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    Burned by Low Reimbursements, Some Doctors Stop Testing for Covid

    Dr. Robin Larabee was thrilled to start offering coronavirus testing at her pediatrics practice in Denver last fall. Testing for children is often scarce,...

    Lethal Chimp Disease Is Linked to Newly Identified Bacteria

    Chimpanzees had been dying mysteriously at the Tacugama sanctuary in Sierra Leone for a decade or so by 2016 when Tony Goldberg set to...

    The AstraZeneca vaccine is shown to dramatically cut transmission of the virus.

    The vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca not only protects people from serious illness and death but also substantially slows the...

    States in the US are Pulling Back Vaccine Doses from Federal Program for Nursing Homes

    It did not take long for Keith Reed, a deputy health commissioner in Oklahoma, to spot a big logistical problem with the state’s vaccination...

    Moderna’s Simple Fix to Vaccine Supply: More Doses in Each Vial

    Moderna is asking United States regulators to approve what it says could be a remarkably simple proposal to speed up the immunization of Americans...

    The Virus Variant Spreading in Britain May Make Vaccines Less Effective, Study Shows

    Now it turns out that some B.1.1.7 coronaviruses in Britain also have the E484K mutation.To search for new mutations, British researchers reviewed the 214,159...

    I’m a Disabled Parent. It Took a Pandemic to Let Me Join the P.T.A.

    I am not alone in appreciating this unexpected silver lining of the pandemic. In an online group for parents with M.E., run by the...

    The Hidden Epidemic on Travel’s Front Line

    More than 6,000 employees of the Transportation Security Administration have contracted the coronavirus. Workers say lax safety measures have contributed to the spread. Source link...

    Even in Poorer Neighborhoods, the Wealthy Are Lining Up for Vaccines

    “It looked like maybe Ward 3 was being punished for being more computer savvy,” said Mary Cheh, a city council member representing the ward,...

    ¿Qué vacuna debo ponerme? – The New York Times

    A primera vista, los resultados reportados el viernes 29 de enero, después de una larga espera por la prueba de la vacuna contra el...

    Have You Had Covid-19? Study Says You May Need Only One Vaccine Dose

    Shannon Romano, a molecular biologist, came down with Covid late last March, about a week after she and her colleagues shut down their lab...

    Had Covid? You May Need Only One Dose of Vaccine, Study Suggests

    Shannon Romano, a molecular biologist, came down with Covid late last March, about a week after she and her colleagues shut down their lab...

    Tony Bennett Reveals He Has Alzheimer’s Disease

    Bennett, who has had a seven-decade-long career, scored his first big hit in 1951, “Because of You.” In 1962 he recorded “I Left My...

    Alzheimer’s Prediction May Be Found in Writing Tests

    Is it possible to predict who will develop Alzheimer’s disease simply by looking at writing patterns years before there are symptoms?According to a new...

    How Climate Change May Affect Your Health

    Alas, said Dr. Jackson, emeritus professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, “Human beings respond only to what is a threat to them...