As the oldest baby boomers turn 80, researchers worry there won’t be enough room in nursing facilities for a rapidly graying nation.
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The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
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The gene is found predominantly in Southern Appalachia and may be one of the most powerful cancer-risk mutations ever found.
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Surging drug use has contributed to an epidemic in the Pacific island nation, where one in 60 adults is estimated to be living with the virus.
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Ahead of the midterm elections, the president said that all states had opted in to an effort to align Medicaid’s prices for medicines with those in other wealthy countries.
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This year has become the deadliest year for measles in the United States since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000.
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Federal projects are rolling out A.I. agents that offer therapy and prescribe medicine, raising concerns about safety and the influence of venture capital investors.
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is devoting a hearing to a topic that affects millions but is poorly understood and widely ignored, including when it comes to federal research money.
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A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Bronx has killed one person and infected nine. A Yankees spokesman said that its towers were cleaned on Sunday, and the city has not asked that games be postponed.
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The Democratic candidate for governor backed restrictions on disposal of fracking wastewater around a hard-hit town, and called for a “thorough investigation” of the dangers.
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Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more effective.
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He developed a program that became a model for hospitals around the world, making it easier for poor Black patients to navigate an onerous bureaucratic system.
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As Vermont’s health commissioner, he helped create a model for providing food and dental care. Later, he directed the first national vaccine program.
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Cardiologists are struggling to figure out why a drug that should have prevented heart attacks didn’t work at all.
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The cases were reported in four states, and led to two hospitalizations. No deaths have been reported.
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Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.
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The first-of-its-kind drug offers a reprieve for people who live with the debilitating sleep disorder.
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Two researchers who study the debilitating sleep disorder have won a prestigious Lasker Award. Their research in animals laid the groundwork for a new drug that addresses the condition’s root cause.
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Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
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The affected frozen fruit products, which were distributed to 19 states and to retailers like Walmart and Publix, were recalled starting in July.
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