Many employees reduce their hours or stop working to help ailing family members. But it may be years before they fully return to the work…
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The Curious Hole in My Head
Born without my left temporal lobe, a brain region thought to be critical for language, I’ve been a research subject for much of my life.Read…
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Bipolar II Hits Different For Black Women
Bipolar II is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed. For me, finally figuring out how to navigate it was life-changing.Read More
View More Bipolar II Hits Different For Black WomenPost-Roe Decision, Abortion Pill Providers Work to Broaden Access
These new efforts, which test the legal boundaries, have sprung up since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and many states restricted abortion.Read More
View More Post-Roe Decision, Abortion Pill Providers Work to Broaden AccessCalifornia Biotech Executive Is Guilty in $77 Million Blood-Testing Scheme
Arrayit Corporation claimed to have invented a technology to test for any disease using a drop of blood, including Covid-19 and cancer.Read More
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For The First Time, The VA Will Begin Providing Abortions To Veterans
But only in cases where pregnancy is the result of rape, incest or when the woman’s life is at risk.Read More
View More For The First Time, The VA Will Begin Providing Abortions To VeteransF.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Booster Shots Targeting Omicron Subvariants
The agency cleared two options aimed at subvariants that are now dominant, hoping to curtail a fall or winter surge.Read More
View More F.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Booster Shots Targeting Omicron SubvariantsUpdated Booster Shots Expected Within Days as C.D.C. Panel Signs Off
The debut of Omicron-specific vaccines raises a thorny question: How long should you wait between shots?Read More
View More Updated Booster Shots Expected Within Days as C.D.C. Panel Signs OffWeekly Health Quiz: Covid-19 Boosters, Teens and Love Languages
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.Read More
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U.S. Life Expectancy Drops Again; CDC Officials Blame Coronavirus
Other contributors to the decline are longstanding problems: drug overdoses, heart disease, suicide and chronic liver disease.Read More
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