Health

U.S. Lags Behind Other Countries in Hepatitis-C Cures

In the 10 years since the drugmaker Gilead debuted a revolutionary treatment for hepatitis C, a wave of new therapies…

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Federal Officials Find No Live Bird Flu Virus in Initial Milk Tests

Federal regulators on Friday said that they had not yet discovered live bird flu virus in the first batch of…

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At Least Three Women Were Infected With H.I.V. After ‘Vampire Facials’

At least three women were infected with H.I.V. during cosmetic “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed spa in Albuquerque, federal…

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Antidepressants: What to Know About Uses and Side Effects

Antidepressants are among the most prescribed medications in the United States. This is, in part, because the number of people…

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New Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals

School meals will soon contain less salt and sugar, but can still include chocolate milk, under new nutrition guidelines released…

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Lori and George Schappell, Long-Surviving Conjoined Twins, Die at 62

Lori and George Schappell, conjoined twins whose skulls were partly fused but who managed to lead independent lives, died on…

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Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?

In her three decades of working with elephant seals, Dr. Marcela Uhart had never seen anything like the scene on…

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Let Them Eat … Everything

In the age of Ozempic, the “fat activist” Virginia Sole-Smith is inspiring and infuriating her followers. Source: nytimes.com

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Scientists Fault Federal Response to Bird Flu Outbreaks on Dairy Farms

In the month since federal authorities announced an outbreak of bird flu on dairy farms, they have repeatedly reassured the…

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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Often Go Untreated for Parents on Medicaid

Some Context: Experts say bad situations can often be reversed with treatment.Both mental health and drug addiction crises have been…

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