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A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes

The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities.
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Covid Vaccines Are Not Linked to Miscarriage. Here’s How We Know.

Prominent Republicans and others have falsely claimed this week that the shots are linked, despite years of data showing they are safe.
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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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New Yorkers Who Lost Insurance After Trump Cuts Face Hard Choices

New York State’s generous health plan for working-class people was hit hard by federal funding cuts. More than 400,000 people are now looking for new coverage or living without it.
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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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Why You Envy Your Friends

Turn that burning resentment into insight and motivation.
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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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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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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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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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