Health
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Biden’s New Covid Plan: Preparing for New Variants and Avoiding Shutdowns
WASHINGTON — The White House unveiled its long-awaited new coronavirus response strategy on Wednesday, aimed at turning the corner on…
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Companies Finalize $26 Billion Deal With States and Cities to End Opioid Lawsuits
The nation’s three largest drug distributors and a major pharmaceutical manufacturer announced Friday that a supermajority of states and ...
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C.D.C. Study Raises Questions About Agency’s Isolation Guidelines
More than half of people who took a rapid antigen test five to nine days after first testing positive for…
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Texas Governor Pushes to Investigate Medical Treatments for Trans Youth as ‘Child Abuse’
Gov. Greg Abbott told state health agencies in Texas on Tuesday that medical treatments provided to transgender adolescents, widely considered…
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The Coronavirus Menagerie
Barbara Han, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, knew it was a question of when, not…
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More Teenage Girls With Eating Disorders Wound Up in the E.R. During the Pandemic
During the pandemic, emergency rooms across the country reported an increase in visits from teenage girls dealing with eating and…
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More Teenage Girls With Eating Disorders Wound Up in the E.R. During the Pandemic
During the pandemic, emergency rooms across the country reported an increase in visits from teenage girls dealing with eating and…
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Sacklers Raise Their Offer to Settle Opioid Lawsuits by More Than $1 Billion
Members of the billionaire Sackler family have sweetened their cash offer to settle thousands of opioid-related lawsuits against them and…
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Covid Patients May Have Increased Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems
Social isolation, economic stress, loss of loved ones and other struggles during the pandemic have contributed to rising mental health…
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Abortion Opponents Hear a ‘Heartbeat.’ Most Experts Hear Something Else.
The Texas law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy is based on a singular premise disputed by many…