The B.C.G. tuberculosis vaccine may protect against Covid-19 and other infections by broadly bolstering the immune system.Read More
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Idaho Leaders Must Pay $321K In Transgender-Birth Certificate Case
The lawmakers made it more difficult for transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a U.S. court ruling banning such…
View More Idaho Leaders Must Pay $321K In Transgender-Birth Certificate CasePeople Exposed to Coronavirus May Need to Take as Many as Three At-Home Tests, F.D.A. Says
Repeat tests, spaced two days apart, reduce the odds of false negative results, the agency noted.Read More
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Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids Expected This Fall In The U.S.
The FDA estimates nearly 30 million adults could potentially benefit from hearing aid use, but only about one-fifth of people with hearing problems use the…
View More Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids Expected This Fall In The U.S.Marshall Islands, Once Nearly Covid-Free, Confronts an Outbreak
It was one of the last places on the planet to see its first Covid-19 cases. Now the virus is spreading rapidly.Read More
View More Marshall Islands, Once Nearly Covid-Free, Confronts an OutbreakF.D.A. Clears Path for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
The agency issued a final rule that took years to complete and opens the door to cheaper, more accessible devices without a prescription or medical…
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Hollywood Showrunners, Directors Raise Abortion Aid, Call On Studios To Step It Up
The coalition wants studios to guarantee protections for their workers in anti-abortion states.Read More
View More Hollywood Showrunners, Directors Raise Abortion Aid, Call On Studios To Step It UpThe Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support
Some babies born with devastating birth defects from the mosquito-borne illness are 7 now, but Covid turned the world’s attention away.Read More
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My Fallopian Tube Burst Due To An Ectopic Pregnancy. An ER Doctor Sent Me Home.
“I had been bleeding internally for five days before anyone figured it out.”Read More
View More My Fallopian Tube Burst Due To An Ectopic Pregnancy. An ER Doctor Sent Me Home.U.K. Approves Covid Booster Vaccine That Targets Two Variants
The vaccine, which has been approved for adults, generated a strong immune response against both the original virus and the Omicron variant.Read More
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