Health
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CureVac has withdrawn its Covid vaccine application to European regulators.
The German company CureVac announced Tuesday that it was withdrawing its mRNA vaccine for Covid-19 from the approval process in…
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Boosters Are Complicating Efforts to Persuade the Unvaccinated to Get Shots
Vaccinated people have been burning up the phone lines at the community health center in rural Franklin, La., clamoring for…
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After Years of Sexual Abuse Allegations, How Did This Doctor Keep Working?
All Tanisha Johnson wanted was for the pain to go away. Doctors had offered little hope for her intractable migraines.…
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Merck applies for emergency authorization for what would be the first pill to treat Covid.
Merck said on Monday that it had submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration to authorize what would…
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The Hot New Back-to-School Accessory? An Air Quality Monitor
When Lizzie Rothwell, an architect in Philadelphia, sent her son to third grade this fall, she stocked his blue L.L.…
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First, Impressive Vaccines for Covid. Next Up: The Flu.
As the world grapples with Covid-19, influenza isn’t getting much attention these days. But the flu’s global impact is staggering:…
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A New Vaccine Strategy for Children: Just One Dose, for Now
Even as parents in the United States wrestle with difficult questions over vaccinating their children against the coronavirus, families in…
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Researchers find a higher than expected risk of myocarditis in young men after full vaccination.
Males between 16 and 29 years of age have an increased risk of developing heart problems after receiving a second…
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‘Covid toes’ may be caused by a powerful immune response, a new study finds.
Shortly after the pandemic erupted last year, doctors were baffled by a surge of patients, mostly teenagers and young adults,…
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A ‘Historical Event’: W.H.O. Approves the First Malaria Vaccine
The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the first ever vaccine to prevent malaria, debuting a tool that could save…