Health
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Homicides of Children Soared in the Pandemic’s First Year
Killings of children and teenagers under 18 increased sharply in 2020, federal researchers reported. Black communities were disproportionately affected.
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They Created a Drug for Susannah. What About Millions of Other Patients?
Susannah Rosen, 8, spent much of her childhood in hospitals in New York City as doctors documented the gradual loss…
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Why Many Older Women Are Getting Pap Tests They Don’t Need
About a decade ago, Andrea Clay went online to read about newly revised guidelines on cervical cancer screening. None of…
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New Covid Booster Shots Cut Risk of Hospitalization by Half, C.D.C. Reports
The research was conducted in part when older variants of the coronavirus were spreading. Other factors may have influenced the…
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Can a Federally Funded ‘Netflix Model’ Fix the Broken Market for Antibiotics?
Shortages and drug-resistant germs have renewed attention on a $6 billion proposal in Congress that would reconfigure the way antimicrobial…
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Opposition to School Vaccine Mandates Has Grown Significantly, Study Finds
A third of parents now feel they should be the ones to decide whether to get their children immunized against…
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The Coronavirus May Spread From Corpses, Scientists Report
Family members and health care workers should take precautions, experts said.
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E.R. Doctors Misdiagnose Patients With Unusual Symptoms
Doctors fail to recognize serious conditions like stroke and sepsis in tens of thousands of patients each year, according to…
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Grant Wahl Died of a Burst Blood Vessel, His Family Says
An autopsy in New York showed that the journalist had a tear in the ascending aorta, a large vessel that…
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Long Covid Has Played Role in More Than 3,500 Deaths in U.S., C.D.C. Says
The tally is less than 1 percent of all deaths linked to the coronavirus, but it shows that it is…