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Birth Control to Be Sold Over the Counter in New York Pharmacies

The News New Yorkers will soon be able to get a year’s worth of hormonal birth control from pharmacies without…

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‘What’s My Life Worth?’ The Big Business of Denying Medical Care

OpinionSupported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT‘What’s My Life Worth?’ The Big Business of Denying Medical Care March 14, 2024, 5:02 a.m. ETShare…

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In Hospitals, Affordable Housing Gets the Long-Term Investor It Needs

Health care systems and affordable housing developers have a mutual financial interest in helping communities live healthier.

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Howard Hiatt, 98, Dies; Steered Public Health Toward Greater Accountability

A physician, scientist and academic, he brought together experts across disciplines to focus on the economic, political and social causes…

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Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest U.S. Health Care Payment System

The hacking shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos that affected a broad spectrum ranging…

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An Israeli strike near a hospital in Rafah killed at least 11 people, Gaza health officials say.

An Israeli strike outside a hospital in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured…

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Two Hospitals in Southern Gaza Are Left Barely Functioning

An Israeli raid last week has reduced one of Gaza’s biggest hospitals to little more than a shelter for a…

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Brazil Has a Dengue Emergency, Portending a Health Crisis for the Americas

Brazil is experiencing an enormousoutbreak of dengue fever, the sometimes fatal mosquito-borne disease, and public health experts say it is…

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H.I.V. Groups Warn of Privacy Risks in How C.D.C. Tracks Virus Samples

Since 2018, the agency has mandated tracking the genetic signatures of viruses collected from people with H.I.V., a practice known…

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The Stress of Finding Child Care Is Hurting Parents’ Health

On a Saturday morning last May, Julia Sachdev, a mother of a 2-year-old and 4-year-old, woke up to an email…

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