About six years ago, Keiko Kawano, a radio host, found that when she stopped doing voice-articulation exercises, her smile began to fade. At a certain point, she struggled to lift the corners of her mouth. So Ms. Kawano, then 43, decided to learn how facial muscles work. After using the knowledge to reanimate her smile,…
For the last three years, the United States has been operating an experiment in single-payer health care — for one disease. That era largely came to an end last week as the public health emergency for Covid-19 expired. For Covid, the government bought vaccines and drugs in bulk and handed them out to everyone who…
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Veozah, a nonhormonal drug, is effective against a signature symptom of menopause.
The News The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first nonhormonal medication to treat hot flashes in menopausal women, offering a potential remedy for the symptoms of overheating of the upper body and sweating that can be disruptive to daily life for years. The drug, to be marketed as Veozah, is the first…
Mental health issues are the leading cause of maternal mortality. Group therapy, S.S.R.I.s and a new medication can help.
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The News The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday that it had formally ended the agency’s wide-ranging prohibition on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a longstanding policy that had been denounced as discriminatory. Instead, the F.D.A. is finalizing guidance that includes a questionnaire for all donors that is aimed at learning about…
Why It Matters: The sharp decline is a victory. The W.H.O.’s declaration is an acknowledgment that the world successfully managed an international outbreak even while still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic. The initial response to the outbreak sputtered, much as it did when Covid began to spread. But most countries were able to quell their…
When the Covid-19 public health emergency expires in the United States on Thursday, the coronavirus will not disappear. But many of the data streams that have helped Americans monitor the virus will go dark. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will stop tabulating community levels of Covid-19 and will no longer require certain case…