Health
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When Black Psychiatrists Reach Out to Teens of Color
ATLANTA — Dr. Brittany Stallworth was in fifth grade when she received her first suspension. She and four girlfriends had…
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Brain Implants Have Begun to Restore Functions, but Advances Are Slow
But achieving full-body restoration of movement, as Elon Musk envisions with such devices, is considered far into the future, if…
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Behind New York City’s Shift on Mental Health, a Solitary Quest
The psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey has been advocating tougher involuntary psychiatric treatment policies for 40 years. Now it’s paying off.
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Vaping Settlement by Juul Is Said to Total $1.7 Billion
The proposed deal would resolve thousands of lawsuits in multidistrict litigation based in Northern California.
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‘Systemic Problems’ Hindered Government’s Pandemic Response, Senate Report Says
An examination by the Democratic staff of the Senate homeland security committee portrayed a government wholly unprepared for the arrival…
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A Plea From Experts to Pregnant Women: Get Vaccinated Against Covid
Many expectant women have avoided the shots, unaware that the virus poses significant risks to the fetus — and to…
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Lasik Patients Should Be Warned of Complications, F.D.A. Draft Says
Draft recommendations by the agency describe dry eyes, visual disturbances and other side effects of the procedure. Surgeons say the…
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Global Partners May End Broad Covid Vaccination Effort in Developing Countries
The board of Gavi, the international vaccine agency, meets Wednesday to debate shutting down the program, known as Covax, amid…
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Juul Agrees to Settle Thousands of Vaping Lawsuits
The deal is the latest in the company’s efforts to resolve litigation over its marketing of products that some contend…
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F.D.A. Report Faults Agency’s Food Unit for Leaderless Dysfunction
Spurred by the infant formula crisis, a panel found that the agency shied away from tough decisions, sometimes fearing confrontations…