When a ‘Miracle’ Drug Is Out of Reach
Trikafta’s U.S. list price is over $322,000 a year. That is nearly 60 times the annual salary of a minimum...
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N.I.H. Leader Rebuts Covid Lab Leak Theory at House Hearing
Now in the majority, House Republicans are eager to scrutinize the Biden administration’s Covid policies and the origins of the...
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Charles Silverstein, 87, Dies; Helped Destigmatize Homosexuality
He was at the forefront in persuading the American Psychiatric Association to reassess its classification of homosexuality as a mental...
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Her Foot Looked Normal. What Was Causing the Excruciating Pain?
A few weeks after she twisted her ankle, the girl’s foot kept getting worse. Her hand movements cued the doctor...
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So Are Nonstick Pans Safe or What?
I grew up in a nonstick-pan home. No matter what was on the menu, my dad would reach for the...
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Sandwiches and Fruit Cups Sold on Amtrak Are Recalled Over...
A Baltimore-based company has recalled more than 400 food items sold in Amtrak trains, vending machines and shops across the...
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I Bought a CO2 Monitor, and It Broke Me
A few weeks ago, a three-inch square of plastic and metal began, slowly and steadily, to upend my life. The...
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The Good News About Vaccine Hesitancy
The world has just seen the largest vaccination campaign in history. At least 13 billion COVID shots have been administered—more...
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The FDA’s New ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Policy for Blood Donation
For decades now, gay men have been barred from giving blood. In 2015, what had been a lifetime ban was...
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We’re Bungling the COVID Wind-Down
Stephen B. Thomas, the director of the Center for Health Equity at the University of Maryland, considers himself an eternal...