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Alzheimer’s Takes a Financial Toll Long Before Diagnosis, Study Finds

Alzheimer’s Takes a Financial Toll Long Before Diagnosis,...

New research shows that people who develop dementia often begin falling behind on...

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Art and the Power to Heal

Art and the Power to Heal

Artists and community organizations around the world are increasingly turning to...

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Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Removed From Patient

Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Removed From Patient

The organ, from a genetically modified animal, failed because of a lack of blood...

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The Bird Flu Virus Adapted to Sea Mammals. It May Not Be Done Yet.

The Bird Flu Virus Adapted to Sea Mammals. It May Not Be...

Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome...

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Fauci Grilled by Lawmakers on Masks, Vaccine Mandates and Lab Leak Theory

Fauci Grilled by Lawmakers on Masks, Vaccine Mandates and...

Dr. Fauci testified before a House panel investigating Covid’s origins. The panel...

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New Covid Vaccine Endorsed for Fall

New Covid Vaccine Endorsed for Fall

The panel endorsed targeting a variant of the coronavirus that is now receding,...

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What Is MDMA Therapy for PTSD? And What Are Its Risks?

What Is MDMA Therapy for PTSD? And What Are Its Risks?

An F.D.A. advisory panel dealt a setback to those seeking treatment for PTSD, citing...

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FDA Panel Rejects Use of MDMA for Treatment of PTSD

FDA Panel Rejects Use of MDMA for Treatment of PTSD

An independent group of experts expressed concerns that the data from clinical trials...

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New Report Underscores the Seriousness of Long Covid

New Report Underscores the Seriousness of Long Covid

The National Academies said the condition could involve up to 200 symptoms, make...

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Louisiana Lawmakers Vote to Make Abortion Pills Controlled Substances

Louisiana Lawmakers Vote to Make Abortion Pills Controlled...

The legislation would make possession of the drugs without a prescription a crime...

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Milk Containing Bird-Flu Virus Can Sicken Mice, Study Finds

Milk Containing Bird-Flu Virus Can Sicken Mice, Study Finds

The results bolster evidence that virus-laden raw milk may be unsafe for humans.

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Ascension Hospitals Reel From Cyberattack, Causing Patient Care Delays

Ascension Hospitals Reel From Cyberattack, Causing Patient...

For two weeks at the 140-hospital system, doctors and nurses have had little access...

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Younger Adults Are Missing Early Warning Signs of Colon Cancer

Younger Adults Are Missing Early Warning Signs of Colon...

A new analysis of dozens of studies has identified the most common warning symptoms...

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Cannabis Tops Alcohol as Americans’ Daily Drug of Choice

Cannabis Tops Alcohol as Americans’ Daily Drug of Choice

A new study shows a growing number of people are regularly using cannabis, while...

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A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reports

A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reports

The new case, in a Michigan farmworker, did not suggest that bird flu was widespread...

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FDA Panel Endorses Safety of Guardant Blood Test for Colon Cancer

FDA Panel Endorses Safety of Guardant Blood Test for Colon...

The Guardant Health Shield test, one committee member said, “is better than nothing...