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RFK Jr. Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children

#your-feed-science #trump-donald-j

Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 diseases, no...

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Hundreds Sue Virginia Hospital and Executives Over Unneeded Surgeries

#perwaiz-javaid #malpractice #medicaid

More than 500 women claimed that they had received unnecessary operations. Hospital leaders said the...

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Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew

#age-chronological #elderly #preventive-medicine

Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have f...

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With Obamacare’s Higher Premiums Come Difficult Decisions

#insurance #covered-california #healthcaregov

As enhanced subsidies expire, many Americans covered under the Affordable Care Act are having troubl...

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How to keep babies warm in cold weather and other winter tips

As temperatures fall across much of the UK, the best ways to keep people and pets warm and dry.

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Brenna Henn Wanted to Improve Genetic Medicine. Then Her N.I.H. Grant Was Cut.

#federal-aid-us #unemployment #minorities

Brenna Henn had a long-term grant to study the genetic diversity of Africans and people of African d...

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Experts Question Denmark’s Vaccine Program as a Model for the U.S.

#medicine-and-health #hepatitis #trump-donald-j

The United States is expected to adopt the vaccine schedule used by Denmark, a much smaller country...

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Bacterial Vaginosis Is No Longer Thought to Affect Only Women

#vagina #bacteria #women-and-girls

Gynecologists long viewed bacterial vaginosis as solely a women’s issue — until a study that treated...

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Claire Brosseau Wants to Die. Will Canada Let Her?

#canada #law-and-legislation #death-and-dying

Ms. Brosseau says mental illness has made her life unbearable. She wants a medically assisted death....

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So You Have Bacterial Vaginosis. What Do You Do Now?

#vagina #bacteria

Now that the condition is known to spread sexually, there are steps you and your partner can take to...

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How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding

#cameroon #foreign-aid #malaria

When the Trump administration slashed foreign aid, it gutted a program that had reduced malaria deat...

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She Studied the Health Effects of Wildfires, Until the E.P.A. Cut Her Grant

#wildfires #air-pollution #environment

Marina Vance had an E.P.A. grant to help homeowners counter the impact of wildfire smoke, until the...

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It’s Time to Give the Ovary Some More Respect

#ovaries #infertility #hormones

Recent research highlights that for fertility and aging, the egg may be the leading lady, but she ne...

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How One Father Created an Organ Empire

#organ-donation #transplants #kidneys

The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. It has also pai...

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What It’s Like When Your Wife Goes on Testosterone

#testosterone #sex #menopause

She went on testosterone to help with her menopausal symptoms. The effects had unexpected consequenc...

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A Man Who Shunned Cheap Sentiment Left a Gift for Others: Life

#writing-and-writers #organ-donation #new-york-city

Brendan Costello was a cleareyed writer who might have found this article a bit treacly. Such is the...