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Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study FindsBiodiversity loss, global warming, pollution and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to organisms around the world.
Lead in Beethovenâs Hair Offers New Clues to Mystery of His DeafnessUsing powerful technologies, scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances in the composerâs hair that may have come from wine, or other sources.
Study Suggests Genetics as a Cause, Not Just a Risk, for Some AlzheimerâsPeople with two copies of the gene variant APOE4 are almost certain to get Alzheimerâs, say researchers, who proposed a framework under which such patients could be diagnosed years before symptoms.
First Patient Begins Sickle Cell Gene Therapy That F.D.A. ApprovedA 12-year-old boy in the Washington, D.C., area faces months of procedures to remedy his disease. âI want to be cured,â he said.
Are Schools Too Focused on Mental Health?Recent studies cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. Some even suggest they can have a negative effect.
RFK Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His BrainThe presidential candidate has faced previously undisclosed health issues, including a parasite that he said ate part of his brain.
Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening?All vaccines have at least occasional side effects. But people who say they were injured by Covid vaccines believe their cases have been ignored.
Widening Racial Disparities Underlie Rise in Child Deaths in the U.S.New research finds that the death rate among Black youths soared by 37 percent, and among Native American youths by 22 percent, between 2014 and 2020, compared with less than 5 percent for white youths.
Covid Vaccine Side Effects: 4 Takeaways From Our InvestigationThousands of Americans believe they experienced rare but serious side effects. But confirming a link is a difficult task.
Milton Diamond, Sexologist and Advocate for Intersex Babies, Dies at 90He pushed back against doctors who recommended surgery on infants born with ambiguous genitalia, arguing for acceptance of diversity.
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