Health
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N.Y.U. Langone Withdraws From Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine Trial in Adolescents
The B.C.G. vaccine, more than a century old, has shown some promise against diabetes. The university’s move left parents and…
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The Only H.I.V. Vaccine in Advanced Trials Has Failed. What Now?
Janssen Pharmaceuticals ended a global trial after independent experts determined the vaccine was not effective. But there are other possibilities…
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Regulators Announce Changes to Nursing Home Rating System
The federal agency that oversees nursing homes has tightened rules around the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs.
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California Joins Other States in Suing Companies Over Insulin Prices
The state is taking action against three major drug companies and the big pharmacy benefit managers in an effort to…
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‘I Don’t Want to Die’: Fighting Maternal Mortality Among Black Women
A St. Louis doula program, part of a nonprofit that received funding in the $1.7 trillion federal budget bill, looks…
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Sickle Cell Cure Brings Mix of Anxiety and Hope
Some people who have long lived with the disease say they worry about living as a healthy person, while others…
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A Fake Death in Romancelandia
Late Monday morning, two police officers drove up a gravel driveway to a mobile home in Benton, Tenn., a tiny…
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No Increased Stroke Risk Linked to Pfizer’s Covid Boosters, Federal Officials Say
An uptick hinted at in surveillance data was a mirage, the officials said.
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Tranq Dope: Animal Sedative Mixed With Fentanyl Brings Fresh Horror to U.S. Drug Zones
PHILADELPHIA — Over a matter of weeks, Tracey McCann watched in horror as the bruises she was accustomed to getting…
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CVS and Walgreens Plan to Offer Abortion Pills Where Abortion Is Legal
The two chains said they would begin the certification process under a new F.D.A. regulation that will allow retail pharmacies…