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    Pandemic Raises Concerns About Childhood Lead Poisoning

    “We’re afraid that the kids who are being missed are probably the kids at higher risk,” Dr. Courtney said. Some states reported that the...

    U.S. Allows Indoor Visits in Nursing Homes. Here’s What to Know.

    WASHINGTON — The Biden administration published revised guidelines on Wednesday for nursing home visits during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing guests to go inside to...

    Sickle Cell Treatment Not Linked to Cancer, Researchers Say

    Just a few weeks after a promising gene therapy for sickle cell disease seemed to have hit a roadblock, prospects for the treatment now...

    Vacuna covid: los efectos secundarios son peores en mujeres

    Las hormonas sexuales que incluyen los estrógenos, la progesterona y la testosterona pueden adherirse a la superficie de las células inmunitarias e influir en...

    How One Church is Vaccinating the Neighborhood

    The city’s vaccine rollout has been unequal, not reaching the most vulnerable areas. And some at the church were wary because of a history...

    The Runners High: How Exercise Affects Our Minds

    Endocannabinoids are a likelier intoxicant, these scientists believed. Similar in chemical structure to cannabis, the cannabinoids made by our bodies surge in number during...

    How Exercise Affects Our Minds: The Runner’s High

    Endocannabinoids are a likelier intoxicant, these scientists believed. Similar in chemical structure to cannabis, the cannabinoids made by our bodies surge in number during...

    A Trauma Expert Puts the Meghan and Harry Interview in Context

    Being treated by family members as irrelevant — the attachment trauma, or being a witness to ongoing patterns of abuse — creates another kind...

    Lung Cancer Scans Are Recommended for People 50 and Older With Shorter Smoking Histories

    “There is building evidence that a pretty simple, five-minute, low-dose, low radiation scan can really save a lot of people’s lives,” said Dr. Bernard...

    How Meghan Markle Has Already Changed the Way We Talk About Suicide

    “Yes,” Meghan said, “this was very, very clear.”Later, we learned just how clear it was. She recalled what she told her husband: “It was...

    Hunting for a Leftover Vaccine? This Site Will Match You With a Clinic.

    In the hustle to score an elusive vaccine appointment, the leftover dose has become the stuff of pandemic lore.Extra shots — which must be...

    Covid-19 Relief Bill Fulfills Biden’s Promise to Expand Obamacare, for Two Years

    WASHINGTON — President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill will fulfill one of his central campaign promises, to fill the holes in the Affordable...

    Pandemic Forces F.D.A. to Sharply Curtail Drug Company Inspections

    Proponents of remote audits say they can do the same thing virtually. Peter Miller, president of Dynamic Compliance Solutions, of New Jersey, which helps...

    Pandemic Relief Bill Fulfills Biden Promise to Expand Obamacare, for Two Years

    WASHINGTON — President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill will fulfill one of his central campaign promises, to fill the holes in the Affordable...

    How Bad Was the Coronavirus Pandemic on Tourism in 2020? Look at the Numbers.

    Numbers alone cannot capture the scope of the losses that have mounted in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Data sets are crude tools...

    Severe Obesity Raises Risk of Covid-19 Hospitalization and Death, Study Finds

    Over the past year, many scientific teams around the world have reported that obese people who contract the coronavirus are especially likely to become...