How the Pandemic Shortened Life Expectancy in Indigenous Communities

New federal data outline the scale of suffering among Native Americans and Alaska Natives.

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When Fetterman Wasn’t Ready to Debate After a Stroke, Dr. Oz Pounced

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, has taunted his Democratic rival, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, about his recovery.

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F.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Booster Shots, Targeting Omicron Subvariants

The agency cleared two options targeting subvariants that are currently dominant, hoping to curtail a fall or winter surge.

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US Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Setback

The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting American Indian and Native Alaskan communities particularly hard.

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Paxlovid Cuts Covid Deaths Among Older People, Israeli Study Finds

Among patients under 65, however, the drug made little difference in hospitalization or death rates.

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California Approves Bill to Punish Doctors Who Spread False Information

Weighing into the fierce national debate over Covid-19 prevention and treatments, the state would be the first to try a legal remedy for vaccine disinformation.

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Carl Croneberg, Explorer of Deaf Culture, Dies at 92

He helped write the first comprehensive dictionary of American Sign Language and later identified the deaf as a part of society worth examining.

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