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    Helping Drug Users Survive, Not Abstain: ‘Harm Reduction’ Gains Federal Support

    GREENSBORO, N.C. — The thin young man quietly took in the room as he waited for the free supplies meant to help him avoid...

    As Parents Forbid Covid Shots, Defiant Teenagers Seek Ways to Get Them

    She showed up anyway. At worst, she figured, the school would just turn her away.Apparently, they took note only of her mother’s consent. Saying...

    Cryonics During the Pandemic – The New York Times

    When an 87-year-old Californian man was wheeled into an operating room just outside Phoenix last year, the pandemic was at its height and medical...

    How to Make Summer Last (Almost) Forever

    Summer in the Northern Hemisphere officially began on June 20, the day of the year with the most hours of sunlight, when Earth’s axis...

    Gibraltar Votes to Ease Abortion Restrictions

    Residents of Gibraltar voted by a wide margin Thursday to ease one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe following an emotional campaign, lifting...

    Delta Plus, a New Variant, Raises Concerns in India

    As India begins to reopen after a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections, concern among virologists is growing that another, possibly more virulent version...

    White House Says It Will Narrowly Miss July 4 Vaccination Goal

    WASHINGTON — The White House publicly acknowledged on Tuesday that President Biden did not expect to meet his goal of having 70 percent of...

    Is the Forced Contraception Alleged by Britney Spears Legal?

    Among the stunning assertions that the pop star Britney Spears made to a Los Angeles probate judge this week, as she sought to end...

    A Coronavirus Epidemic Hit 20,000 Years Ago, New Study Finds

    Researchers have found evidence that a coronavirus epidemic swept East Asia some 20,000 years ago and was devastating enough to leave an evolutionary imprint...

    The Pandemic Seems to Have Made Childhood Obesity Worse, but There’s Hope

    But while it has been possible to identify ways that schools can help prevent B.M.I. increases, it has been harder to figure out how...

    ‘Death Doulas’ Provide Aid at the End of Life

    Since its founding in 2018, the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance, a professional organization of end-of-life practitioners and trainers, has grown to nearly 800 members;...

    Heart Problems After Vaccination Are Very Rare, Federal Researchers Say

    The coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna may have caused heart problems in more than 1,200 Americans, including about 500 who were younger...

    Scientist Finds Early Virus Sequences That Had Been Mysteriously Deleted

    “These additional data will play a big role in that effort,” Dr. Worobey said.It’s not clear why this valuable information went missing in the...

    Musical Chairs? Why Swapping Seats Could Reduce Orchestra Aerosols.

    If musical instruments were people, trumpets would be super spreaders. When a trumpeter blows into the mouthpiece, tiny respiratory droplets, known as aerosols, travel...

    Musical Chairs? Swapping Seats Could Reduce Orchestra Aerosols.

    If musical instruments were people, trumpets would be super spreaders. When a trumpeter blows into the mouthpiece, tiny respiratory droplets, known as aerosols, travel...

    C.D.C. Advisers to Discuss Rare Heart Problems in Vaccinated Youth

    Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scheduled to meet on Wednesday to address reports of rare heart problems in young...