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So Many Days Lost at the Doctor’s Office

So Many Days Lost at the Doctor’s Office

Medical care can be wearying and time-consuming, especially for seniors. Researchers...

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Obesity Drugs Would Be Covered by Medicare and Medicaid Under Biden Proposal

Obesity Drugs Would Be Covered by Medicare and Medicaid...

The proposed rule could give millions of Americans access to the new drugs; it will...

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An I.V.F. Mix-Up, a Shocking Discovery and an Unbearable Choice

An I.V.F. Mix-Up, a Shocking Discovery and an Unbearable...

Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children....

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Can RFK Jr. Limit Ozempic Access as HHS Chief? Here’s What to Know

Can RFK Jr. Limit Ozempic Access as HHS Chief? Here’s What...

President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead...

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New Obesity Drug MariTide Helps Patients Lose Up to 20% of Weight, Early Data Shows

New Obesity Drug MariTide Helps Patients Lose Up to 20%...

The drug, which is named MariTide and delivered in a monthly injection, is some...

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A Door Is Unlocked, and 43 Monkeys Make a Bid for Freedom

A Door Is Unlocked, and 43 Monkeys Make a Bid for Freedom

Dozens of rhesus macaques escaped a research facility in South Carolina. They’re...

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US Regulators Seek to Block UnitedHealth’s $3.3 Billion Purchase of Home Care Company

US Regulators Seek to Block UnitedHealth’s $3.3 Billion...

The Justice Department and four Democratic state attorneys general argued that United’s...

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A.D.H.D. Symptoms Are Milder With a Busy Schedule, Study Finds

A.D.H.D. Symptoms Are Milder With a Busy Schedule, Study...

New research suggests symptoms of the disorder may be less severe in those with...

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Canadian Teenager Is Country’s First Human Bird Flu Case

Canadian Teenager Is Country’s First Human Bird Flu Case

A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease,...

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At Long Last, the Surge in S.T.I.s May Be Leveling Off

At Long Last, the Surge in S.T.I.s May Be Leveling Off

Rates of gonorrhea declined in 2023, while diagnoses of syphilis and chlamydia held...

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Americans Have Regained Modest Trust in Scientists, Survey Finds

Americans Have Regained Modest Trust in Scientists, Survey...

A sharp partisan divide remains over how involved researchers should be in policy...

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Why Kennedy Sees an ‘Epidemic’ of Chronic Disease Among Children

Why Kennedy Sees an ‘Epidemic’ of Chronic Disease Among...

Trends in child health are in fact worrisome, and scientists welcome a renewed focus...

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NASA Says Astronaut Suni Williams Is in ‘Incredible Health’

NASA Says Astronaut Suni Williams Is in ‘Incredible Health’

The agency’s top medical official was responding to rumors that Suni Williams had...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s FDA Wish List: Raw Milk, Stem Cells, Heavy Metals

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s FDA Wish List: Raw Milk, Stem Cells,...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers on health,...

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RFK Jr.’s Vow to Take On Big Food Could Face Resistance

RFK Jr.’s Vow to Take On Big Food Could Face Resistance

Processed foods are in the cross hairs of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but battling major...

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Does Kamala Harris Back Free Health Care for Illegal Immigrants?

Does Kamala Harris Back Free Health Care for Illegal Immigrants?

Donald Trump and other Republicans have said repeatedly that she does. Her history...