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    Covid Lab-Leak Theory Renews “Gain-of-Function” Research Debate

    In the United States, “there are no biosafety rules or regulations that have the force of law,” he said. “And this is in contrast...

    Desperate for Covid Care, Undocumented Immigrants Resort to Unproven Drugs

    “My community fears that the government might be trying to get rid of us,” said Oralia Maceda Méndez, an advocate at a Fresno-based community...

    Delta Variant: What to Know For Summer Travel

    With vaccinations on the rise and mortality rates related to Covid-19 going down in Europe and other parts of the world, many people are...

    On the Pointless of Pointy Shoes

    One also could not easily kneel, or pray, in such shoes, which were sometimes known as “Satan’s claws.” In 1215, Pope Innocent III prohibited...

    For a Science Reporter, the Job Was Always About the People

    “I would like to have lived longer, worked longer,” Sister Mary Andrew Matesich, a Catholic nun, told me in 2004. But, she said, “It’s...

    Taiwan Orders Some Tech Workers to Stay Indoors to Tackle an Outbreak

    TAIPEI, Taiwan — Officials in a county in Taiwan are facing a storm of criticism after banning foreign laborers from going outside as part...

    High Hopes for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid Vaccine Have Fizzled in the U.S.

    But manufacturing problems at a factory in Baltimore run by Emergent BioSolutions, Johnson & Johnson’s subcontractor, have had serious consequences for the vaccine. Because...

    The Maldives Lured Tourists Back. Now It Needs Nurses.

    MALÉ, Maldives — The largest Covid-19 treatment facility in the Maldives has nearly 300 beds and a steady supply of oxygen. But as the...

    Parents and caregivers reported mental health issues more often than others during the pandemic, a C.D.C. study says.

    Parents and unpaid caregivers of adults in the United States reported far higher rates of mental health issues during the coronavirus pandemic than people...

    Nations weigh mandates and incentives to drive up vaccination rates.

    The coronavirus pandemic has exposed economic and social fault lines around the globe, but Covid-19 vaccines have made the divides even starker: While some...

    Weekly Health Quiz: Ticks, Exercise and a Vaccine Milestone

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    Lifelong Exercise Adds Up to Big Health Care Savings

    Now, the National Cancer Institute scientists pulled records for 21,750 of the volunteers and began grouping them by workouts, noting changes over the decades....

    Brigitte Gerney, ‘Crane Lady’ Who Survived Collapse, Dies at 85

    “What kept me alive is that he held my hand,” Mrs. Gerney said of Detective Ragonese.He said at the time, “She is the most...

    Covid Proved the C.D.C. Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?

    MacCannell says he did everything he could think of to get a handle on the crisis: He and his team devised protocols to help...

    Vaccine Maker Earned Record Profits but Delivered Disappointment in Return

    Emergent BioSolutions was awarded a $628 million federal contract with no competitive bidding. Top executives received big bonuses while factories mostly sat idle and...

    Richard R. Ernst, Nobelist Who Paved Way for M.R.I., Dies at 87

    Richard R. Ernst, a Swiss chemist who won the Nobel Prize in 1991 for his work refining nuclear magnetic resonance, or N.M.R., spectroscopy, the...