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N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.
Read MoreHow Microbes Got Their Crawl
In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.
Read MoreKathleen Chalfant and Elizabeth Marvel Are Sobriety Sisters in ‘The Dinosaurs’
Kathleen Chalfant, Elizabeth Marvel, April Matthis and other actors deliver top-notch performances in a play that leaves questions unanswered.
Read MoreDaniel Radcliffe on Returning to Broadway in ‘Every Brilliant Thing’
The Tony winner returns to the stage in “Every Brilliant Thing,” an interactive monologue with a message of hope “that might be vital for somebody to hear.”
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Eldercare workers leading America’s job growth are under pressure
The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, according to federal data released this week. But a closer look shows that the lion’s share of this growth came from one specific task: caring for older Americans. Grouped under the formal categories of “social assistance” and “healthcare,” at-home care services, hospitals and long-term care facilities added 124,000 […]
Read MoreShould Drug Companies Be Advertising to Consumers?
Aging means “becoming a target” of the industry, one expert said. After decades of debate, politicians of all stripes are proposing bans.
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Tips to Reach Peak Athleticism: Motivation, Consistency, More
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Five months after Sen. Bill Cassidy asked RFK Jr. to testify, it still hasn’t happened
WASHINGTON — Five months after Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy invited Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear before the powerful health committee he chairs, the hearing has not happened, and the senator continues to say there is no date set for it to take place. Cassidy, a Louisiana doctor who is […]
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At National Institutes of Health, many director positions sit open
The world’s largest public funder of biomedical research is in limbo. The National Institutes of Health has, in large part, managed to withstand the Trump administration’s attempts to slash its budget and upend how it distributes grants, thanks to decisions from the courts and Congress. But the agency now faces a growing vacuum in leadership […]
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At what age should you get a colonoscopy? What doctors say after James van der Beek’s death
The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly killing younger people. Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 have dropped by 44% since 1990. But after increasing for decades, colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under […]
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