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The Beauty of a Silent Walk
In a TikTok video that has now amassed nearly half a million views, the influencer Mady Maio describes taking a walk. But not just…
Arsenic Preserved the Animals, but Killed the Museum
Usually, you go to the zoo to look at live animals. But at the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, people also went to…
New Covid Vaccine Rollout Is Slowed by Insurance and Supply Snags
Vero Lopez was excited about getting the new Covid vaccine. She’s cautious about the virus, still carrying a mask around and…
Legal Actions Seek Guarantee of Abortion Access for Patients in Medical…
Early in her pregnancy, Jaci Statton was in her kitchen when she felt like she was going to pass out and saw that her jeans had…
‘Only God Can Thank You’: Female Health Workers Fight to Be Paid
On a given work day, Misra Yusuf might vaccinate a child against polio, inject a woman with a long-acting contraceptive, screen a…
Washington University Stops Offering Gender Medications to Minors
BackgroundIn June, Gov. Mike Parson, Republican of Missouri, signed into law the ban on gender-affirming care for new patients…
The Reach of Wildfire Smoke Is Going Global and Undoing Progress on Clean…
On the heels of an exceptionally fiery and smoky summer, two new reports released Wednesday confirmed what many Americans have…
U.S. Will Resume Offering Free At-Home Covid Tests
The Biden administration, looking ahead to a possible winter surge of Covid-19, announced on Wednesday that it was reviving its…
Sufjan Stevens Says He Lost Ability to Walk From Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Sufjan Stevens, the indie-rock singer-songwriter, said in a statement on his website on Wednesday that he was in recovery from a…
C.D.C. Recommends New Covid Vaccines for All Americans
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Tuesday that all Americans 6 months and older receive at least one…