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Category: Health
Federal authorities find no live bird flu virus in...
The early results suggest that pasteurization is killing the H5N1 virus in milk, something that regulators were not certain of.
Avian flu is infecting more mammals. What does thi...
H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. S...
Antidepressants: What you need to know about their...
Facts and common misconceptions about some of America’s most widely used drugs.
Penny Simkin, “mother of the Doula movement”, dies...
As a childbirth educator and maternal advocate, she promoted a profession that provides comfort to women giving birth and offers p...
One in five milk samples nationwide shows genetic ...
There is no evidence that the milk is unsafe to drink, scientists say. But the survey result strongly hints that the outbreak may ...
Martin Wygod, a winner on Wall Street and the race...
After he made a fortune selling prescription drugs and providing medical information online, he and his wife became leading breede...
Let them eat… everything
In the age of Ozempic, the “fat activist” Virginia Sole-Smith is inspiring and infuriating her followers.
“Age in place or stay put? »
Homeownership is not the boon to older Americans that it once was.
Women talk about their abortion on TikTok
At a time of heightened confusion and legal battles over access to abortion, women are looking to social media for answers.
Some older women need additional breast exams. Why...
Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ultrasound or M.R.I. scans. Patients often...
Mental health and substance abuse disorders often ...
Among those with substance use disorders who have been referred to child welfare, less than half received medication or counseling...
Scientists criticize federal response to bird flu ...
Testing for H5N1 infection has been limited, and the outbreak was never confined. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina may requ...