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Heart disease is more common in people over 65, but treatments are better than ever. That can complicate decision-making for older heart patients.
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CreditAnn Johansson for The New York Times Trump Will Withhold Money From Schools That Require Covid Vaccines
An estimated 15 colleges still required Covid vaccines for students as of late last year. No states require K-12 students to get the shots.
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CreditKevin Mohatt for The New York Times N.I.H. Research Grants Lag $1 Billion Behind Last Year’s
After weeks of disruption to scientific federal grants, the National Institutes of Health has fallen behind in funding research into treatments for deadly diseases.
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CreditShuran Huang for The New York Times How Trump’s Medical Research Cuts Would Hit Colleges and Hospitals in Every State
Changes to a key funding formula will reduce research grants at hospitals and universities by billions — and may discourage future research.
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Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas
It is the first ruling in a case challenging “shield laws” intended to protect doctors in states that support abortion rights who send abortion pills to states with bans.
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CreditAdria Malcolm for The New York Times C.D.C. Study Finds Silent Bird Flu Infections in Dairy Veterinarians
The vets had no symptoms, and one worked only in states where no dairy infections had been reported.
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CreditTim Gruber for The New York Times After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds
The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.
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CreditShawn Thew/EPA, via Shutterstock Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas
As of Tuesday, 22 children and two adults had been infected, all of whom were unvaccinated, local officials said.
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CreditAmi Images/Science Source Behind Kennedy’s Vow to ‘Follow the Science’ on Vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited a disputed study from a close network of fellow vaccine skeptics during his confirmation hearings. His critics say it is part of a pattern that raises concerns about whose research he would elevate as health secretary.
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Fake nurseries and town squares seem to comfort patients. But some experts wonder whether they are patronizing, even infantilizing.
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CreditJames Estrin/The New York Times When the Retirement Community Goes Bankrupt
It doesn’t happen often. But when it does, some residents risk losing everything.
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CreditJames Estrin/The New York Times Telemedicine for Seniors Gets a Last-Minute Reprieve
Some older Americans have come to depend on virtual consultations with doctors, covered by Medicare. To keep that option in the future, Congress will have to act quickly.
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CreditMichela Buttignol As Drugstores Close, Older People Are Left in ‘Pharmacy Deserts’
Shuttered drugstores pose a particular threat to older adults, who take more medications than younger people and often rely on pharmacies for advice.
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CreditMette Lampcov for The New York Times Payments Are Going Digital, but Many Seniors Still Rely on Cash
“We’re putting another burden on the elderly that we don’t have to,” one researcher said.
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More in From Well ›Readers share personal stories of lost love and missed connections for Valentine’s Day.
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CreditCharlotte Ager Intimidated By Deadlifts? Try This Version Instead.
The Romanian deadlift offers all the benefits of a traditional deadlift but is less intimidating and easier on the body.
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CreditThe New York Times We Still Don’t Know How to Be Normal on Slack and Zoom
Experts shared five strategies to make things easier.
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CreditIllustration by Matt Chase; Photographs by Shutterstock Chronic Illness Can Affect Every Part of Life. How Do You Talk About it at Work?
Opening up can unlock much-needed support, but it also comes with risks.
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CreditNhung Le I Was a Bad Father. How Do I Live With the Regret?
Obsessing over the past is taking over my life.
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An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn’t It Used More?
A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted?
By Moises Velasquez-Manoff
She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death
In the Netherlands, doctors and dementia patients must negotiate a fine line: Assisted death for those without capacity is legal, but doctors won’t do it.
By Stephanie Nolen
Eleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54
By watching the brain process information, she discovered that a specific region plays a key role in spatial navigation — and that it can be strengthened like a muscle.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Meet the Champion Who Memorized 80 Numbers in 13.5 Seconds
This month, Vishvaa Rajakumar won the Memory League World Championship, which tests memorization skills. He shared some of his techniques with The Times.
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Louisiana Health Department Says It Will Stop Promoting ‘Mass Vaccination’
“Vaccines should be treated with nuance, recognizing differences between seasonal vaccines and childhood immunizations,” Dr. Ralph L. Abraham, the state’s surgeon general, wrote in a memo.
By Tim Balk
Teddi Mellencamp of ‘Real Housewives’ Says She Has Brain Tumors
Mellencamp, the daughter of the rock musician John Mellencamp, said on Instagram that she was receiving treatment after experiencing “severe and debilitating” headaches.
By Christine Hauser
Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Worldwide Despite Rubio’s Promise
A new directive puts further exemptions on hold. Aid workers also say the U.S. government has made it impossible to pay partners around the world.
By Karoun Demirjian, Michael Crowley, Edward Wong and Stephanie Nolen
Top N.I.H. Official Abruptly Resigns as Trump Orders Deep Cuts
Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health, did not give a reason for his departure.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Trump’s W.H.O. Exit Throws Smallpox Defenses Into Upheaval
Health experts see his retreat from international cooperation as disrupting the safe-keepers of one of the world’s deadliest pathogens.
By William J. Broad
Court Pause on Trump Cuts to Medical Research Funds Is Expanded Nationwide
The federal order temporarily halts the Trump administration’s plans to slash $4 billion in overhead costs for research at universities and medical centers into diseases like cancer.
By Christina Jewett and Teddy Rosenbluth
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