Health
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‘The Future of Hospitals’: Flexible Space for the Next Pandemic
Officials at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego had already begun work on a $1.2 billion transformation of its campus…
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Monkeypox Shots, Treatments and Tests Are Unavailable in Much of the World
For the past month, a couple of patients a day have sat across from Dr. Alberto Mendoza at the H.I.V.…
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Juul Settles Multi-State Youth Vaping Inquiry for $438.5 Million
Juul Labs has tentatively agreed to pay $438.5 million to settle an investigation by nearly three dozen states that focused…
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The Quiet Cost of Family Caregiving
At first, Dana Guthrie thought she could help care for her parents, whose health had begun to decline, and still…
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Abortion Pill Providers Experiment With Ways to Broaden Access
As bans and restrictions proliferate across the country, abortion pill providers are pushing the envelope of regulations and laws to…
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Updated Booster Shots Expected Within Days as C.D.C. Panel Signs Off
An influential scientific panel on Thursday recommended updated coronavirus booster shots to the vast majority of Americans, adding a critical…
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F.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Booster Shots, Targeting Omicron Subvariants
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first redesign of coronavirus vaccines since they were rolled…
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How to Get Heart Patients to Take Their Pills? Give Them Just One.
Heart disease kills more people than any other condition, but despite advances in treatment and prevention, patients often do not…
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Psilocybin Therapy Sharply Reduces Excessive Drinking, Small Study Shows
A small study on the therapeutic effects of using psychedelics to treat alcohol use disorder found that just two doses…
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Use of Marijuana and Psychedelics Is Soaring Among Young Adults, Study Finds
Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults reached an all-time record last year after having leveled off during the first…