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Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest U.S. Health Care Payment System

The hacking shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos that affected a broad spectrum ranging…

World

An Israeli strike near a hospital in Rafah killed at least 11 people, Gaza health officials say.

An Israeli strike outside a hospital in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured…

World

Two Hospitals in Southern Gaza Are Left Barely Functioning

An Israeli raid last week has reduced one of Gaza’s biggest hospitals to little more than a shelter for a…

World

Brazil Has a Dengue Emergency, Portending a Health Crisis for the Americas

Brazil is experiencing an enormousoutbreak of dengue fever, the sometimes fatal mosquito-borne disease, and public health experts say it is…

Health

H.I.V. Groups Warn of Privacy Risks in How C.D.C. Tracks Virus Samples

Since 2018, the agency has mandated tracking the genetic signatures of viruses collected from people with H.I.V., a practice known…

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Scientists Scramble to Keep Dog Aging Project Alive

The National Institute on Aging may let funding lapse for a yearslong study of nearly 50,000 pet dogs, which could…

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U.S. Diet Panel Adds Another Researcher With Alcohol Industry Ties

After dropping two Harvard experts who had received industry support, the National Academies turned to a colleague with a similar…

World

Children Born During the War in Gaza Will Never Truly Escape It

After Israel began its invasion of Gaza shortly after Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7, Aya Khrais — a pregnant 26-year-old…

World

Why New York Has Faltered in Making Childbirth Safer for Black Mothers

Proposals to reverse stark racial disparities in who dies during childbirth face deep-rooted obstacles, including hospital quality and the pandemic’s…

Health

The Income Gap Jeopardizing Retirement for Millions

Americans in the lower middle class are losing ground financially, researchers have found.

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