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What Parents Should Know About Cord Blood Banking

Millions of parents have paid to bank blood from their infants’ umbilical cords. But storage companies have misled them about…

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‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Premiere: What Was That Ending About?

Fans of the George R.R. Martin books know there are two words for that tense and slightly ambiguous ending to…

World

The Aftermath of a U.K. Cyberattack: Blood Shortages and Delayed Operations

Several London hospitals, still reeling from a cyberattack last week, have made an urgent plea to medical students to help…

Magazine

Why Wellness Culture Has Cozied Up to Leeches

The bloodsucking worms might conjure an era of vampiric pseudoscience, but their powerful jaws are inspiring new applications.

News

Dr. Gao Yaojie, Who Exposed AIDS Epidemic in Rural China, Dies at 95

Despite government efforts to silence her, Dr. Gao drew global attention to an epidemic that devastated rural China and killed…

News

Innovative Cancer Treatment May Sometimes Cause Cancer, F.D.A. Says

The News A lifesaving cancer treatment may itself cause cancers, the Food and Drug Administration reported on Tuesday. The treatment,…

World

Trump Escalates Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric With ‘Poisoning the Blood’ Comment

When asked about immigration in a recent interview, the former president used language with echoes of white supremacy and Hitler.

News

Blood of Young Mice Extends Life in the Old

Infusions of youthful blood led older mice to live 6 to 9 percent longer, a new study found.

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New Blood Donation Rules to Loosen Restrictions on Gay and Bisexual Men

The F.D.A. proposed a more individualized policy based on questions about sexual behavior and risks.

Sports

Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest: What We Know and Don’t Know

Cardiac doctors say that blows to the chest causing an erratic heart rhythm are highly unusual, but not unheard-of in…

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