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Can Hope Ever Be a Form of Medicine

WEBWe guard carefully against what we think of as false hope or hope for an outcome that we believe cannot come to pass. If hope — even false hope — is a kind of …

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Why the World Needs Its Own Immune System

WEBThe thing that has surprised me most since I began my job leading foreign assistance for global health at the U.S. Agency for International Development is how …

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When a Spouse Goes to the Nursing Home

WEBWhen a Spouse Goes to the Nursing Home. 5 minute read. Published on 05 February 2024. Even as the signals of approaching dementia became impossible to …

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New Hope — and an Old Hurdle — for a Terrible Disease With …

WEBNew Hope — and an Old Hurdle — for a Terrible Disease With Terrible Treatments. Three years ago, Jesús Tilano went to a hospital in a thickly forested valley …

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N.Y. Health Dept. Is Looking Into Bellevue’s Weight-Loss Surgery

WEBThe New York State Department of Health is scrutinizing Bellevue Hospital’s use of unlicensed technicians to assist doctors in weight-loss surgeries.

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Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt

WEBThe intrusion of corporate metrics into healthcare practices created frustration among pharmacists like Dr. Smith and Dr. Sarah Knolhoff at Walgreens, who felt that …

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We Are Squandering One of the Most Important Medical …

WEBA little over a decade ago, I watched my brother in-law Rick Boterf die of complications from infection with the hepatitis C virus that took his health, his vibrant …

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Why Haven’t More Older Adults Gotten the R.S.V. Vaccine

WEBThe virus sends up to 160,000 people over 65 to hospitals every year. But just 15 percent have gotten the newly available shots. Toby Gould was an early adopter.

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‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood …

WEBBattle for School Vaccine Mandates. A federal judge’s decision in July marked a seismic shift for Mississippi, a state long known for stringent school …

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The Big #MeToo Moment for Doctors Is Finally Here

WEBIn January of 2016, Aja Newman went to the emergency room at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City for discomfort in her right shoulder. What should’ve been …

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Scientists Pinpoint Cause of Severe Morning Sickness

WEBThe nausea and vomiting that often define the first trimester of pregnancy are primarily caused by a single hormone, according to a study published on …

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New York Plans to Invest $1 Billion to Expand Chip Research

WEBGov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced on Monday a plan to invest $1 billion to expand chip research activities in Albany, N.Y., as the state aims to continue as …

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Oprah Says She Is on a Weight Loss Drug and ‘Done With the …

WEBIn 1988, Oprah Winfrey tugged a red wagon filled with fat across the stage of her television show to represent the 67 pounds she said she had lost on a liquid diet. …

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U.S. Health Officials Push Back on Idea of New Virus in China

WEBA faction of Republican senators urged President Biden to enforce a travel ban from China due to respiratory illnesses affecting children there.

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‘I’m Scared to Death.’ Behind the Shortage Keeping Cancer …

WEBStephanie Scanlan learned about the shortages of basic chemotherapy drugs this spring in the most frightening way. Two of the three drugs typically used to …

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To Revive Portland, Officials Seek to Ban Public Drug Use

WEBTweet. 12 December 2023. After years of rising overdoses and an exodus of business from central Portland, Gov. Tina Kotek of Oregon said on Monday that state and city officials …

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Inside the Booming Business of Cutting Babies’ Tongues

WEBIn 1601, a royal surgeon cut the tongue-tie of Louis XIII, the future king of France. But doctors have also long raised alarms about the procedure. “Frequently the …

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