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    The Covid-19 Vaccine and Children

    The Covid-19 Vaccine and ChildrenAbby GoodnoughReporting on the coronavirusYounger adolescents will be able to get the shot in a variety of places, including pediatricians’...

    C.D.C. Advisers Endorse Pfizer Vaccine for Children Ages 12 to 15

    The federal government on Wednesday took a final step toward making the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine available to adolescents in the United States, removing an...

    Experts Call for Sweeping Reforms to Prevent the Next Pandemic

    Some countries were not even aware that the regulations existed, his group reported. Others lacked laws vital to responding to outbreaks, such as those...

    How U.S. Epidemiologists Are Returning (Carefully!) to Everyday Life

    More said masks were necessary in outdoor situations when distance couldn’t be maintained, like picnicking or hiking. A quarter said masks were always necessary...

    How Exercise May Help Us Flourish

    Then, Dr. Yemiscigil and Dr. Vlaev drew records for 14,159 of the participants. To enlarge and enrich their sample, they also gathered comparable data...

    His Legs Suddenly Felt Paralyzed. Could Intense Workouts Be the Cause?

    “I can’t move my legs,” the 26-year-old man told his younger brother, who towered above him as he lay sprawled on the floor. He’d...

    With Hugs and Haircuts, Epidemiologists Start Returning (Carefully!) to Everyday Life

    More said masks were necessary in outdoor situations when distance couldn’t be maintained, like picnicking or hiking. A quarter said masks were always necessary...

    How Hospitals Can Help Patients and the Planet

    This article is part of our new series on the Future of Health Care, which examines changes in the medical field.As climate change moves...

    Why Haven’t You Scheduled Your Covid Vaccine?

    The rate at which people are making appointments for their Covid-19 shots is decreasing across the country. Are you among those people who have...

    CDC Chief Defends Coronavirus Pandemic Guidance as Impatience Mounts

    WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday defended the agency against accusations that federal scientists were being...

    C.D.C. Chief Defends Pandemic Guidance as Impatience Mounts

    WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday defended the agency against accusations that federal scientists were being...

    Covid-19 Vaccines: Novavax Reports More Delays

    Novavax, one of the first players in the race to vaccinate the world against Covid, delivered disheartening news on Monday, saying that its highly...

    What Are Puberty Blockers? – The New York Times

    How do they work?Typically, in puberty, gonadotropin-releasing hormone helps to produce follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (L.H.). In people assigned female at birth,...

    Diet Companies See Gains as Americans Try to Drop Pandemic Pounds

    Maybe it was the frozen pizza. Or the cheesy snack crackers she mindlessly nibbled on as she worked from home over the past year....

    Dunbar’s Number Debunked: You Can Have More Than 150 Friends

    LONDON — Just how many friends can one person have?In a 1993 study, Robin Dunbar, a British anthropologist, theorized that humans could have no...

    Is It Covid or the Flu? New Combo Tests Can Find Out.

    “We in the laboratory are preparing for another big boom in testing,” said Dr. Baird, whose team has run more than two million coronavirus...