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    U.S. and Pfizer Seal Deal for 100 Million More Vaccine Doses

    The Trump administration and Pfizer announced a deal on Wednesday for the pharmaceutical company to provide an additional 100 million doses of its coronavirus...

    Fathers Health Tied to Pregnancy Loss

    A father’s poor health before conception may increase the risk for pregnancy loss, a new study suggests.Researchers analyzed records from an employee insurance database...

    How Mink, Like Humans, Were Slammed by the Coronavirus

    Mink, like people, often die from infection with the virus, and nobody knows why. “This is a key thing,” Dr. Perlman said. “Why do...

    What to Know of Covid-19 Antibody Drugs: Cost, Availability and More

    Two new antibody treatments have shown promise in keeping high-risk Covid-19 patients out of the hospital.But despite getting a publicity boost from President Trump,...

    What You Need to Know About the Covid Drugs That Could Help Many

    Two new antibody treatments have shown promise in keeping high-risk Covid-19 patients out of the hospital.But despite getting a publicity boost from President Trump,...

    Covid Antibody Drugs Go Unused as Need Soars

    Until recently, the federal government did not require hospitals to report how many doses they had given to patients, although it will begin to...

    Sugary Drinks May Be Bad for Aging

    Sweetened drinks are not generally considered healthy for anyone, but they may be particularly harmful for the elderly.Researchers report that consumption of both sugar-sweetened...

    Does Your Dog Have Diabetes? You May Be at Higher Risk of Diabetes, Too

    If your dog has diabetes, you may be at higher risk of developing the disease yourself. Those are the findings of a new study...

    How Confident Can You Be in a Coronavirus Test?

    ‘Not detected’ doesn’t mean it’s not thereMany coronavirus test results already say “detected” or “not detected” as their default readout, a distinction that several...

    Secret to Longevity? 4-Minute Bursts of Intense Exercise May Help

    Another group began exercising moderately for longer sessions of 50 minutes twice a week. And the third group started a program of twice-weekly high-intensity...

    Pfizer Nears Deal to Provide More Vaccine Doses

    The Trump administration and Pfizer are close to a deal under which the pharmaceutical company would bolster supply of its coronavirus vaccine for the...

    Sloan Kettering Paid $1.5 Million Severance to a Cancer Doctor Forced Out Over Conflicts

    In 2018, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s chief medical officer, Dr. José Baselga, resigned under fire over his failure to disclose payments from health...

    Cancer Center Paid $1.5 Million Severance to Doctor Forced Out Over Conflicts

    In 2018, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s chief medical officer, Dr. José Baselga, resigned under fire over his failure to disclose payments from health...

    ‘Each Day Is Critical’: South Korea’s 11th-Hour Battle with Covid

    SEOUL, South Korea — In several provinces across South Korea, there are no I.C.U. beds available to treat the rapidly rising number of Covid-19...

    A Wintry Tale of Deliverance

    The George Saunders story “Tenth of December” poses a question that absorbs many patients and caregivers: Can we save ourselves or each other from...

    Covid Vaccine During Pregnancy? Even Doctors Struggle With This Question

    The morning after the Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use authorization of the first coronavirus vaccine, I awoke to a message from...