By DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR
Officials say a 2-year-old boy, who died on June 24, was one of four children who showed symptoms of E. coli after coming in contact with animals at the fair in June.
Published: June 29, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH and THOMAS KAPLAN
The “show of hands” question underscores how an issue that united the party in 2018 has potential to fracture it in 2020.
Published: June 27, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
An analysis covering 66 million young people has found plummeting rates of precancerous lesions and genital warts after vaccination against the human papillomavirus.
Published: June 26, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Burrowing skin mites drive victims mad with itching, but distribution of a few pills can drive the infestation from entire communities.
Published: June 25, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY
Researchers have found a way to detect “covert consciousness” that could aid the recovery of people with severe brain injuries.
Published: June 25, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
U.S. Stem Cell must stop injecting fat extracts into patients, an unproven treatment that federal officials say blinded some patients.
Published: June 24, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By PAM BELLUCK
Here’s what research suggests about a class of drugs called anticholinergics, which treat a wide range of ailments, from depression to bladder issues.
Published: June 24, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
The pharmaceutical industry once sued to keep AIDS drugs from dying Africans. Now companies boast of their efforts to get medicines to the developing world.
Published: June 23, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By EMILY S. RUEB
Consumer advocates support more consistent oversight of the bottled-water industry and say it should be regulated similarly to tap water.
Published: June 23, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
Operating before birth can minimize nerve damage caused by severe defects in tissue around the spinal column.
Published: June 23, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS
The treatment involves an injectable pen and can cause nausea. Only one other ‘Viagra for women’ therapy is on the market.
Published: June 20, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY and JENNIFER STEINHAUER
The agency is struggling to contain rising rates of suicide among veterans.
Published: June 20, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
Neck strain and bone spurs are certainly possible from poor posture, but some experts doubt that cellphones are the only culprit.
Published: June 19, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
Juul is giving Meharry Medical College, a historically black institution, money for a research center that will study, among other things, Juul.
Published: June 18, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
A Nevada youth’s jaw was badly injured while vaping. Doctors suspect a faulty battery caused an explosion.
Published: June 18, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By RONI CARYN RABIN
Airlines must permit some parents — or passengers with food allergies themselves — to preboard in order to wipe down seats, federal regulators said.
Published: June 18, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By KAREN WEINTRAUB
Dr. Barrett-Connor founded and led an important long-term study on aging, using both men and women as subjects — an unusual method at the time.
Published: June 17, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By PAM BELLUCK and REED ABELSON
Data from a federal program designed to compensate people harmed by vaccines shows how rare it is for someone to claim they were hurt after getting vaccinated.
Published: June 17, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By PAM BELLUCK and REED ABELSON
Americans have received billions of doses of vaccines for everything from measles to the flu. In 30 years, very few injury claims have been filed with the federal government.
Published: June 17, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By BENEDICT CAREY
The state is teaming up with Silicon Valley to make mental health services more available. Promises abound, and so do potential problems.
Published: June 16, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS
After years of public outrage, some bipartisan solutions are emerging. But whether they will make it through a divided Washington is still unclear.
Published: June 15, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
Each locality in the country, from small towns to major cities, would receive a payout in a settlement with the companies who made, distributed and sold opioids.
Published: June 13, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By RONI CARYN RABIN
Legislators trying to curb the numbers of unvaccinated children have been met with vigorous opposition from upset parents.
Published: June 13, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS
The rule, set to take effect July 9, is one of the most visible efforts by the Trump administration to try to address high drug prices.
Published: June 13, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Even with more than 1,400 dead, the W.H.O. says the risk of the disease spreading beyond the region remains low and declaring an emergency could have backfired.
Published: June 13, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brian Jetter was on life support, a healthy 40-year-old suddenly battling pneumonia and sepsis, and a slew of tests had failed to find the cause.
Published: June 11, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
The agency said two patients received donated stool that had not been screened for drug-resistant germs, leading it to halt clinical trials until researchers prove proper testing procedures are in place.
Published: June 12, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By KAREN ZRAICK and SARAH MERVOSH
Popular sleep-tracking apps and devices can flood you with data about your night. But doctors warn there is no such thing as “perfect” sleep.
Published: June 12, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By KNVUL SHEIKH
Researchers have now quantified the ideal amount of time needed to reap the health benefits of the great outdoors.
Published: June 12, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
The hormone shot — popular among African women who must use birth control in secret — is as safe as other methods, scientists reported.
Published: June 12, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By SAM ROBERTS
Long the only black faculty member at Columbia’s medical college, he — with Katie Couric — promoted regular colonoscopies, which are now routine.
Published: June 11, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By PAM BELLUCK
Francis Collins pledged to decline to speak at conferences that do not include enough women in prominent speaking roles.
Published: June 11, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By SAM DUBIN
Under Demetre Daskalakis’s tenure, New York City has lowered H.I.V. transmission rates, rolled out PrEP and removed some of the stigma associated with H.I.V. and AIDS. But his work is far from done.
Published: June 11, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By REED ABELSON
A lawsuit accuses Health Insurance Innovations of defrauding consumers who were misled into buying plans that left them with thousands of dollars in medical bills.
Published: June 11, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By JAMES GORMAN
In the United States, if you get bitten by a bat, get rabies shots.
Published: June 11, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By APOORVA MANDAVILLI
Fresh breast milk may nourish a baby’s microbiome in ways that bottled breast milk can’t.
Published: June 11, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
In a long-sought victory for the F.D.A., a federal judge said officials have the authority to regulate stem-cell treatments made from patients’ own fat.
Published: June 9, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS
The company recently settled with the federal government over claims it illegally marketed its fentanyl painkiller.
Published: June 9, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By CYNTHIA GRABER and NICOLA TWILLEY
No single food regimen works for everyone. A new study is the most comprehensive effort yet to understand why.
Published: June 9, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By PAULA SPAN
Complication rates are high among the oldest patients. Now a surgeons’ group will propose standards for hospitals operating on the elderly.
Published: June 6, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DANNY HAKIM and MATT RICHTEL
Overuse of antibiotics in livestock has given rise to drug-resistant germs. Drugmakers say they want to be part of the solution. But a recent campaign urged farmers to administer the drugs to healthy animals daily.
Published: June 6, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS
Federal prosecutors accused the company of illegally marketing its powerful fentanyl painkiller and of defrauding government health care programs.
Published: June 4, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
A bitter custody battle threatens affirmative action laws, tribal rights, and the future of one little girl.
Published: June 4, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE HAFNER
The rate of deaths after falls is rising for people over 75, a new study shows. But falls are avoidable for most seniors. We have some tips.
Published: June 3, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
A Florida judge says the agency is entitled to an injunction against a stem cell clinic that has blinded patients and challenged the government’s authority to regulate it.
Published: June 2, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By JACQUELINE MROZ
As genetic testing becomes more widespread, parents are finding that sperm used in artificial insemination did not come from the donors they chose.
Published: June 2, 2019 at 08:00PM
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By DENISE GRADY
Adding a newer medicine to the standard hormonal treatment helped women who had not reached menopause or were still going through it.
Published: May 31, 2019 at 08:00PM
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