Health
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Uterine Cancer Is on the Rise, Especially Among Black Women
Linda Collins had been in menopause for almost a decade when she started bleeding again. The bleeding was light —…
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Ivermectin Does Not Shorten Recovery Time From Covid, Study Finds
The antiparasite drug ivermectin does not reduce the time needed to recover from Covid, according to a large study posted…
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Blood Tests That Detect Cancers Create Risks for Those Who Use Them
Jim Ford considers himself a lucky man: An experimental blood test found his pancreatic cancer when it was at an…
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The New Abortion Bans: Almost No Exceptions for Rape, Incest or Health
In the years before Roe. v. Wade, some states that had outlawed abortion began permitting it in limited circumstances: in…
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Monkeypox Can Be Airborne, Too
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance last week for travelers wishing to protect themselves against monkeypox.…
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Breast Cancer Drug Trial Results in ‘Unheard-Of’ Survival Rates
The patients had metastatic breast cancer that had been progressing despite rounds of harsh chemotherapy. But a treatment with a…
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A Prominent Manhattan Doctor Is Accused of Sexual Assault
Dr. Kevin M. Cahill has been a New York institution for decades. As a close friend and senior adviser to…
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F.D.A. advisers will weigh in on Covid shots by Novavax, a latecomer in the vaccine race.
A federal advisory committee on Tuesday will vote on whether regulators should authorize a Covid-19 vaccine made by Novavax, an…
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A Mental Health Clinic in School? No, Thanks, Says the School Board
KILLINGLY, Conn. — One evening in March, a high school senior named Sydney Zicolella stood before the school board in…
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A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient
It was a small trial, just 18 rectal cancer patients, every one of whom took the same drug. But the…