Blood
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News
What Parents Should Know About Cord Blood Banking
Millions of parents have paid to bank blood from their infants’ umbilical cords. But storage companies have misled them about the cells’ promise.
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Books
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Premiere: What Was That Ending About?
Fans of the George R.R. Martin books know there are two words for that tense and slightly ambiguous ending to the Season 2 premiere: “Blood and Cheese.”
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World
The Aftermath of a U.K. Cyberattack: Blood Shortages and Delayed Operations
Several London hospitals, still reeling from a cyberattack last week, have made an urgent plea to medical students to help stem the disruption.
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Newyork
Why Wellness Culture Has Cozied Up to Leeches
The bloodsucking worms might conjure an era of vampiric pseudoscience, but their powerful jaws are inspiring new applications.
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Newyork
Dr. Gao Yaojie, Who Exposed AIDS Epidemic in Rural China, Dies at 95
Despite government efforts to silence her, Dr. Gao drew global attention to an epidemic that devastated rural China and killed tens of thousands.
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News
Innovative Cancer Treatment May Sometimes Cause Cancer, F.D.A. Says
The News A lifesaving cancer treatment may itself cause cancers, the Food and Drug Administration reported on Tuesday. The treatment, called CAR-T was first approved in November 2017 for life-threatening blood cancers. But, the F.D.A. said, it had ...
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US
Trump Escalates Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric With ‘Poisoning the Blood’ Comment
When asked about immigration in a recent interview, the former president used language with echoes of white supremacy and Hitler.
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News
Blood of Young Mice Extends Life in the Old
Infusions of youthful blood led older mice to live 6 to 9 percent longer, a new study found.
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News
New Blood Donation Rules to Loosen Restrictions on Gay and Bisexual Men
The F.D.A. proposed a more individualized policy based on questions about sexual behavior and risks.
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Sports
Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest: What We Know and Don’t Know
Cardiac doctors say that blows to the chest causing an erratic heart rhythm are highly unusual, but not unheard-of in sports.
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