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Pregnancy and Covid: What Women Need to Know
A pregnant woman is more likely to develop serious Covid-19 and to die of it. Several factors amplify the risks.
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Newyork
Elizabeth Warren: We Can Prevent More Bank Failures
No one should be mistaken about what unfolded over the past few days in the U.S. banking system: These recent bank failures are the direct result of leaders in Washington weakening the financial rules. In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis ...
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World
Global Declines in Maternal Mortality Have Stalled
Death rates in the United States have increased in recent years, as they have in Europe, the W.H.O. reported.
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Newyork
Biology Is Dangerously Outpacing Policy
The original source of the coronavirus pandemic remains unconfirmed. While it was likely the result of a spillover from animals to humans, a lab origin cannot be ruled out. Given the uncertainty, additional scrutiny on research with pathogens that ...
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Newyork
The Perfect Retirement Investment Nobody Wants
Two of your biggest financial risks in retirement involve your health, but they’re almost opposed to each other. One is that you will require expensive long-term care early on. You will probably die young, but not before going broke from nursing home ...
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Newyork
5 Things to Know About Menopause and Hormone Therapy
There has long been an effective, F.D.A.-approved treatment for some menopausal symptoms, but too few women have a clear picture of its risks and benefits.
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Newyork
Football Is Deadly, but Not for the Reasons You Think
When Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during the N.F.L. “Monday Night Football” game earlier this week, it felt like the world stopped — both on the field, where emergency medical teams rushed into action and fellow players looked on in shock ...
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News
New Covid Booster Shots Cut Risk of Hospitalization by Half, C.D.C. Reports
The research was conducted in part when older variants of the coronavirus were spreading. Other factors may have influenced the conclusions.
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Newyork
Puberty Blockers for Transgender Youths
More from our inbox: Trump’s Antisemitic Dinner Guests at Mar-a-LagoWhat a Robot Can’t DoAfter two years of puberty blockers, Emma Basques was prescribed estrogen at 13, starting her transition.Credit...Verónica G. Cárdenas for The New York Times To ...
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‘Do You Really Want to Rebuild at 80?’ Rethinking Where to Retire.
For a decade, Melissa and Guy Hoagland, both retired physicians in their 60s, had split their time between their homes on a barrier island in ...