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Short Answers to Hard Questions About Health Threats From Hurricane Harvey
We talked to experts and got replies and advice to many common questions.
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We talked to experts and got replies and advice to many common questions.
By SHEILA KAPLAN and DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Officials said advertising and counseling to help people find and choose health plans is often ineffective. Supporters decried the decision as sabotage.
By ABBY GOODNOUGH and ROBERT PEAR
A judge has cleared the way for a lawsuit against Medicare by patients who faced big bills after they were kept “under observation.”
By PAULA SPAN
BCG vaccine, used in many countries, protects for nearly twice as long as previously thought, scientists find.
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Levels of some nutrients may go up with cooking. But levels of others go down.
By RONI CARYN RABIN
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment that genetically alters a patient’s own cells to fight cancer. It will cost $475,000.
By DENISE GRADY
The agency reported actions against a biotech company and two large stem cell clinics over unapproved treatments, a move it said was necessary to make way for speedier approval of legitimate therapies.
By SHEILA KAPLAN and DENISE GRADY
The average age of new dads in the United States has risen to almost 31, higher than ever.
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Being active in youth may change the inner workings of brain cells much later in life and sharpen some types of thinking.
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS