Health
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What to Know About Ibogaine
Some researchers hope the drug, still illegal in the United States, may be considered as a treatment for addiction, PTSD…
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An Antibiotic After Sex Greatly Reduced Syphilis and Chlamydia Cases
New cases fell by half in just over a year, San Francisco health officials reported.
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First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Will Be Available Soon
The News The first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States will be available in stores and online in…
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Apparently Healthy, but Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s?
New criteria could lead to a dementia diagnosis on the basis of a simple blood test, even in the absence…
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More Screen Time Means Less Parent-Child Talk, Study Finds
The News Credit...Jessica Kourkounis for The New York TimesAccording to new research, “technoference” is real. Toddlers who are exposed to…
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Paid Family Caregivers in Indiana Face Steep Cutbacks
Now that federal pandemic-era funds are shrinking, states like Indiana are ending or curtailing programs that finance home care by…
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C.D.C. Shortens Isolation Period for People With Covid
Americans with Covid or other respiratory infections may return to daily activities if they don’t have a fever and their…
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CVS and Walgreens Will Begin Selling Abortion Pills This Month
The pill mifepristone will be available with a prescription at pharmacy counters in a few states to start.
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Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, C.D.C. Says
Spikes of fatalities linked to drinking that began with the Covid pandemic were not an anomaly. An estimated 178,000 people…
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R.S.V. Vaccines May Slightly Increase Risk of Rare Neurological Condition
Federal health officials presented data hinting at a link to Guillain-Barré syndrome, but said the connection was still uncertain.