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The two largest drugstore chains in the United States will begin distributing the abortion pill mifepristone this month, a step…

The study found that alcohol-related deaths in the United States increased by 40,000 over five years. The toll is huge:…

Six years ago, Dr. Elizabeth Komen, a breast cancer specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in Manhattan, held the hand…

Americans with Covid or other respiratory infections do not need to self-isolate for five days before returning to work or…

An officer in charge of diversity, equity and inclusion at Columbia University Irving Medical Center was accused this week of…

Why it matters: Vaccines often arrive too late to eliminate outbreaks.The public health response to outbreaks often relies on vaccines…

Long-term Covid can lead to measurable cognitive decline, especially in the ability to remember, reason and plan, a major new…

The newsA growing share of abortions are now being administered via telemedicine, with clinicians prescribing abortion pills by mail after…

At the Kawasaki Disease Clinic at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, led by Drs. Burns, caring for children with Kawasaki disease…

The tainted applesauce might have gone unnoticed for even longer if it weren’t for one family in North Carolina.Early last…