Covid Can Raise the Risk of Heart Problems for Years
People who had severe infections are especially vulnerable.
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The Covid-19 Pandemic
With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world.
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CreditGetty Images They Investigated Pandemic Fraud, Then Earned Thousands
Some private citizens are hunting for potential cases of fraud tied to small-business loans. They have earned big payouts — in some cases, more than $1 million.
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CreditDrew Shannon Dr. Oz, Tapped to Run Medicare, Has a Record of Promoting Health Misinformation
The heart surgeon turned TV star has championed healthy lifestyle habits. But he’s also promoted sham diet pills and ineffective Covid-19 treatments.
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CreditHannah Beier/Reuters 5 Ways R.F.K. Jr. Could Undermine Lifesaving Childhood Vaccines
If he is confirmed as H.H.S. secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines.
By Emily Anthes and
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As the Pandemic Deepened, Americans Kept Drinking More
Excessive drinking persisted in the years after Covid arrived, according to new data.
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Credit An Idaho Health Department Is Barred From Offering Covid Shots
Experts worry the unusual move, driven by vaccine misinformation, could fuel further efforts to interfere with immunizations.
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CreditJanie Osborne for The New York Times C.D.C. Expands Covid Vaccine Recommendations
The agency endorsed additional doses for people at high risk.
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CreditShutterstock Why Does Mental Illness Raise the Risk of Severe Covid?
People with psychiatric conditions are more likely to be hospitalized or die of the virus. Scientists have ideas about why that might be the case.
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How Will Trump’s Covid Contrarians Handle the Next Pandemic?
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selections to run the nation’s health agencies are alarming infectious disease experts.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Hoping for Allies Among Trump’s Health Picks, Pharma Faces Hostility
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other candidates for top health posts are at odds with the drug industry, setting the stage for tense battles over regulatory changes.
By Rebecca Robbins, Christina Jewett and Kate Kelly
Trump Picks Stanford Doctor Who Opposed Lockdowns to Head N.I.H.
As the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya would oversee the world’s premier medical research agency, with a $48 billion budget and 27 separate institutes and centers.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
How Democrats Lost Their Base and Their Message
Donald Trump’s populist pitch bumped Democrats off their traditional place in American politics.
By Nate Cohn
Chinatown Vendor Tallies Neighborhood’s Decline in $1 Plastic Bracelets
A longtime vendor in Manhattan’s Chinatown is finding it harder to make a living as people shun his intricate crafts, haggle over cheap knickknacks and shift their spending online.
By Rong Xiaoqing
Trump’s Choices for Health Agencies Suggest a Shake-Up Is Coming
The picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream.
By Emily Anthes and Emily Baumgaertner
Owners of Colorado Funeral Home Admit to Abusing Nearly 200 Corpses
Jon and Carie Hallford pleaded guilty to corpse abuse after dozens of decaying bodies were found at their funeral home.
By Hank Sanders
Stratford-Upon-Lake-Michigan: Royal Shakespeare Company Plays Chicago
With less touring, it’s been a while since all the world has been its stage, but the troupe is working with the Chicago Shakespeare Theater — where it has family ties.
By Michael Paulson
La covid puede aumentar el riesgo de problemas cardiacos durante años
Un estudio reciente descubrió que las infecciones que requirieron hospitalización aumentaban el riesgo tanto o más como haber sufrido un infarto de miocardio.
By Nina Agrawal
Dr. Martin Makary Chosen to Head the F.D.A.
A frequent Fox News commentator, Dr. Makary has a penchant for challenging the medical establishment, and stirred pandemic concerns with his views on Covid immunity and vaccine mandates.
By Christina Jewett
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