A study also found the rate of death caused by falls in older adults more than doubled during the same time period. But more research is needed to understand why.
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The Big Number: HIV infections have dropped by 73 percent in the past 40 years
Today in the U.S., about 1.2 million people are living with HIV, including more than half whose treatment has prevented the disease from progressing, the CDC says.
Seeking clues to mysteries of coronavirus by studying a person’s ability to taste bitterness
An ENT doctor and his team are among thousands of researchers confronting the pandemic. They hope their work will provide a better way to fight covid-19.
Some folks decide not take their medications. I was one of them. Big mistake.
I learned the hard way it’s not smart of play doctor by deciding you don’t need your prescription drugs.
Weight stigma study in the U.S. and 5 other nations shows the worldwide problem of such prejudice.
Negative stereotypes persist across the board and the attitudes result in many Americans being blamed, teased, bullied, mistreated and discriminated against, causing real harm.
What really explains the sway of cults? It all comes down to their words, author says.
Amanda Montell’s “Cultish” examines the use of language and life inside such movements.
Jury awards $15 million in landmark case over embryos, eggs destroyed in fertility clinic tank failure
The verdict appears to mark the first time a jury has awarded damages in a case involving the destruction of eggs and embryos.
600,000 dead: With normal life in reach, covid’s late-stage victims lament what could have been
The Americans who have died of covid-19 in recent days and weeks passed away even as their families, friends and neighbors emerged from 15 months of isolation and fear.
FDA has decided at least 60 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine must be be discarded; 10 million can be released
The doses underwent a safety review after J&J shots were contaminated with AstraZeneca’s vaccine, prompting a plant shutdown.
FDA advisers debate standards on a coronavirus vaccine for young children
Executives from Pfizer and Moderna have said that data showing whether their vaccines are effective in younger children are expected by fall.
