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I travel a lot. Last year, I took dozens of trips for work, visiting family and friends, and vacation. One of my favorite things to do at airport gates, on trains, or
Every year, vaccine manufacturers rely on guidance from the World Health Organization to know what influenza strain to target with their flu shots. But sometimes the strains that end up circulating in
Breanna Cutright was getting her nails painted purple for junior prom when the email arrived on her phone with bad news. Raze, an anti-tobacco program focused on young people across West Virginia,
Six primary care providers at a single Mass General Brigham practice are moving to rival Beth Israel Lahey Health in January, raising to at least 18 the total number of such defections from the
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Demetre Daskalakis likens his former colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to “hostages.” “They’re sitting there doing their work — they’re creating presentations, they’re analyzing data, they’re doing the
WASHINGTON — A new health care advocacy group, which will represent the shrinking number of independent doctors in America, is launching Wednesday with an ambitious policy agenda. IndeMed, which expects to represent
WASHINGTON — The federal government’s vaccine advisory panel is scheduled to review the hepatitis B vaccine this week. But experts on the shot — both in and outside of the government —
WASHINGTON — Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur has filed papers to retire from the Food and Drug Administration at the end of this month, adding to the turmoil atop the agency. Pazdur
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