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Possible Cluster of Human Bird-Flu Infections Expands in Missouri

Possible Cluster of Human Bird-Flu Infections Expands in...

Seven people in contact with a patient hospitalized with bird flu also developed...

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Rabies Death in Minnesota Linked to Exposure to Bat, Officials Say

Rabies Death in Minnesota Linked to Exposure to Bat, Officials...

The death, which was reported on Friday, is only the fifth fatal human rabies case...

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Biden Officials Stave Off Sticker Shock on Medicare Drug Premiums

Biden Officials Stave Off Sticker Shock on Medicare Drug...

Federal regulators spent billions of dollars to avoid a spike in costs for older...

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The Global Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

The Global Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

Health experts, gathering at the U.N., have begun to shift their focus to try to...

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Therapy Notes Are Accessible to Patients. Is That a Good Thing?

Therapy Notes Are Accessible to Patients. Is That a Good...

Health care systems have been putting therapists’ progress reports online, much...

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California Sues Hospital for Denying Patient an Emergency Abortion

California Sues Hospital for Denying Patient an Emergency...

The state said that despite a doctor’s recommendation and state law, a Catholic...

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Breast Cancer Continues to Rise Among Younger Women, Study Finds

Breast Cancer Continues to Rise Among Younger Women, Study...

Death rates are declining among U.S. women with breast cancer. But the disease is...

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Plastic Waste and Toxic Sludge: A Sweep of a Messy Beat

Plastic Waste and Toxic Sludge: A Sweep of a Messy Beat

The Climate reporter Hiroko Tabuchi is interested in all the things we take for...

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‘Golden Bachelorette’ Is Far From Reality, Say Older Women

‘Golden Bachelorette’ Is Far From Reality, Say Older Women

The series is selling a fantasy. But straight women in their 60s and 70s say the...

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What R.F.K. Jr.’s Alliance With Trump Could Mean for Public Health

What R.F.K. Jr.’s Alliance With Trump Could Mean for Public...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has long voiced doubts about vaccine safety, has hopes...

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How Does Pregnancy Change the Brain? Clues Are Emerging.

How Does Pregnancy Change the Brain? Clues Are Emerging.

As hormones surge, some brain areas shrink in what scientists say may be a fine-tuning...

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Deep Links Between Alcohol and Cancer Are Described in New Report

Deep Links Between Alcohol and Cancer Are Described in...

Scientists continue to rethink the idea that moderate drinking offers health benefits.

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Research Leading to Ozempic Honored by 2024 Lasker Awards

Research Leading to Ozempic Honored by 2024 Lasker Awards

Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1...

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Who Is Liv Schmidt, and Why Was She Barred From TikTok?

Who Is Liv Schmidt, and Why Was She Barred From TikTok?

Liv Schmidt has inspired debates with videos that some believe encourage disordered...

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First Day of a ‘New Life’ for a Boy With Sickle Cell

First Day of a ‘New Life’ for a Boy With Sickle Cell

Kendric Cromer, 12, is among the first patients to be treated with gene therapy...

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John A. Clements Dies at 101; His Research Saved Thousands of Babies

John A. Clements Dies at 101; His Research Saved Thousands...

He identified the cause of a respiratory condition that was killing 10,000 infants...