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A Long, Strange Trip: How the G.O.P. Came to Embrace Psychedelic Drugs

For decades, conservatives were adamantly opposed to the use of drugs like psilocybin and LSD. Now, the Trump administration has made a sharp pivot.
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3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need

Some screenings and treatments no longer make sense for patients as they age. Researchers have just added a few more to the list.
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Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Abortion Pill Access by Mail

The court order, in a lawsuit by the state of Louisiana, pauses a Food and Drug Administration regulation that greatly expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
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Obamacare Enrollment Drops Sharply as Costs Rise

Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits.
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N.I.H. Reinstates Employee Put on Leave After Criticizing Trump Research Cuts

Jenna Norton had filed a whistle-blower complaint claiming that the agency leadership had retaliated against her.
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F.D.A. Grants Early Access to Promising Drug for Pancreatic Cancer

Patients with one of the deadliest cancers have been pleading for an unapproved treatment that may prolong their lives.
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Top Psychiatrists Call for a Greater Focus on Ceasing Medication

With Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aiming to rein in the use of psychiatric drugs, psychiatrists are preemptively addressing how and when patients should quit taking them.
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Trump Picks Nicole Saphier for Surgeon General After Withdrawing Casey Means Nomination

Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
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The Vaccine Skeptic in Trump’s New C.D.C. Leadership Team

Dr. Sara Brenner is a physician, an F.D.A. official and a “MAHA mom” who has said people should not reflexively believe in the benefits of vaccines.
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What to Know About Orphines, a New Class of Deadly Opioids

The drugs are 10 times more dangerous than fentanyl. They are showing up in street drugs in the South and the Midwest, and will most likely spread to other regions.
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A Medical Examiner Chases Down an Elusive Killer

Unusual opioids are infiltrating street drugs. Knoxville’s top forensic doctor is on the front lines, pressing to quickly identify the most lethal.
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What Is Hantavirus, Which Is Linked to the Deaths of 3 People Aboard a Cruise Ship?

Three people aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean have died from what health officials suspect were hantavirus infections.
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3 Dead in Hantavirus Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship, W.H.O. Says

One case of hantavirus infection has been confirmed in a laboratory, the organization said on Sunday. There are five additional suspected cases.
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Could At-Home Brain Stimulation Reduce Psychiatry’s Reliance on S.S.R.I.s?

A headset recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration uses a weak electric current to shock the brain. Some researchers hope it could challenge the current pill-centric paradigm.
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Former Fauci Adviser Indicted on Covid-Related Charges

Prosecutors accused Dr. David Morens, a former adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, of hiding records related to the onset of the pandemic.
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U.S. Government Will Stop Paying for Test Strips to Detect Deadly Drugs

In a letter to states and other grant recipients, the Trump administration says the strips encourage drug use.
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Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Roundup Weedkiller Case

The case could help determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against the maker of a popular herbicide over claims that it causes cancer.
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Can Spending More Improve Your Health and Prolong Your Life?

The desire to live longer and healthier lives has spawned a growth in services and supplements. So what works best?
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Thanks to GLP-1s, Obesity Experts Are Trying to Understand ‘Food Noise’

Before the rise of GLP-1s, obesity experts didn’t study the internal buzz that compels people to eat. Now that food noise is being switched off, they want to understand it.
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Cellular Rejuvenation Has the Potential to Reverse Aging

A new therapy has the potential to cure hundreds of diseases — and even reverse aging.
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