Health
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C.D.C. Shortens Covid Isolation Period for Health Care Workers
With rising concern over hospital staffing shortages as Omicron cases rapidly spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on…
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Family Stress Intensifies as Omicron Invades the Holidays
A single mother of two girls, Katherine Sargent is accustomed to working hard to ensure Christmas is a wonderful time,…
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Merck’s Covid Pill Is Authorized for High-Risk Adults
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a second antiviral pill for Covid but said it should not be…
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What Does It Mean to Be ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Against Covid-19?
As evidence grows that the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus are causing breakthrough infections in people who were…
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Omicron Infections Seem to Be Milder, Three Research Teams Report
Three separate teams of scientists on two continents have found that Omicron infections more often result in mild illness than…
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National Guard Empties Bedpans and Clips Toenails at Nursing Homes
NEW HOPE, Minn. — Pfc. Shina Vang and his fellow soldiers in the Minnesota National Guard have had an exceptionally…
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F.D.A. Clears Pfizer’s Covid Pill for High-Risk Patients 12 and Older
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first pill for Covid-19, offering a highly effective defense against severe…
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Omicron Will Surge Despite Biden’s New Plan, Scientists Say
Even as President Biden on Tuesday outlined new plans for battling the highly contagious Omicron variant, public health experts warned…
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Hospitals Scramble as Antibody Treatments Fail Against Omicron
Hospitals, drug companies and Biden administration officials are racing to address one of the Omicron variant’s biggest threats: Two of…
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They Lost Three Daughters to Sickle Cell. Can They Save a Fourth?
KANO, Nigeria — The hip pain from sickle cell disease was so intense that Sadiya Haruna, age 9, could not…