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What to Know About the Effects of Ketamine

Elon Musk has said that he used ketamine as a treatment in the past, but he denied reports that he was taking it frequently and recreationally.

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Palantir’s Collection of Disease Data at C.D.C. Stirs Privacy Concerns

U.S. and state officials say the consolidation of the public health agency’s vast trove of information could expose patients and will delay analysis of long-term trends.

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Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.

A federal investigation found a Kentucky nonprofit pushed hospital workers toward surgery despite signs of revival in patients.

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Used in Covid Shots, mRNA May Help Rid the Body of H.I.V.

A new study shows how the technology deployed in Covid vaccines helped scientists coax the virus out of hiding.

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Four States Ask F.D.A. to Lift Special Restrictions on Abortion Pill

The states consider it a move to force the F.D.A. to review and acknowledge extensive research showing the pill’s safety.

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Should We Test Babies for Incurable Diseases?

Screening can now determine their risk for an ever-growing list of conditions — including ones we can’t do much about.

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As the Trump Administration Slashes Federal Spending, Scientists Consider Leaving the U.S.

As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability.

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Trump Budget Eliminates Funding for Crucial Global Vaccination Programs

The spending proposal terminates support of health programs that, according to the proposal, “do not make Americans safer.”

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From No Hope to a Potential Cure for a Deadly Blood Cancer

Multiple myeloma is considered incurable, but a third of patients in a Johnson & Johnson clinical trial have lived without detectable cancer for years after facing certain death.

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Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions

At issue is how to interpret a federal law barring hospitals from turning away poor or uninsured patients.

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