Diabetes in Pregnancy Tied to Heart Risks in Young Adult Children
People whose mothers had diabetes before or during pregnancy have an increased risk for heart disease as young adults, new
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Dear Teenagers, Here’s How to Protect Your Emotional Well-Being
Following my most recent column offering adults a 2020 back-to-school list for teens’ emotional well-being, several teenage commenters asked that
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White House Blocked C.D.C. Order to Keep Cruise Ships Docked
Dr. Stephen Ostroff, a former acting commissioner of the F.D.A., who serves on the Healthy Sail group, said they have
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She Craved Salt and Felt Nauseated for Months. What Was Wrong?
The doctor greeted her warmly. Then, more sternly, said: “It looks like you have a suntan. Have you been out
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Cats Shed More Than Dogs. The Coronavirus, Not Fur.
Also, outside a lab, infection depends mainly on breathing in viral particles from an infected person and normal contact doesn’t
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Covid ‘Testing Hell’: Devices Given to Nursing Homes Bring New Problems
“There’s no mechanism in place for reporting,” said Kim Schilling, the vice president of health services at Friendship Haven, which
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Studies Begin to Untangle Obesity’s Role in Covid-19
Ms. Franklin’s case of Covid-19 was more moderate than her sister’s. But she still deteriorated quickly, to the point where
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Is It OK to Use Connections to Jump the Line for a Specialist?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on using your connections to get in to see a doctor months before anyone else can
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The Coronavirus Mostly Spares Younger Children. Teens Aren’t So Lucky.
Recently in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers reviewed 32 studies worldwide comprising 41,640 children and adolescents under the age of 20, as
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Trump Announces Plan to Ship 150 Million Rapid Coronavirus Tests
Governors of some states, including New Jersey and Connecticut, announced on Twitter just before Mr. Trump’s news conference that they
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