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    Amid Pandemic, Scientists Reassess Routine Medical Care

    Now the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, a federally funded research group, is prospectively collecting data during the pandemic from more than 800,000 women and...

    Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women May Opt to Receive the Vaccine

    In its emergency authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Friday night, the Food and Drug Administration took an unexpected step, leaving open the possibility...

    4 Ways to Feel Less Lonely Over the Holidays

    4 Ways to Feel Less Lonely Over the HolidaysAnna GoldfarbAt home in Philadelphia ��As the weather turns colder and states implement new lockdown restrictions,...

    Snow Leopards Are the Latest Cats to Get the Coronavirus

    Snow leopards at the Louisville Zoo are the latest animals to be infected with the coronavirus.One female cat, NeeCee, has tested positive and two...

    It’s Not Just You: Picking a Health Insurance Plan Is Really Hard

    “People want advice, they want guidance,” Mr. Lang said. “And it’s pretty hard.”The people most likely to make bad choices appear to be those...

    Australia Scraps Covid-19 Vaccine That Produced H.I.V. False Positives

    Australia on Friday canceled a roughly $750 million plan for a large order of a locally developed coronavirus vaccine after the inoculation produced false...

    California Travel Restrictions: What You Need to Know

    Is travel restricted within California?Travel is already restricted in some areas, with more limitations likely to come. Every county in California is assigned to...

    F.D.A. Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine

    Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine passed a critical milestone on Thursday when a panel of experts formally recommended that the Food and Drug Administration authorize the...

    Airlines Gear Up to Transport Vaccines That Could Revive Travel

    Months before anyone knew which of the coronavirus vaccine candidates would pull ahead or when they’d be available, airlines were trying to figure out...

    We Know How to Curb the Pandemic. How Do We Make People Listen?

    At this point, we have all the scientific information we need in order to prevent the surgings of the coronavirus: Avoid gathering indoors with...

    Talking to Kids About O

    The models are hired to perform, so it is possible that it’s contractual, not consensual.There’s nothing private about it. Privacy is a healthy component...

    Remote School as the Gateway Drug to Social Media

    Instead, Dr. Shapiro suggested, parents can incorporate digital play as part of family time, and “interact with your kids, get involved with your kids...

    The New Abortion Rights Advocates Are on TikTok

    In a TikTok filmed in August outside of a women’s health center in Charlotte, N.C., the uncensored version of the mid-1990s novelty rap song...

    Covid Testing: What You Need to Know

    When should I be tested for coronavirus?Ideally, you should be able to get a coronavirus test whenever you want it. But in the United...

    The Loneliest Childhood: Toddlers Have No Covid Playmates

    That’s the case of Erinn and Craig Sheppard, parents of a 15-month-old, Rhys, who live in Santa Monica, Calif. They are particularly careful because...

    ‘Small Town, No Hospital’: Covid-19 Is Overwhelming Rural West Texas

    ALPINE, Texas — It is one of the fastest-growing coronavirus hot spots in the nation, but there are no long lines of cars piled...