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Inspirations from the world and beyond

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Senior move managers may spend weeks or months helping seniors and their families sort through belongings, pack and move into a new home.

BY PAULA SPAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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But the vaccine isn’t a perfect shield, the research shows, and many questions remain unanswered, including how long protection lasts.

BY EMILY ANTHES | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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Large health insurers and other companies are especially keen on doctors’ groups that care for patients in private Medicare plans.

BY REED ABELSON | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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Most have low-risk cancers and rarely benefit from treatment, a new study finds. Actively monitoring the condition is often the best choice.

BY PAULA SPAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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Protection may last even longer, scientists reported. The finding may be a boon to low-income countries, where cervical cancer takes an enormous toll.

BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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People who spoke two languages daily in their youth tended to score higher on memory tests later in life, the researchers found.

BY JAYA PADMANABHAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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The people at the dog park, the bank teller, the regular waiter — these casual relationships may be “weak ties,” but they’re also a key to well-being.

BY PAULA SPAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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Officials said the formal designation was a sign of the grave danger posed by xylazine, which can cause horrific wounds and, when mixed with fentanyl, increase the likelihood of overdose.

BY JAN HOFFMAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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The drug, misoprostol, was not part of a federal judge’s recent ruling invalidating the F.D.A. approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.

BY PAM BELLUCK | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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Legal scholars say the ruling by a Texas judge, if upheld, could spur disputes over many medications and upend the drug industry’s reliance on the agency.

BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AND PAM BELLUCK | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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Despite solid financial track records, many older Americans have a hard time refinancing because of their mortality risks and lower retirement incomes.

BY PAULA SPAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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Veterinary telemedicine could help more pet owners access much-needed care and put anxious animals at ease, but challenges remain.

BY EMILY ANTHES | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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The C.D.C. traced deaths and cases of blindness to products imported from India. The agency said it was concerned that the bacteria could gain a foothold in the U.S.

BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AND ANDREW JACOBS | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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Infection with multiple common viruses may be responsible for the cases that puzzled doctors last year.

BY EMILY ANTHES | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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A new analysis examined deaths in Britain, where the company’s product was restricted in 2021 because of safety concerns.

BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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The Food and Drug Administration is expected this week to allow the overdose-reversal medication to be sold without a prescription, a step toward making it a common emergency tool.

BY JAN HOFFMAN | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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Hospitalizations for pediatric suicidal behavior increased by 163 percent over an 11-year period, an analysis of millions of hospital admissions in the United States found.

BY ELLEN BARRY | NYTimes Health | Disclosure