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    The Covid Variant in Schools: What to Know

    Last week, in what was intended to be an internal document, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a stark admission: The highly...

    Paula Caplan, 74, Dies; Feminist Psychologist Took On Her Profession

    The couple divorced in 1978. A previous marriage also ended in divorce. Along with her daughter, Dr. Caplan is survived by her son, Jeremy;...

    Why Migraine Sufferers May Want to Eat More Fish

    “Four days per month really outperforms anything we’ve seen from a pharmacological preventive,” said Dr. Burch, a headache medicine specialist at Brigham and Women’s...

    What Causes I.B.S.? – The New York Times

    How common is I.B.S.?I.B.S. is the most frequently diagnosed gastrointestinal disorder. Although symptoms can vary from patient to patient, they commonly include cramping, abdominal...

    To Fight Vaccine Lies, Authorities Recruit an ‘Influencer Army’

    In March, the White House also orchestrated an Instagram Live chat between Dr. Fauci and Eugenio Derbez, a Mexican actor with over 16.6 million...

    How Local Media Spreads Misinformation From Vaccine Skeptics

    One radio show that appears to have been part of that effect is Coast to Coast AM, which is syndicated on 640 local stations...

    ‘X’ Marks the Spot: Officials Map a Route Out of the Pandemic

    At their regular pandemic response meetings over the past year, officials in Suffolk County, N.Y., found themselves returning, again and again, to questions of...

    Mourning Families Seek Solace From the ‘Grief Purgatory’ of Covid-19

    “For us Native Americans, we need to be together, sharing food, stories, praying so our loved ones who are dead can reach the creator,”...

    Biden, Republicans and the Pandemic Blame Game

    President Biden is in a tough spot: He campaigned on the ideas that he had the team to manage a pandemic and that his...

    New Rule Raises Question: Who’ll Pay for All the Covid Tests?

    Spurred by rising Covid cases and the Delta variant’s spread, a wave of major employers announced the same rule for unvaccinated workers this week:...

    U.S. Authorities Seek Documents From Troubled Covid Vaccine Manufacturer

    That decision does not mean the F.D.A. has broadly authorized Johnson & Johnson to distribute doses made by Emergent on an emergency basis. The...

    Those Virus Sequences That Were Suddenly Deleted? They’re Back

    A batch of early coronavirus data that went missing for a year has emerged from hiding.In June, an American scientist discovered that more than...

    Some in Missouri Seek Covid-19 Shots in Secret, Doctor Says

    Even as the more contagious Delta variant drives a surge in infections, the Covid-19 vaccination effort has become so polarized in Missouri that some...

    How Disabled Americans Are Pushing to Overhaul a Key Benefits Program

    Once, that recipient said, she was too sick to leave her home for two months, and because her daily expenses fell, her bank account...

    Is Nose Hair Essential to Fighting Off Colds and Other Viral Illnesses?

    Is nose hair essential to fighting off colds and other viral illnesses? I ask this as a woman who, before the pandemic, used to...

    C.D.C. Internal Report Calls Delta Variant as Contagious as Chickenpox

    The Delta variant is much more contagious, more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines and may cause more severe disease than...