The move broadens access to the reformulated shots, but only a small fraction of the country’s youngest children are likely to get one of the…
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Scientists Have Designed a ‘Vagina on a Chip’
A silicone chip lined with tissue from human donors could help scientists test drug treatments for bacterial infections in the vagina.Read More
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An examination by the Democratic staff of the Senate homeland security committee portrayed a government wholly unprepared for the arrival of the coronavirus.Read More
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The authorities hesitated to impose restrictions in the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak because of residual trauma from the Covid lockdown. Ebola then spread to…
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What It’s Really Like To Parent When You Have ADHD
Raising children while managing ADHD comes with a unique set of challenges on top of the usual difficulties of parenthood.Read More
View More What It’s Really Like To Parent When You Have ADHDRamesh Balwani, No. 2 Theranos Executive, Is Sentenced for Fraud
Ramesh Balwani, the former chief operating officer of the failed blood testing start-up, was convicted of 12 counts of fraud in July.Read More
View More Ramesh Balwani, No. 2 Theranos Executive, Is Sentenced for FraudAlzheimer’s APOE4 Genetic Risk Targeted in Promising Trial
Preliminary results offer hope that gene therapy can protect some people with the brain disease driven by a particular gene variant.Read More
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Brendan Fraser Says Extreme Diet For Role Made His Brain ‘Misfire’
The actor recalled an alarming moment at an ATM that made him realize what he had put his body through.Read More
View More Brendan Fraser Says Extreme Diet For Role Made His Brain ‘Misfire’Lasik Patients Should Be Warned of Complications, FDA Draft Says
Draft recommendations by the agency describe dry eyes, visual disturbances and other side effects of the procedure. Surgeons say the benefits are being ignored.Read More
View More Lasik Patients Should Be Warned of Complications, FDA Draft SaysGlobal Partners May End Broad Covid Vaccination Effort in Developing Countries
The board of Gavi, the international vaccine agency, meets Wednesday to debate shutting down the program, known as Covax, amid swiftly waning demand for the…
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