The 79-year-old president is a litmus for how older, more vulnerable people are faring against more contagious variants in a world without masks.
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Unvaccinated Rockland County, N.Y. man diagnosed with polio
First U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade confirmed in unvaccinated 20-year-old in New York state, who traveled abroad this year.
President Biden, double-boosted, is in a good position to fight covid
President Biden, who tested positive for the coronavirus Thursday, has been fully vaccinated and twice-boosted, as recommended for people his age, and has an excellent chance of avoiding the most severe outcomes from covid, according to doctors intervi…
Woman says she carried dead fetus for 2 weeks after Texas abortion ban
“I felt like a walking coffin,” Marlena Stell said of her miscarriage in 2021, the same year Texas enacted a law banning abortions after six weeks.
Officials reorganize HHS to boost pandemic response
Plan would elevate ASPR, which plays key role in emergencies, to be an agency on par with CDC, FDA
Amid controversies, FDA seeks advice on food and tobacco operations
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert M. Califf said in a statement that “the agency has confronted a series of challenges.”
Gynecologists actually can see patients online. Here’s how and when.
The pandemic has convinced me that telemedicine has a definitive role in health care, including gynecology.
Regular coffee drinkers had lower chance of dying in 7-year period
Interestingly, whether the coffee they drank was plain or sweetened with about 1 tsp of sugar made no difference.
Fauci says he will retire from government post by the end of Biden’s term
Anthony S. Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, has served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984.
Taking the right steps to prevent or treat foot problems
Here are ways to handle aches and pains, bunions and hammertoes, calluses and corns, and other issues with your feet.
