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    States Complain of Smaller Vaccine Shipments Than Expected

    The company also said it had shared with the federal government “every aspect” of its production and distribution process. “They have visited our facilities,...

    How the Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Works

    The University of Oxford partnered with the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca to develop and test...

    She Saved Thousands of Best Friends. Then Covid-19 Killed Her.

    Valerie Louie saved our beloved Uncle Mort from a life of abuse. Then she became a pandemic casualty. Her death is being mourned by...

    The Vaccines Are Supposed to Be Free. Surprise Bills Could Happen Anyway.

    When Americans receive a coronavirus vaccine, federal rules say they shouldn’t have to pay anything out of pocket.Congress passed legislation this spring that bars...

    After personal threats over a local mask mandate, the Dodge City, Kansas, mayor resigns.

    The emails Joyce Warshaw received as mayor of Dodge City, Kan., were hostile enough last month, when the city was merely considering passing a...

    Hospitals Discover a Surprise in Their Pfizer Vaccine Deliveries: Extra Doses

    As boxes of Pfizer vaccines began arriving around the country this week, hospital pharmacists made a surprising discovery: Some of the glass vials that...

    How Effective Is the Mask You’re Wearing? You May Know Soon

    More than 100,000 varieties of face masks are currently for sale. They come in silk, cotton and synthetics; with filters and without; over-the-head and...

    New Scan Finds Prostate Cancer Cells Hiding in the Body

    After doctors found cancer in Dr. Mark Samberg’s prostate last spring, the 70-year-old retired urologist prepared to have his prostate removed. He knew that...

    Chicago Girl Raises $22,000 for Children’s Hospital With Friendship Bracelets

    As word of her fund-raiser spread, support grew locally and beyond. Both sets of Hayley’s grandparents matched the first $1,500 she raised. She got...

    Alaska Health Care Worker Had Serious Allergic Reaction to Pfizer Vaccine

    WASHINGTON — A health worker in Alaska had a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday and was hospitalized, according to...

    Paul Farmer Is Awarded the $1 Million Berggruen Prize

    Paul Farmer, a medical anthropologist who has fought for stronger public health care infrastructure around the world, has been named the recipient of the...

    Her Wrist Was Swollen and Excruciatingly Painful. Steroids Didn’t Help.

    “What’s this?” Bernstein asked, pointing to a red lesion on the side of the patient’s thumb. The patient had burned it a couple of...

    Life After Covid: When Can We Start Making Plans?

    The United States moved one step closer to getting back to normal this week with the first Covid vaccinations of health care workers around...

    Fitness 2020: The Year in Exercise Science

    This year, the novel coronavirus crept into and transformed every aspect of our lives, including our fitness. In countless ways — some surprising, and...

    This Is the Health System That Biden Inherits From Trump

    President-elect Joe Biden will inherit a health system that is trying to care for a population made sicker by both coronavirus and skipped preventive...

    ‘Like a Hand Grasping’: Trump Appointees Describe the Crushing of the C.D.C.

    “What’s not legitimate is to overrule science,” he said.Often, Mr. McGowan and Ms. Campbell mediated between Dr. Redfield and agency scientists when the White...