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    Cash, Breakfasts and Firings: An All-Out Push to Vaccinate Wary Medical Workers

    “If that doesn’t get you in line, I don’t know what will,” Georgia’s governor, Brian Kemp, said last month.At Houston Methodist, a hospital system...

    W.H.O. Team Finally Lands in China to Begin Tracing Coronavirus

    More than a year after a new coronavirus first emerged in China, a team of experts from the World Health Organization finally arrived on...

    Vitamins C and E Tied to Lower Risk for Parkinson’s Disease

    People who consume a diet rich in vitamins C and E may be at reduced risk for Parkinson’s disease.Researchers followed 41,058 Swedish men and...

    Excess Weight During Pregnancy Tied to Fertility Issues in Sons

    Overweight mothers may be more likely to have infertile sons, Danish researchers report.Their study included 9,232 men and women aged 31 to 34. Among...

    China Places Over 22 Million on Lockdown Amid New Covid Wave

    When a handful of new coronavirus cases materialized this month in a province surrounding Beijing — apparently spread at a village wedding party —...

    Kids and Covid Tests: What You Need to Know

    If you’re still unsure if your child needs a test, call their pediatrician, said Dr. Kristin Moffitt, an infectious disease specialist at Boston Children’s...

    Losing a Loved One Twice: First to Prison, Then to Covid

    The calls usually came on Sundays.Hank Warner of Huntington Beach, Calif., would see a familiar area code pop up on his phone, telling him...

    Johnson & Johnson Expects Vaccine Results Soon but Lags in Production

    Johnson & Johnson expects to release critical results from its Covid-19 vaccine trial in as little as two weeks — a potential boon in...

    U.S. to Require Negative Virus Tests From International Air Passengers

    Before boarding their flights, all international passengers headed to the United States will first need to show proof of a negative coronavirus test, according...

    I Wanted to Give My Daughter a Sibling. I Got Covid Instead.

    A close friend was supposed to start her I.V.F. injections at the same time, but she decided to postpone at the last minute because...

    Cuomo Outlines Plans to Revive Arts and Culture Industries

    Declaring that New York urgently needs to revive its arts and entertainment industry if it is to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew...

    One Mask Is Good. Would Two Would Be Better?

    Football coaches do it. President-elects do it. Even science-savvy senators do it. As cases of the coronavirus continue to surge on a global scale,...

    What to Know About the World’s Top Covid-19 Vaccines

    What to Know About the World’s Top Covid-19 VaccinesThe Health and Science DeskTracking the coronavirusOxford-AstraZeneca Efficacy: 62-90%, depending on dose Dose: 2 doses, 4 weeks apart Storage:...

    Seoul’s Advice to Pregnant Women: Cook, Clean and Stay Attractive

    According to a 2017 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the gender pay gap in South Korea is the highest among...

    How Our Sex Habits May Affect Our HPV and Cancer Risk

    Almost 45 percent of patients had had more than 10 sexual partners during their lifetimes, compared with 19 percent of the cancer-free controls. People...

    The History Behind ‘Mob’ Mentality

    At the same time, as a rule, impulsive violence is less likely to occur in crowds that have some social structure and internal organization....