Monday, February 28, 2022

For Older Americans, Some Positive Health News


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Pfizer Shot Is Far Less Effective in 5- to 11-Year-Olds Than in Older Kids, New Data Show


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When an Ancestry Search Reveals Fertility Fraud


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Dr. Bronner’s, the Soap Company, Dips Into Psychedelics


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Were These Doctors Treating Pain or Dealing Drugs?


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Saturday, February 26, 2022

A Medical Mystery Posed by Blurred Lanes


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The C.D.C. releases new guidance that will allow localities to ease masking and social distancing.


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A Medical Mystery Posed by Blurred Lanes


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Friday, February 25, 2022

New C.D.C. Guidelines Suggest 70 Percent of Americans Can Stop Wearing Masks


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Masking and isolating reduced Omicron’s spread in homes, the C.D.C. finds.


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The C.D.C.’s new strategy sets criteria that will allow localities to ease masking and social distancing.


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The C.D.C. will soon loosen indoor mask guidelines, officials say.


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U.S. minorities experienced high rates of Covid-related discrimination, a study finds.


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Companies Finalize $26 Billion Deal With States and Cities to End Opioid Lawsuits


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The C.D.C. will soon loosen indoor mask guidelines, officials say.


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Thursday, February 24, 2022

Maternal deaths in the U.S. rose during the first year of the pandemic.


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The C.D.C. advises some people wait longer between the first and second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.


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Maternal deaths in the U.S. rose during the first year of the pandemic.


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Abortion Pills Now Account for More Than Half of U.S. Abortions


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Maternal deaths rose during the first year of the pandemic.


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/EYxZqHC

The C.D.C. advises some people wait longer between the first and second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.


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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

The C.D.C. advises some people wait longer between the first and second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.


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F.D.A. Grants the First Condom Approval for Anal Sex


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Maternal Deaths Rose During the First Year of the Pandemic


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A new Covid vaccine shows 100 percent efficacy against severe disease and hospitalizations, its makers say.


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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

The Coronavirus Menagerie


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The Coronavirus Menagerie


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Monday, February 21, 2022

The C.D.C. isn’t publishing large portions of the Covid data it collects.


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Got a Covid booster? You probably won’t need another for a long time.


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Got a Covid Booster? You Probably Won’t Need Another for a Long Time


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When People Take Pandemic Precautions, Gorillas Breathe Easier


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Sunday, February 20, 2022

The C.D.C. isn’t publishing large portions of the Covid data it collects.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/B8Por4X

Newsom’s new Covid plan aims to move California out of ‘crisis mode.’


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The C.D.C. Isn’t Publishing Large Portions of the Covid Data It Collects


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Friday, February 18, 2022

More Teenage Girls With Eating Disorders Wound Up in the E.R. During the Pandemic


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Sacklers Raise Their Offer to Settle Opioid Lawsuits by More Than $1 Billion


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More Teenage Girls With Eating Disorders Wound Up in the E.R. During the Pandemic


By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bmNMiSg

Sacklers Raise Their Offer to Settle Opioid Lawsuits by More Than $1 Billion


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Thursday, February 17, 2022

Dr. Herbert Benson, Who Saw the Mind as Medicinal, Dies at 86


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A New York City anime convention was not a superspreader event, a C.D.C. study finds.


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The Latest on Vaccines for Kids Under 5


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Covid patients may have increased risk of developing mental health problems.


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Covid patients may have increased risk of developing mental health problems.


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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Covid patients may have increased risk of developing mental health problems.


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Covid Patients May Have Increased Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems


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Vaccination during pregnancy protects infants from being hospitalized for Covid, a new study suggests.


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Doctors Are More Likely to Describe Black Patients as Uncooperative, Studies Find


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U.S. caseloads fall below the Delta peak.


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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The Senate confirms Califf as the F.D.A.’s commissioner in a tight vote.


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Senate Confirms Califf as F.D.A. Chief in Tight Vote


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