Health
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California hospitals find that Omicron causes fewer hospitalizations and shorter stays.
A new study of nearly 70,000 Covid patients in California demonstrates that Omicron causes less severe disease than other coronavirus…
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In Southern Africa, Success Against H.I.V. Offers Hope for Beating Back Another Virus
CHONGWE, Zambia — On a visit to a public hospital in a farming community in late November, I saw something…
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In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig
A 57-year-old man with life-threatening heart disease has received a heart from a genetically modified pig, a groundbreaking procedure that…
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‘People Need to Be Reminded About Flu’
Jillian Gibson hasn’t gotten a flu shot in some 25 years. “I don’t get the flu, and I’ve been exposed…
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At-Home Coronavirus Tests Are Inaccessible to Blind People
Christy Smith has never been tested for the coronavirus. As a blind person, she can’t drive to testing sites near…
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Starting later this week, some at-risk Americans become eligible for a 4th Covid shot.
Some people with a weakened immune system can get a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine as early as this…
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A Surge in Hospitalized Young Children Infected With the Coronavirus
The number of hospitalized young children infected with the coronavirus rose precipitously last week to the highest levels since the…
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Women’s Periods May Be Late After Coronavirus Vaccination, Study Suggests
Shortly after coronavirus vaccines were rolled out about a year ago, women started reporting erratic menstrual cycles after receiving the…
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Will ‘Forever Boosting’ Beat the Coronavirus?
A year ago, just two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine — or even one, in the case of Johnson &…
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Emerging Data Raise Questions About Antigen Tests and Nasal Swabs
A small, new real-world study suggests that two widely used at-home antigen tests, the Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue, may…