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    N.I.H. Director Undercuts Trump’s Comments on Covid-19 Vaccines

    “Well, yes it is, and I’ve said that often,” he said. “We want to set an example.”Dr. Fauci, whose differences with the president have...

    I Got Blown Up in Iraq. Years Later, Amputating My Leg Set Me Free.

    I only have flashes of memory from getting hit in a roadside bomb attack near Balad,...

    Meet the New Caregiver: Your Home

    Among the tools Mr. Vitrofsky uses in his work: air-purification systems that remove impurities, pathogens and (for a steeper price) particles that carry viruses;...

    Russians Publish Early Coronavirus Vaccine Results

    On Friday, a team of Russian scientists published the first report on their Covid-19 vaccine, which had been roundly criticized because of President Vladimir...

    Exercise May Make It Easier to Bounce Back From Stress

    Galanin is known to be associated with mental health. People born with genetically low levels of galanin face an uncommonly high risk of depression...

    Limited Testing for Children Creates a Covid ‘Blind Spot’

    CVS Health has slowly dropped the age minimum at its 1,944 drive-through testing sites across the country. The pharmacies initially accepted only adult patients...

    When My Dad Turned Off the Internet

    The pandemic tension in my house reached its peak this summer the night my dad switched off the Wi-Fi. He claimed that “You spend...

    The Pandemic of Work-From-Home Injuries

    “My workstation is in the bedroom. I get up from bed — and if I’m being honest, sometimes don’t even bother showering — and...

    In Sign of Progress, Fewer Than 1% of New York’s Virus Tests Are Positive

    Around the globe, including in some of the world’s wealthiest countries, educators are struggling with how to facilitate distance learning during the pandemic. But...

    ‘Dwarf Pride’ Was Hard Won. Will a Growth Drug Undermine It?

    “I can do everything that someone a foot taller can do, with minor accommodations,” Ms. Schimmel wrote in an email, adding that vosoritide sent...

    Weekly Health Quiz: Face Shields, Coronavirus Treatments and Exercise for Aging Well

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    Covid-19 Live Updates: Northeastern University Dismisses 11 Students for Partying But Keeps Their Tuition

    Northeastern ousts 11 students for violating safety protocols, and keeps their $36,500 tuition.In one of the harshest punishments imposed to date against students for...

    What We Know About the C.D.C.’s Covid-19 Vaccine Plans

    That’s not the case with Covid-19. So far, over 25.7 million people have been infected worldwide and 857,920 have died. With the prospect of...

    Excess Weight May Increase Your Risk of Dementia

    Being overweight may be linked to an increased risk for dementia.British researchers used data on 6,582 men and women, age 50 and older, who...

    Covid-19 Live Updates: Latest News and Analysis

    In all, about 200 protesters gathered at Victoria State’s war memorial, the Shrine of Remembrance, where they faced off against about 100 officers, some...

    A Son’s Future, a Father’s Final Down

    BEFORE THE EVER AFTERBy Jacqueline WoodsonZachariah Johnson Jr. (ZJ) is living a 12-year-old boy’s dream: His father is a star professional football player, he...