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H.I.V. Groups Warn of Privacy Risks in How C.D.C. Tracks Virus Samples
Since 2018, the agency has mandated tracking the genetic signatures of viruses collected from people with H.I.V., a practice known as molecular surveillance.
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Science
Scientists Scramble to Keep Dog Aging Project Alive
The National Institute on Aging may let funding lapse for a yearslong study of nearly 50,000 pet dogs, which could also offer insight into human health.
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News
U.S. Diet Panel Adds Another Researcher With Alcohol Industry Ties
After dropping two Harvard experts who had received industry support, the National Academies turned to a colleague with a similar background.
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Newyork
Children Born During the War in Gaza Will Never Truly Escape It
After Israel began its invasion of Gaza shortly after Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7, Aya Khrais — a pregnant 26-year-old dentist, wife of a doctor and mother of a 2-year-old girl living in Gaza City — lost contact with the doctors and health services she ...
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Newyork
Why New York Has Faltered in Making Childbirth Safer for Black Mothers
Proposals to reverse stark racial disparities in who dies during childbirth face deep-rooted obstacles, including hospital quality and the pandemic’s uneven aftereffects.
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News
The Income Gap Jeopardizing Retirement for Millions
Americans in the lower middle class are losing ground financially, researchers have found.
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World
In a British Town, a New Way of Caring for Older People Is Bringing Hope
An “integrated care center” brings doctors, physiotherapists, social workers and pharmacists under one roof. It won’t solve Britain’s underlying social care crisis — but it could help.
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News
10 Nutrition Tips for a Healthy New Year
We’ve learned plenty about eating well. Here’s the advice we’ll carry with us into 2024.
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Newyork
Why the World Needs Its Own Immune System
The 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 much emergencies have defined my work. The bureau I oversee focuses on reducing the global ...
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News
Americans Are Signing Up for Obamacare in Record Numbers
The News More than 15 million people have signed up for health insurance plans offered on the Affordable Care Act’s federal marketplace, a 33 percent increase compared to the same time last year, according to preliminary data released by the Biden ...