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Her Face Started Drooping. What Was Wrong?

Her Face Started Drooping. What Was Wrong?

And if this was Bell’s palsy, why wasn’t there improvement after a full year?

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Can a Telehealth Start-Up Add  Support to Pregnancy Care?

Can a Telehealth Start-Up Add Support to Pregnancy Care?

The goal of Poppy Seed Health is to connect underserved pregnant women to nurses,...

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How McKinsey Got Into the Business of Addiction

How McKinsey Got Into the Business of Addiction

The consulting firm’s work with opioid makers is well known, but for decades McKinsey...

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Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Key Study

Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Key Study

Biogen and Eisai reported the finding from a large late-stage clinical trial of...

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Zena Stein, 99, Dies; Researcher Championed Women’s Health

Zena Stein, 99, Dies; Researcher Championed Women’s Health

She studied the impact of AIDS on women and explored the effects of famine and poverty...

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Massachusetts Hospitals to Cut Back on Elective Procedures

Massachusetts Hospitals to Cut Back on Elective Procedures

Health officials cited pandemic staffing shortages and longer hospital stays for...

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Why the Retail Industry Is Fighting Vaccine Mandates

Why the Retail Industry Is Fighting Vaccine Mandates

The Biden administration has called on major companies to help fight the pandemic....

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CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Fueled Opioid Crisis, Jury Finds

CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Fueled Opioid Crisis, Jury Finds

This is the first jury verdict in an opioid case. The decision embraced a key legal...

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How Exercise Affects Your Appetite

How Exercise Affects Your Appetite

For most of us, exercise impacts our hunger and weight in unexpected and sometimes...

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Coronary Calcium Scan: A Heart Test That Can Help Guide Treatment

Coronary Calcium Scan: A Heart Test That Can Help Guide...

Many doctors recommend the heart test to pinpoint which patients would benefit from...

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You Should Be Afraid of the Next ‘Lab Leak’

You Should Be Afraid of the Next ‘Lab Leak’

Covid might not have come out of a medical research lab, but it raises some urgent...

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Vaping Is Risky. Why Is the F.D.A. Authorizing E-Cigarettes?

Vaping Is Risky. Why Is the F.D.A. Authorizing E-Cigarettes?

The agency has taken a controversial stand on vaping as a way to quit tobacco. This...

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Why Are More Black Children Dying by Suicide?

Why Are More Black Children Dying by Suicide?

Mental health experts assumed that people of all races had the same risk factors...

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Immunocompromised Families Greet Child's Vaccine With Relief

Immunocompromised Families Greet Child's Vaccine With Relief

Many families with immunocompromised or vulnerable relatives are racing to get vaccines...

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Rosalind Cartwright, Psychologist and ‘Queen of Dreams,’ Dies at 98

Rosalind Cartwright, Psychologist and ‘Queen of Dreams,’...

An early researcher of sleep disorders and the role of dreams in emotional health,...

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How Have You Dealt With Grief During the Pandemic?

How Have You Dealt With Grief During the Pandemic?

Tell us the resources you used to help cope with loss during the past year. You...