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Why New York Has Faltered in Making Childbirth Safer for Black Mothers

Proposals to reverse stark racial disparities in who dies during childbirth face deep-rooted obstacles, including hospital quality and the pandemic’s…

Health

The Income Gap Jeopardizing Retirement for Millions

Americans in the lower middle class are losing ground financially, researchers have found.

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In a British Town, a New Way of Caring for Older People Is Bringing Hope

An “integrated care center” brings doctors, physiotherapists, social workers and pharmacists under one roof. It won’t solve Britain’s underlying social…

Food

10 Nutrition Tips for a Healthy New Year

We’ve learned plenty about eating well. Here’s the advice we’ll carry with us into 2024.

World

Why the World Needs Its Own Immune System

The thing that has surprised me most since I began my job leading foreign assistance for global health at the…

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Americans Are Signing Up for Obamacare in Record Numbers

The News More than 15 million people have signed up for health insurance plans offered on the Affordable Care Act’s…

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Biden Administration Warns 9 Governors About Medicaid Losses Among Children

Xavier Becerra, the health and human services secretary, suggested that states were doing far too little to make sure that…

Travel

New C.D.C. Director Seeks to Foster Trust in a Battered Agency

Five months into her tenure at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Mandy K. Cohen is trying to…

World

‘We Are All Sick’: Infectious Diseases Spread Across Gaza

Infectious diseases are ravaging the people of the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization said Monday, as more people flee…

World

France to Ban Smoking in Forests, on Beaches and Near Schools

A government anti-smoking plan also includes costlier cigarettes and a ban on disposable vapes. Smoking is the leading cause of…

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