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Many people 65 and older opt for a costlier high-dose influenza vaccine. Those who get the standard vaccine are disproportionately members of ethnic and racial minorities.

The announcement will represent President Biden’s latest effort to use the ACA to advance his goal of making health insurance more available and affordable.

About a third of the matter building up inside your home is from outside, either blown in or tramped in on those offensive shoe bottoms.

The experiences of long covid patients are advancing a revolution in research not just for covid but also many other conditions. Patients, who have typically been only subjects in the research process, are becoming partners in it.

Some findings suggest tiny plastic particles could disrupt immune and endocrine systems, damage organs, and cause other health problems.

These drugs were banned decades ago. My clinical trial suggests they might have a meaningful, positive effect in treating mood issues.

Federal health officials said those 50 and older could get the shot, while stopping short of recommending it.

Despite earlier studies suggesting modest drinking, particularly of red wine, may be good for the heart, recent research shows this perceived health benefit may not be from the alcohol and, in fact, drinking — any amount — is associated with an increas…

The power of the placebo comes down to the power of the mind and a person’s skill at harnessing it.

$10-billion pact would finance vaccines and treatments, but provide far less for global vaccine effort.