The single-dose shot, called Ixchiq, is designed to prevent an illness that can cause debilitating joint pain for months to years.
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They were blind to autumn colors. Special glasses helped change the view.
Montgomery County parks now lend out color-correcting glasses to colorblind visitors.
Arkansas man gets world’s first whole-eye transplant
Aaron James, 46, received the first whole-eye and partial-face transplant ever performed, NYU Langone Health announced Thursday.
Influenza ravaged a vaper’s lungs. Breast implants saved his life.
A double lung transplant was the only remedy for the 34-year-old, who spent years vaping, caught influenza and ended up in the hospital.
Marijuana legalization faces tough odds in red states despite Ohio win
Concerns about the public health implications of marijuana legalization remain potent as the battle to overhaul drug laws moves to red states.
Portugal’s secret to living longer
Life expectancy is dropping in the United States, despite the nation spending more per person on health care than any other country. So what is a place like Portugal — where people live longer with far fewer resources — doing right?
CDC data show highest level yet of vaccine exemptions for kindergartners
The report underscores the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on routine immunization rates and the lingering consequences for school-age children.
Why are so many Americans dying early?
Despite spending more per person on health care than any other nation, the United States has a crisis of premature deaths. The Post’s health team has been investigating why that is, and today we learn how politics, stress and chronic illness play a rol…
FDA approves new obesity drug from Eli Lilly named Zepbound
The decision by the Food and Drug Administration is expected to add to the demand for a new class of drugs transforming how patients battle obesity.
Bertagnolli confirmed as new head of National Institutes of Health
The cancer surgeon will lead America’s flagship biomedical agency after a dispute between a key senator and the White House threatened to derail her nomination.
