Don’t Want to Know What It Says
Marin Konstadt, visiting family in Florida, was at the opera in 2020 when she got a call on her cellphone.…
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Kidneys From a Genetically Altered Pig Are Implanted in a Brain-Dead Patient
Surgeons at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported on Thursday that they had for the first time successfully transplanted…
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Can Omicron Cause Long Covid?
Many public health officials have taken heart in early evidence that suggests infections from the Omicron variant tend to cause…
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Why Are Men More Likely to Die of Covid? It’s Complicated.
It’s one of the most well-known takeaways of the pandemic: Men die of Covid-19 more often than women do. Early…
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In Sewage, Clues to Omicron’s Surge
As the highly contagious Omicron variant pushes national coronavirus case numbers to record highs and sends hospitals across the country…
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Survey of Americans Who Attempted Suicide Finds Many Aren’t Getting Care
Suicide attempts in the United States showed a “substantial and alarming increase” over the last decade, but one number remained…
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In Arkansas, Trans Teens Await an Uncertain Future
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For years, Zara Banks had been looking forward to her 14th birthday — the moment, last June,…
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For Coronavirus Testing, the Nose May Not Always Be Best
Over the past two years, diagnosing a coronavirus infection has often required probing the nose. Health care workers have inserted…
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The C.D.C. concedes that cloth masks do not protect against the virus as effectively as other masks.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday clarified its stance on various kinds of masks, acknowledging that the…
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Martin Shkreli is barred from the drug industry and ordered to repay $64.6 million.
Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical executive best known for unapologetically hiking the price of a lifesaving medication, must pay $64.6…