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NASA Will Bring I.S.S. Astronauts Home Early After Medical Issue

#space-and-astronomy #united-states #russia

After canceling a spacewalk planned for Thursday, the space agency’s administrator said it was errin...

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RFK Jr. Overhauls Food Pyramid to Emphasize Red Meat and Dairy

#diet-and-nutrition #proteins #grain

The Trump administration released new dietary guidelines on Wednesday, pushing Americans to prioriti...

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Does ‘Closure’ Really Exist?

#death-and-dying

And what exactly does it mean, anyway?

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New Dietary Guidelines Abandon Longstanding Advice on Alcohol

#diet-and-nutrition #alcoholic-beverages #heart

Now the government’s recommendation is to “limit” drinking, without specifying safe amounts for men...

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Tests for Autism? Companies Are Selling Them, but Research Is Still Scant

#tests-medical #autism #medicine-and-health

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s bl...

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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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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...