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5 Things to Know About Menopause and Hormone Therapy
There has long been an effective, F.D.A.-approved treatment for some menopausal symptoms, but too few women have a clear picture…
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World
Republicans Assail Vaccine and Mandates With Misleading Claims
The House debated for hours on Tuesday before voting for measures that would end a public health emergency and a…
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World
U.S. Plans to End Public Health Emergency for Covid in May
The end of the emergency, planned for May 11, will bring about a complex set of policy changes and signals…
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Finance
In the Fight Over Gas Stoves, Meet the Industry’s Go-To Scientist
Longstanding research shows the health dangers of gas-burning ranges. Utilities are turning to Julie Goodman, a toxicologist with a firm whose work…
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World
North Korea Imposes Lockdown on Pyongyang to Fight ‘Recurrent Flu’
A government notice made no mention of Covid-19, but state media said the authorities were taking measures in the capital…
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World
Obamacare Sign-Ups Top 16 Million for 2023, Setting Another Record
Enrollment in plans through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces broke last year’s record, with particularly high growth in Florida, Texas…
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News
Why the New Obesity Guidelines for Kids Terrify Me
This month, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its first comprehensive guidelines for evaluating and treating children and adolescents with…
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News
The U.S. Must Help China Avoid Covid Catastrophe. Here’s How.
China rolled back its longstanding pandemic strategy “zero Covid,” which had protected the country for nearly three years, in early…
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Health
Emailing Your Doctor May Carry a Fee
More hospitals and medical practices have begun charging for doctors’ responses to patient queries, depending on the level of medical…
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World
The December Omnibus Bill’s Little Secret: It Was Also a Giant Health Bill
Congress passed legislation on mental health, drugs, pandemic preparedness, new Medicare benefits and Medicaid expansion — all before the arrival…