Health
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First, Impressive Vaccines for Covid. Next Up: The Flu.
As the world grapples with Covid-19, influenza isn’t getting much attention these days. But the flu’s global impact is staggering:…
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A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’: No Treatment Helped Her Depression — Until This
Driving home from work in Northern California five years ago, a young woman was so overwhelmed with depression that all…
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Losing Your Hair? You Might Blame the Great Stem Cell Escape.
Every person, every mouse, every dog, has one unmistakable sign of aging: hair loss. But why does that happen? Rui…
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Johnson & Johnson to Seek F.D.A. Authorization for Booster Shot
WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson is planning to ask federal regulators early this week to authorize a booster shot of…
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Is the Coronavirus Getting Better at Airborne Transmission?
Newer variants of the coronavirus like Alpha and Delta are highly contagious, infecting far more people than the original virus.…
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How Accurate Are At-Home Covid Tests?
In the early months of the pandemic, getting a coronavirus test typically required visiting a health care center, a laboratory…
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For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care
Piper, a 17-year-old transgender girl, says she knows she is fortunate. She lives just outside Atlanta, with a supportive family…
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‘I Need an Army’: Across America, Schools Cram for Their Covid Tests
SAN ANTONIO — One recent Thursday, Ciara Brown, a junior at Fox Tech High School in San Antonio, stepped up…
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U.S. schools with mask requirements are seeing fewer outbreaks, the C.D.C. finds.
School mask mandates have generated controversy in many parts of the country. Now, two studies, published on Friday by the…
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Federal Panel Recommends Booster Shots, Opening New Campaign Against the Virus
An influential scientific panel on Thursday opened a new front in the campaign against the coronavirus, recommending booster shots of…