Health
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Milk Containing Bird-Flu Virus Can Sicken Mice, Study Finds
The results bolster evidence that virus-laden raw milk may be unsafe for humans.
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F.D.A. Panel Endorses Safety of Colon-Cancer Blood Test
The Guardant Health Shield test, one committee member said, “is better than nothing for patients who are getting nothing, but…
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Louisiana Lawmakers Vote to Make Abortion Pills Controlled Substances
The legislation would make possession of the drugs without a prescription a crime in Louisiana, punishable with jail time.
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Fallout From Cyberattack at Ascension Hospitals Persists, Causing Delays in Patient Care
For two weeks at the 140-hospital system, doctors and nurses have had little access to digital records for patient histories,…
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Abortion Pills May Become Controlled Substances in Louisiana
A bill that is expected to pass would impose prison time and thousands of dollars in fines on people possessing…
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A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reports
The new case, in a Michigan farmworker, did not suggest that bird flu was widespread in people, health officials said,…
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Despite Setback, Neuralink’s First Brain-Implant Patient Stays Upbeat
Elon Musk’s first human experiment with a computerized brain device developed significant flaws, but the subject, who is paralyzed, has…
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In the House of Psychiatry, a Jarring Tale of Violence
At the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting, a patient described a restraint that haunts him, more than eight years later.
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Does Legalizing Cannabis Increase Adolescent Use? This Expert Found Mixed Results.
Contrary to expectation, a major study found that weed use among minors was lower in states where the drug was…
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Legalized Weed Is Landing More Seniors in the E.R.
In Canada, cannabis poisonings rose sharply among people 65 and older after the country legalized the drug, a new study…