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Lawsuit alleges bullying tactics by transplant executives in bid to revamp system

Plaintiffs in a two-year-old lawsuit say emails show executives worked behind the scenes on a policy that would take more human livers from rural areas and send them to big-city transplant centers.

You’re vaccinated and boosted. How should omicron affect your plans?

Should you still go out to a party? What about a restaurant? How can you keep people safe at gatherings?

The BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants now dominate worldwide

Tracking the main coronavirus variants in the U.S. and around the world: omicron, delta, gamma, alpha and beta.

Infant head-shaping pillows are unnecessary — even dangerous

Babies should sleep on their backs without any soft bedding. These pillows can pose a suffocation risk to a sleeping baby, experts say.

Do I need a wellness screening every year?

Depending on your health status, your doctor may want to see you more or less often.

Your questions on the coronavirus, answered: What home supplies should you have if someone is infected?

It’s a good idea to keep some basic supplies at your home if you do get a case of covid-19 that doesn’t require hospitalization.

Do you take your coffee black? Your DNA may be the reason.

Black coffee is preferred by people whose genes predispose them to metabolize caffeine quickly.

People with sleep disorders may face higher risk of severe covid

A study links the increase in risk to breathing disorders that can cause oxygen levels to drop during sleep.

Return to campus sometimes comes with an unsettling sense of unreality

A psychiatrist who works with students found that our understanding of reality has been upended by the pandemic.

Why some misremembering might show your memory is functioning properly

You don’t really need to remember what you ordered at the bakery a couple weeks ago.