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After a quiet summer, the virus is hitting poultry flocks hard in the run-up to the holidays — and in the midst of a federal government shutdown. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli

As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like Delta Health Center in Mississippi will be stretched more thinly than ever. View original article Contributor: Emma Goldberg

The device could help a million people with a severe form of macular degeneration to be able to see enough to read. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata

More older adults have turned to cochlear implants after Medicare expanded eligibility for the devices. View original article Contributor: Paula Span

Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums. View original article Contributor: Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz

After the Trump administration stopped funding a medical center for women and children, a determined group of health care workers refused to let it shutter. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen and Brian Otieno

Hunger and the diseases that stalk small children have surged in Somalia after the U.S. slashed its aid to the country. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen and Brian Otieno

Older players of pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the United States, are more vulnerable to eye injuries, some of which could lead to vision loss, researchers reported. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

The president’s call for removal of the metal from childhood inoculations set off alarms. About half of shots for polio, whooping cough and other diseases would be affected. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett

The Trump administration’s embrace of unproven or debunked theories about vaccines and Tylenol has left doctors fielding questions from worried parents. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata and Azeen Ghorayshi