The Jackson Water Crisis Didn’t Need to Happen
Academics can do more to help disadvantaged communities in the U.S.
Academics can do more to help disadvantaged communities in the U.S.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the oral contraceptive Opill without a prescription, increasing access to birth control at drug stores and online retailers
Brain fog is such a nebulous term in long COVID that it delegitimizes efforts to get disability accommodations and medical leave
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An mRNA vaccine prevented tumor recurrence after surgery in eight of 16 patients, but the therapy still needs to be validated in larger trials
Recent rulings on the abortion pill cite the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law that’s still on the books
As the federal public health emergency is set to expire on May 11, here’s what you need to know about future COVID testing, treatment and vaccines
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