Health
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Price of New A.L.S. Treatment Will Be $158,000 Per Year, Maker Says
A new medication for A.L.S., the devastating neurological disorder that causes paralysis and death, will have a list price of…
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Half of Adults Have Heard Little or Nothing About New Covid Boosters, Survey Finds
Thenew, redesigned Covid booster,which now protects against Omicron and its extremely contagious subvariants, appears to have a visibility ...
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A Devious Cellular Trick Cancers Can Use to Escape Your Immune System
In a surprise discovery, researchers found that cells from some types of cancers escaped destruction by the immune system by…
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Physician Burnout Has Reached Distressing Levels, New Research Finds
Ten years of data from a nationwide survey of physicians confirm another trend that’s worsened through the pandemic: Burnout rates…
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A New Shot Guards Against H.I.V., but Access for Africans Is Uncertain
SOWETO, South Africa — For seven years, a daily pill has been available in South Africa to protect people from…
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More Trans Teens Are Choosing ‘Top Surgery’
Michael, 17, arrived in the sleek white waiting room of his plastic surgeon’s office in Miami for a moment he…
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Monkeypox Appears to Recede, but Risks and Uncertainties Linger
Nearly four months after the first report of monkeypox in the United States, the virus is showing promising signs of…
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Health Panel Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
A panel of medical experts on Tuesday recommended for the first time that doctors screen all adult patients under 65…
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Abortion Pill Providers Experiment With Ways to Broaden Access
As bans and restrictions proliferate across the country, abortion pill providers are pushing the envelope of regulations and laws to…
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Updated Booster Shots Expected Within Days as C.D.C. Panel Signs Off
An influential scientific panel on Thursday recommended updated coronavirus booster shots to the vast majority of Americans, adding a critical…
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