Toby Gould was an early adopter. In September, Mr. Gould, 78, went to a pharmacy in Hyannis, Mass., to get one of the new vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus, known...
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SmileDirectClub, a telehealth company that sold teeth-straightening devices through the mail and faced criticism from medical groups, said on Friday that it had shut down.The company, founded in 2014, sold...
More than two decades ago, Congress declared that victims of government-caused nuclear contamination who developed cancer and other serious illnesses — including uranium miners and those exposed to radiation from...
Why do we grow old and die?In the 19th century, the German biologist August Weismann argued that the machinery of life inevitably wore out with time. Death had evolved “for...
About one in nine Canadian adults have experienced long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection, according to a Statistics Canada report issued Friday.That amounts to 3.5 million Canadians, it said.Almost 80 per...
Post-Surgery Opioid Prescriptions Decline, But More Work Needed – A new study reveals a significant decline in post-surgery opioid prescriptions over the past seven years, but it also highlights a...
Diabetes medication may also lower colorectal cancer risk – Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have conducted a groundbreaking study suggesting that a class of medications used to treat type...
What Nutrients Are In Leeks? Leeks, often overshadowed by their close relatives the onion and garlic, are an under-appreciated culinary gem. Beyond their delicate flavor and versatility in dishes, they...