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(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Less than 5 percent of the U.S. population accounted for half of healthcare

The FDA OKs Pfizer-BioNTech Booster For People 65+ Or At High Risk For Severe COVID

(By Scott Hensley for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration authorized a booster dose Wednesday of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) Two of America’s toughest problems can be tempered with one solution. The baby

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) It took years for Elle Moxley to get a diagnosis that explained her

More than six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. By 2050, This number is projected to rise to nearly

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) While the COVID-19 delta variant continues to fuel outbreaks across the U.S., there

(By Richard Maziarz and Sophie Snyder for STAT) The revolutionary life-extending approach to treating cancer known as CAR-T is under

(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, Nolan Sroczynski, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published September 21, 2021)

(By Matthew Herper for STAT) Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that a large, global study showed its Covid-19 vaccine is

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) People who have had a stroke appear to regain more hand and arm function if intensive