Health
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Johnson & Johnson to Seek F.D.A. Authorization for Booster Shot
WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson is planning to ask federal regulators early this week to authorize a booster shot of…
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Tallying the Cost of Growing Older
Say you’re a 65-year-old looking ahead, wondering about your health and your finances, pondering what life might be like in…
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Is the Coronavirus Getting Better at Airborne Transmission?
Newer variants of the coronavirus like Alpha and Delta are highly contagious, infecting far more people than the original virus.…
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Youth Vaping Declined Sharply for Second Year, New Data Show
Teen use of electronic cigarettes fell sharply in 2021, the second consecutive year of big declines, according to the government’s…
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How Accurate Are At-Home Covid Tests?
In the early months of the pandemic, getting a coronavirus test typically required visiting a health care center, a laboratory…
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For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care
Piper, a 17-year-old transgender girl, says she knows she is fortunate. She lives just outside Atlanta, with a supportive family…
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Cancer Without Chemotherapy: ‘A Totally Different World’
Dr. Seema Doshi was shocked and terrified when she found a lump in her breast that was eventually confirmed to…
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‘I Need an Army’: Across America, Schools Cram for Their Covid Tests
SAN ANTONIO — One recent Thursday, Ciara Brown, a junior at Fox Tech High School in San Antonio, stepped up…
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U.S. schools with mask requirements are seeing fewer outbreaks, the C.D.C. finds.
School mask mandates have generated controversy in many parts of the country. Now, two studies, published on Friday by the…
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Covid Vaccine Pioneers and Others Win 2021 Lasker Awards in Medicine
The Lasker awards for 2021, announced Friday, were given to scientists whose work was crucial for Covid-19 vaccines, scientists who…