Health
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Most of the World’s Vaccines Likely Won’t Prevent Infection From Omicron
A growing body of preliminary research suggests the Covid vaccines used in most of the world offer almost no defense…
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C.D.C. Says Unvaccinated Students Exposed to Virus Can ‘Test and Stay’
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that unvaccinated students exposed to the coronavirus can…
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A Popular Test Claims to Boost I.V.F. Success. The Science Is Unclear.
For patients undergoing in vitro fertilization, there is a common test to help determine the best time to transfer the…
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Judge Overturns Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Settlement
A federal judge on Thursday evening unraveled a painstakingly negotiated settlement between Purdue Pharma and thousands of state, local and…
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Scientists Are Racing to Gauge the Threat of Omicron
Even as scientists race to understand more about the Omicron variant and the threat it poses, one fact is abundantly…
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C.D.C. Panel Recommends Other Covid Vaccines Over J.&J.’s Shots
An expert panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday voted to recommend that Covid vaccines other…
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F.D.A. Will Permanently Allow Abortion Pills by Mail
The federal government on Thursday permanently lifted a major restriction on access to abortion pills. It will allow patients to…
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New Studies Raise Hopes That Vaccines Prevent Severe Disease From Omicron
A flurry of new laboratory studies indicate that vaccines, and especially booster shots, may offer protection against the worst outcomes…
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C.D.C. Virus Tests Were Contaminated and Poorly Designed, Agency Says
The faulty coronavirus testing kits developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the early weeks of the…
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Pfizer’s Covid Pill Works Well, Company Confirms in Final Analysis
Pfizer announced on Tuesday that its Covid pill was found to stave off severe disease in a key clinical trial…