Opinion: What the death rattle and capital punishment have in common
Death rattle. That’s the sound some dying people make, caused by a buildup of mucus and other secretions in the throat as the body begins to slowly lose its life …
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Half doses, third doses, kids’ doses: Covid vaccine delivery goes next-level difficult
The U.S. Covid-19 vaccine rollout is about to get a lot more complicated. When the shots arrived late last year, the message from health officials was simple: Get vaccinated when …
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FDA authorizes booster shots of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines
Many Americans who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will soon be able to choose which vaccine they would like as a booster after the Food and Drug Administration issued emergency …
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Opinion: Listen: A Filipinx physician on health disparities disguised by data
When data shows that Asian Americans are faring better during the pandemic than other racial groups, physician and researcher Carlos Irwin A. Oronce knows that isn’t the whole story. The first …
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Opinion: Telehealth skeptics miss the forest for the trees
The role of telehealth and its staying power in our health care system is up for debate. As someone working in the telehealth universe, I’ll be the first to say …
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Philanthropist-funded study at a prestigious hospital raises thorny questions about clinical research
The opportunity seemed too good to pass up. It was 2020, and the CEO of a blood-test company was addressing fibromyalgia patients through their television screens. His firm, EpicGenetics, wasn’t …
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Gates Foundation will provide $120 million to ensure generic production of Merck’s Covid-19 pill
As concern mounts over access to Covid-19 remedies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing up to $120 million to accelerate production of generic versions of an experimental Merck …
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Sex of the fetus influences the mother’s response to Covid-19 infection, new research shows
In April 2020, as SARS-CoV-2 was first beginning to spread through New England, researchers at two hospitals in Boston — Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s — began attending deliveries …
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Hacking third-party apps, Amazon’s lobbying strategy, & FDA’s next steps on AI
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