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    Expert Panel to CDC to Vote on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause

    An advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet on Wednesday afternoon to discuss whether the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19...

    Denmark says it’s permanently stopping use of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

    Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to plan to permanently stop administering the AstraZeneca vaccine, a month after suspending its use following reports...

    Drug Overdose Deaths Have Surged During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says

    On Tuesday, several dozen organizations that work on addiction and other health issues asked Mr. Biden’s health and human services secretary, Xavier Becerra, to...

    What Women Need to Know About the Covid Vaccine

    Women appear to have more side effects after vaccination than men.A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in February, examined...

    Expert Panel to C.D.C. to Vote on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause

    An advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet on Wednesday afternoon to discuss whether the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19...

    How Exercise May Help Protect Against Severe Covid-19

    The researchers gathered data, too, about each person’s known risk factors for severe Covid, including their age, smoking habits, weight, and any history of...

    Nothing Could Make Her Body Stop Itching. Would It Ever End?

    It was dark by the time the 41-year-old woman was able to start the long drive from her father’s apartment in Washington, D.C., to...

    How Exercise May Help Protect Against Severe Covid

    The researchers gathered data, too, about each person’s known risk factors for severe Covid, including their age, smoking habits, weight, and any history of...

    A Key Tool in Covid Tracking: The Freedom of Information Act

    Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.In the early months of...

    5 Health Care Jobs on the Rise

    This article is part of our new series on the Future of Health Care, which examines changes in the medical field.Economists at the Labor...

    Pause in Vaccinations Leads to Canceled Appointments Across States

    The Albany County Health Department in New York said it would provide Pfizer doses for a Johnson & Johnson clinic on Tuesday at a...

    Some Children With Covid-Related Syndrome Develop Neurological Symptoms

    Reports about the mysterious Covid-related inflammatory syndrome that afflicts some children and teenagers have mostly focused on physical symptoms: rash, abdominal pain, red eyes...

    Tools to Help Teens Talk About Sexual Assault and Harassment

    Step in to help othersThere are several ways to be a supportive friend or an ally to someone who has experienced sexual harassment or...

    How Worried Should You Be About the J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots?

    On Tuesday morning, U.S. federal health regulators recommended a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine while they investigated six reports...

    Could the Pandemic Prompt an ‘Epidemic of Loss’ of Women in the Sciences?

    Like many women during the pandemic, Alisa Stephens found working from home to be a series of wearying challenges.Dr. Stephens is a biostatistician at...

    Pennsylvania and L.A. Move Up Dates for Vaccine Eligibility

    The state of Pennsylvania and the city of Los Angeles are accelerating plans for wider Covid-19 vaccine eligibility this week, as the United States...