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How Hallucinatory A.I. Helps Science Dream Up Big Breakthroughs

How Hallucinatory A.I. Helps Science Dream Up Big Breakthroughs

Hallucinations, a bane of popular A.I. programs, turn out to be a boon for venturesome...

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Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus

Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global...

Our reporter went to Congo, where the mpox epidemic has reached the teeming capital,...

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Research Finds Vaccines Are Not Behind the Rise in Autism. So What Is?

Research Finds Vaccines Are Not Behind the Rise in Autism....

There is no one factor that causes autism — or explains its growing prevalence....

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How NASA Astronauts Celebrated Christmas 250 Miles Above Earth

How NASA Astronauts Celebrated Christmas 250 Miles Above...

The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months...

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Bird Flu Samples From Very Ill Patient Had ‘Concerning’ Mutations

Bird Flu Samples From Very Ill Patient Had ‘Concerning’...

Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper...

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20 Big Cats Die From Bird Flu at a Washington Sanctuary

20 Big Cats Die From Bird Flu at a Washington Sanctuary

More than half of the cats at the sanctuary in Shelton, Wash., died of the virus...

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In Some Doctors’ Offices, the Weigh-In Is No Longer Required

In Some Doctors’ Offices, the Weigh-In Is No Longer Required

It may be a longstanding practice, but critics say routine weight measurements are...

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Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Should Involve Your Interpersonal Relationships

Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Should Involve Your Interpersonal...

Experts share how shifting from self-focused goals to thinking about others can...

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People Are Putting Beef on Their Faces. What Could Go Wrong?

People Are Putting Beef on Their Faces. What Could Go Wrong?

Natural, tallow-based cosmetics can be made at home or bought from artisans. Doctors...

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Seeking Relief From Brain Injury, Some Veterans Turn to Psychedelics

Seeking Relief From Brain Injury, Some Veterans Turn to...

Unable to find effective treatments at home, veterans with brain-injury symptoms...

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What RFK Jr. Has Said About the Polio Vaccine in Recent Years

What RFK Jr. Has Said About the Polio Vaccine in Recent...

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for health secretary has suggested that the...

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It’s Time to Talk About Pornography, Scholars Say

It’s Time to Talk About Pornography, Scholars Say

More adolescents than ever are watching it. What’s needed, researchers say, are...

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Drugmakers Paid PBMs Not to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions

Drugmakers Paid PBMs Not to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions

Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict...

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In Trump World, RFK Jr. and Elon Musk Highlight Debate Over Obesity Treatment

In Trump World, RFK Jr. and Elon Musk Highlight Debate...

Statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk tap into a dispute over whether...

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How RFK Jr’s Longtime Friend Mark Hyman Built a Wellness Empire

How RFK Jr’s Longtime Friend Mark Hyman Built a Wellness...

Dr. Mark Hyman, a “functional medicine” proponent and longtime friend of Robert...

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‘LIfe-Changing’ Psychedelic, for When Life Is Ending

‘LIfe-Changing’ Psychedelic, for When Life Is Ending

People are turning to psilocybin, ketamine and other treatments for palliative care.