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How not to stop a measles outbreak

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Why doctors are so excited to use AI with their patients

28.03.2025 5

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This technology is becoming beloved by doctors and patients alike

26.03.2025 20

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Dr. Oz in charge of Medicare and Medicaid? It’s not an absurd idea.

21.03.2025 20

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Why a proposal to change the definition of obesity is so controversial

18.03.2025 2

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Trump’s cuts to research might affect a generation of future scientists

14.03.2025 80

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The NIH and FDA nominees are surprisingly strong

12.03.2025 5

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Cows, cats and rats: Why H5N1 spreading to more species is so worrisome

04.03.2025 7

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Who needs another measles vaccine dose? Answering your questions.

28.02.2025 70

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Here’s what a measles outbreak looks like

25.02.2025 50

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How to respond to loved ones lured by RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine stance

08.02.2025 30

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RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearings were even worse than expected

04.02.2025 10

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Do food warning labels actually work? Answering your questions.

31.01.2025 7

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Americans might finally have to face what’s in their food

29.01.2025 10

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9 questions senators should ask Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

26.01.2025 100

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Why not making bird flu vaccines available now is a mistake

17.01.2025 20

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The right lesson to draw from the surgeon general’s alcohol warning

14.01.2025 7

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Biden leaves behind a remarkable legacy in public health

10.01.2025 90

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How Biden can help prevent the next pandemic before leaving office

The first year of Joe Biden’s presidency was defined by his exemplary efforts to curb the covid-19 pandemic. His final year might be remembered as...

06.01.2025 60

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This doctor was tired of patients not exercising. So he joined them for walks.

03.01.2025 40

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How do I know I’m in menopause? Answering this and other reader questions.

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27.12.2024 20

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How one doctor tried to take the profit motive out of health insurance

26.12.2024 70

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Want to stay healthy during the holidays? Here are some tips.

20.12.2024 3

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Marty Makary might be the person Trump needs for real health solutions

There are many reasons to worry about the incoming Trump administration’s health agenda, from its proposals to slash scientific agencies’ budgets...

17.12.2024 10

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The only appropriate reaction to the murder of a health insurance CEO

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13.12.2024 30

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How one hospital is using its solar panels to keep patients healthy

Clinicians are acutely aware of how a lack of access to electricity can undermine their patients’ health. I have treated people with asthma and...

11.12.2024 8

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Should I get my vaccines while I can? Your questions, answered.

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29.11.2024 40

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The playbook RFK Jr. could use to restrict vaccine access

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to take his anti-vaccine activism to the highest levels of government, should he be confirmed as health and human...

26.11.2024 60

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3 bird flu developments to track as human cases increase

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23.11.2024 50

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The main reason RFK Jr. is unqualified to serve as HHS secretary

There are many reasons to strenuously oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the...

16.11.2024 100

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The debate over water fluoridation is far from settled

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15.11.2024 20

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RFK Jr.’s views on fluoride aren’t as crazy as you might think

In the days before the election, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is expected to play a key role overseeing federal health agencies in the second Trump...

12.11.2024 50

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On dogs, birds and pigs: Addressing reader concerns about bird flu

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08.11.2024 10

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Why we should start worrying about bird flu

05.11.2024 6

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The public health implications of the election could not be greater

31.10.2024 2

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How this hospital is treating food as medicine

Clinicians know that their patients’ health is determined not just by the care they receive but also factors outside the confines of medicine —...

29.10.2024 2

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Respiratory illness season is coming. Here are tips on staying healthy.

25.10.2024 30

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5 kids’ health hazards that parents should know

18.10.2024 6

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Marijuana use is rising. The government needs to correct its mistake.

17.10.2024 40

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‘Should I be worried about my cat?’ Answering your questions about bird flu.

11.10.2024 7

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Why a bird flu case in Missouri is worrying experts

09.10.2024 10

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Should we retire BMI? Answering your questions about treating obesity.

04.10.2024 10

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How ‘obesity first’ health care is transforming medicine

Health care is undergoing a major paradigm shift. Some clinicians are shifting away from treating chronic conditions such as hypertension, heart...

01.10.2024 30

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Responding to your comments on the harms of recreational marijuana

27.09.2024 4

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The real question Harris and Trump should answer about marijuana

25.09.2024 40

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: The diseases parents should anticipate this school year

20.09.2024 3

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Five medical innovations that give me hope

18.09.2024 40

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: It’s not too late for Americans to get the mpox vaccine

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13.09.2024 4

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Mpox is coming back deadlier than before. The U.S. must respond now.

Two years ago, the United States and other western countries mounted an aggressive — and successful — response to mpox. But the virus, formerly...

10.09.2024 2

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: When to get the new coronavirus shot? That question and more, answered.

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06.09.2024 10

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