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Trump Wants the M.M.R. Vaccine Split Into Three Separate Shots. Doctors Say It’s a Bad Idea.

President Trump is calling for immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella to be given in individual jabs in three different appointments instead of the standard combination shot.
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Trump Administration Bars Medicaid Funding of Transition Treatment for Transgender Youth

Transgender rights advocates said the new rule would face a legal challenge.
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Ocasio-Cortez Opened Up About Freezing Her Eggs. She Got Women Talking.

Many women say being open about the fertility treatment is a form of empowerment. But critics say all the talk can be misleading.
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RFK Jr. Stirred Vaccine Fears in Pennsylvania Years Before Measles Outbreak

At a speech in Lancaster County, Robert F. Kennedy mocked the threat of measles. Now local officials are racing to contain one of the largest outbreaks in the country.
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A.I. Offers Hope for Men With Infertility, Spotting ‘Hidden’ Sperm

New technology may make it easier for men with extremely low sperm counts to have biological children.
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Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Fewer Childhood Vaccines

It is not clear whether the order, the president’s third to address the topic in less than a year, has any legal power.
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Taylor Farms Voluntarily Recalls Fresh Jalapeños Over Salmonella Concerns

The company said it was unaware of any reported illnesses linked to its products containing jalapeños, which were distributed to major retailers across 26 states.
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Maura L. Gillison, Who Linked Throat Cancers to HPV, Dies at 61

She challenged the conventional view that most head and neck cancers resulted from cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
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What Is Fauci Being Accused of and Why Is He Being Held in Contempt?

The case is unique, legal scholars say, because of the tension between the Fifth Amendment and the reach of a presidential pardon. The potential consequences could be grave.
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This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.
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Amid Cyclospora Outbreak, Demand for Locally Grown Lettuce Surges

Small produce stands and farmers’ markets are seeing a surge in demand for leafy greens as sales of lettuce and salad kits from grocery chains and big retailers drop.
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A Promising Heart Drug Fails, Challenging a Long-Held Theory of Disease

The drug targeted inflammation, and its shocking failure has experts questioning whether inflammation really does cause heart disease.
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At Shambhala Music Festival, a Plan To Make Drugs Like Ketamine and MDMA Safer

Most raves turn a blind eye to drugs. At Shambhala, free testing offers peace of mind — but can’t eliminate risk altogether.
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Senate Panel Has Obtained Copy of Fauci’s Government Cellphone

The development comes as a Senate committee prepares to vote Thursday on whether to hold Dr. Anthony S. Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions at a hearing.
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F.D.A. Approves Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine

The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.
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Senate Confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as C.D.C. Director

Dr. Schwartz, a deputy surgeon general in the first Trump administration, has publicly supported childhood vaccines.
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U.S. Cuts Ties With Organ Donor Group After Reports of Abuses

The federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better.
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The U.S. Relies on Family Caregivers. Millions of Them Are Kids.

The modern health care system requires the work of caregiving to fall to whoever else lives in a household — even if they’re kids.
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Justice Dept. Charges Doctor in $95 Million Skin Substitute Fraud Scheme

Dr. Stephen Dubin, a wound care doctor in Nevada, is accused of applying unneeded, expensive wound coverings to seniors. He used the profits to buy yachts, the department said.
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An Invasive Mosquito Is Spreading With Alarming Speed, Threatening Africa’s Cities

The malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.
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