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California Sues Hospital for Denying Patient an Emergency Abortion

Patient Exposed to Bat in Minnesota Dies From Rabies, Officials Say

After Your Death, Who Takes Care of the Dog?

Biden Officials Stave Off Sticker Shock on Medicare Drug Premiums

Risk of Heart Defects Higher in Babies Conceived With I.V.F.

Acadia Hospitals Reach $20 Million Settlement With Justice Dept.

The Global Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

Lawmakers Seek Inquiry of F.D.A. Device Chief’s Potential Conflicts

That Message From Your Doctor? It May Have Been Drafted by A.I.

Was It Really a Hot Zone Summer?

Nasal Flu Vaccine Is Approved for At-Home Use

F.T.C. Accuses Drug Middlemen of Inflating Insulin Prices

Research That Led to Obesity Drugs Wins Major Medical Prize

What R.F.K. Jr.’s Alliance With Trump Could Mean for Public Health

Deep Links Between Alcohol and Cancer Are Described in New Report

First Day of a ‘New Life’ for a Boy With Sickle Cell

Three Medical Practices That Older Patients Should Question

W.H.O. Authorizes Mpox Vaccine, Clearing Way for Use in Africa

Boar’s Head Shuts Down Virginia Plant Tied to Listeria Deaths

This Chatbot Pulls People Away From Conspiracy Theories

Elevated Lead Levels Found in One-Third of Cinnamon Samples

The Chatbot Will See You Now

Cholera Deaths Soar Worldwide Despite Being Easily Preventable

‘Imminent Threat’ Found at Boar’s Head Plant 2 Years Before Fatal Listeria Outbreak

Doctors Give Black Women Unneeded C-Sections to Fill Operating Rooms, Study Suggests

Yale Settles With Patients Who Sued Over Painful Egg Retrievals

Teen Girls’ Brains Aged Rapidly During Pandemic, Study Finds

Why New York’s Animal Wet Markets Unnerve Some Scientists

How a Maine County Jail Helped Prisoners Blunt Opioid Cravings

The Pivotal Decision That Led to a Resurgence of Polio

Broken Again. A National Advocate for Drug Recovery Relapses.

Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights F.D.A.’s Limited Safety Role

Missouri Reports Bird Flu in a Patient Without a Known Risk

Teenage E-Cigarette Use Continues to Decline

An Agonizing Dilemma: When Obesity Prevents a Joint Replacement

Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease

Dialysis May Prolong Life for Older Patients. But Not by Much.