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5 Things to Know About Menopause and Hormone Therapy

There has long been an effective, F.D.A.-approved treatment for some menopausal symptoms, but too few women have a clear picture…

Travel

Republicans Assail Vaccine and Mandates With Misleading Claims

The House debated for hours on Tuesday before voting for measures that would end a public health emergency and a…

Travel

U.S. Plans to End Public Health Emergency for Covid in May

The end of the emergency, planned for May 11, will bring about a complex set of policy changes and signals…

Business

In the Fight Over Gas Stoves, Meet the Industry’s Go-To Scientist

Longstanding research shows the health dangers of gas-burning ranges. Utilities are turning to Julie Goodman, a toxicologist with a firm whose work…

World

North Korea Imposes Lockdown on Pyongyang to Fight ‘Recurrent Flu’

A government notice made no mention of Covid-19, but state media said the authorities were taking measures in the capital…

Travel

Obamacare Sign-Ups Top 16 Million for 2023, Setting Another Record

Enrollment in plans through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces broke last year’s record, with particularly high growth in Florida, Texas…

World

Why the New Obesity Guidelines for Kids Terrify Me

This month, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its first comprehensive guidelines for evaluating and treating children and adolescents with…

World

The U.S. Must Help China Avoid Covid Catastrophe. Here’s How.

China rolled back its longstanding pandemic strategy “zero Covid,” which had protected the country for nearly three years, in early…

Health

Emailing Your Doctor May Carry a Fee

More hospitals and medical practices have begun charging for doctors’ responses to patient queries, depending on the level of medical…

Travel

The December Omnibus Bill’s Little Secret: It Was Also a Giant Health Bill

Congress passed legislation on mental health, drugs, pandemic preparedness, new Medicare benefits and Medicaid expansion — all before the arrival…

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