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Why Wellness Culture Has Cozied Up to Leeches

The bloodsucking worms might conjure an era of vampiric pseudoscience, but their powerful jaws are inspiring new applications.

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Dr. Gao Yaojie, Who Exposed AIDS Epidemic in Rural China, Dies at 95

Despite government efforts to silence her, Dr. Gao drew global attention to an epidemic that devastated rural China and killed…

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Innovative Cancer Treatment May Sometimes Cause Cancer, F.D.A. Says

The News A lifesaving cancer treatment may itself cause cancers, the Food and Drug Administration reported on Tuesday. The treatment,…

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Trump Escalates Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric With ‘Poisoning the Blood’ Comment

When asked about immigration in a recent interview, the former president used language with echoes of white supremacy and Hitler.

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Blood of Young Mice Extends Life in the Old

Infusions of youthful blood led older mice to live 6 to 9 percent longer, a new study found.

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New Blood Donation Rules to Loosen Restrictions on Gay and Bisexual Men

The F.D.A. proposed a more individualized policy based on questions about sexual behavior and risks.

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Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest: What We Know and Don’t Know

Cardiac doctors say that blows to the chest causing an erratic heart rhythm are highly unusual, but not unheard-of in…

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How a See-Through Frog Hides Its Red Blood From Predators

The glass frog’s unusual adaptation to bolster its camouflage could offer clues for preventing deadly blood clots in people.

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Her Baby Needs Heart Surgery. But She Is Demanding ‘Unvaccinated’ Blood.

New Zealand’s health service is seeking to take temporary custody of a critically ill infant so it can perform a…

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F.D.A. Considering New Approach to Blood Donation by Gay and Bisexual Men

The agency may put in place a personalized risk assessment to replace the current prohibition on men who have had…

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