Health
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Nursing Home Staffing Shortages and Other Problems Persist, U.S. Report Says
Infection control lapses, severe staffing shortages and lowering vaccination rates have continued to plague many facilities beyond the pandemic.
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Vaccines Didn’t Turn Back Mpox, Study Finds. People Did.
The News The 2022 outbreak of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, was curbed in large part by drastic changes in…
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Frequent Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Study Suggests
A new study analyzed several years of surveys on increases in marijuana and cannabis consumption.
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Long Covid May Lead to Measurable Cognitive Decline, Study Finds
People with long Covid symptoms scored slightly lower on a cognitive test than people who had recovered. But patients who…
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Older Americans Should Get Another Covid Shot This Spring, Panel Says
Scientific advisers to the C.D.C. recommended boosters for Americans ages 65 and older.
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A Fading Weapon in the H.I.V. Fight: Condoms
A Fading Weapon in the H.I.V. Fight: Condoms Some H.I.V. experts worry that the public health focus on prevention medication…
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A Doctor’s Lifelong Quest to Solve One of Pediatric Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries
For 40 years, Dr. Jane Burns has been working to find the cause of Kawasaki disease, an illness that can…
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What to Know about Lead Exposure in Children
Hundreds of children sickened from high levels of lead in applesauce pouches last year put a spotlight on lapses in…
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A Cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Unit Disrupts Prescription Drug Orders
For nearly a week, people have been waylaid at pharmacies after a unit of the nation’s largest insurer was shut…
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How to Spot Kawasaki Disease in Your Child
Cases of this rare, potentially dangerous childhood illness are growing in the U.S. It is often mistaken for scarlet fever,…