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Nobel Prizes This Year Offer Three Cheers for Slow Science
The scientific Nobels announced this week — in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry — honored achievements rooted in fundamental research from decades ago.
Read MoreHealth Care Politics Bolster Democrats in Shutdown Fight
Even President Trump has conceded that he and his party could face political pain from rising premiums, stiffening Democrats’ spines as they demand a subsidy extension.
Read MoreChinese Surgeons Perform First Pig-to-Human Liver Transplant
The transplanted portion of the genetically modified pig liver was removed after 38 days, and the patient, who had advanced liver cancer and cirrhosis, died several months later.
Read More‘Embedded’ Therapists Counsel College Students Where They Live and Learn
College students are meeting with “embedded” counselors in dorms and academic buildings, with promising results.
Read More‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge
The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.
Read MoreTaking Too Much Tylenol Has Proven Risks. Trump Didn’t Talk About Those.
Acetaminophen’s link to autism is unproven. But hundreds of Americans accidentally overdose on the drug each year, suffering liver damage that can require a transplant or even be fatal.
Read MoreWhat Is Conversion Therapy? A History of the Practice.
The practice surged in the 1980s and 1990s, before medical groups began warning it was harmful.
Read MoreParents Struggle to Find Covid Vaccines for Their Children Amid Regulatory Confusion
Children under 12 need different versions of Covid vaccines, but many pharmacies and pediatricians’ offices aren’t stocking them.
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How to Protect Your Pets From Pollution
Although there is still much to learn about how pollution affects pets, it’s clear that smoky skies, contaminated water and toxin-laden house dust can be serious health hazards for a wide range of animals. The good news, experts say, is that many of the steps that we take to protect ourselves from pollutants and environmental […]
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IV hydration spas are largely unregulated despite growing popularity, study finds
The booming IV hydration spa industry operates with virtually no oversight or data backing up its claims, according to the first comprehensive national analysis of hydration clinics. At clinics nationwide, people pay hundreds of dollars to have vitamins and minerals dripped directly into their veins as a detox, to ease headaches or boost immunity, “almost […]
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