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Breakthough Infections Are Less Likely to Lead to Long Covid, Study Suggests
People who experience breakthrough infections of the coronavirus after fully vaccinated are about 50 percent less likely to experience long...
Purdue Pharma Is Dissolved and Sacklers Pay $4.5 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims
Purdue Pharma, the maker of the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin, dissolved on Wednesday in a wide-ranging bankruptcy settlement that will...
San Diego Hospital System Reported Small Covid Resurgence
The staff of a Southern California hospital system experienced a small resurgence in coronavirus infections this summer, despite more than...
When Will the Delta Surge End?
The United States has entered the fourth wave of the pandemic — or fifth, depending on which expert you ask....
Covid Survivors More Likely to Have Kidney Problems, Study Finds
Since the beginning of the pandemic, doctors have found that people who become very ill with Covid-19 often experience kidney...
Another Hidden Covid Risk: Lingering Kidney Problems
Another Hidden Covid Risk: Since the beginning of the pandemic, doctors have found that people who become very ill with...
Pandemics Get Forgotten. But Not at This Museum.
DRESDEN, Germany — In a display case at the German Hygiene Museum here is a pretty, blue glass bottle whose...
My Stepdad Has Alzheimer’s. Can My Mom Date Someone Else?
When I was a child, my parents had some huge fights about some books my dad stole from the marvelous...
180 Cases of Covid-19 Linked to a Youth Camp and Conference
At least 180 coronavirus infections in three states have been traced to an Illinois church camp for teenagers and an...
Two Top F.D.A. Vaccine Regulators to Depart This Fall
The F.D.A. is also expected soon to tackle the question of whether to authorize coronavirus vaccines on an emergency basis...
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