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Paid home care is buckling under the surging demands of an aging population. But there are alternatives that could upgrade jobs and improve patient care. View original article Contributor: Paula Span

While the president said he had a M.R.I. exam, a physician’s memo released by the White House was less specific. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata

The agency’s top vaccine regulator proposed broad changes, claiming that a new review linked 10 children’s deaths to the Covid vaccine. But public health experts questioned the findings, wanting to examine the data. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett

The agency’s top vaccine regulator said that a review had found that the children were likely to have died “because of” the shots. But public health experts want to examine the data. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett

Less than 10 percent of heart and lung surgeons in the United States are women. At a recent conference, they vowed to change that. View original article Contributor: Elisabeth Bumiller and Alyssa Schukar

The agency said it planned to craft a more comprehensive rule, but the move alarmed public health advocates, who have long worked to eliminate asbestos in consumer products. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

On its own, LATE dementia is less severe than Alzheimer’s, but in combination, it makes Alzheimer’s symptoms worse, scientists say. View original article Contributor: Pam Belluck and Morgan Hornsby

The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.” View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

By mid-2024, the weight-loss drugs were prescribed for almost 2 percent of new mothers. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

The Trump administration said that had the new prices been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved $12 billion, which would have reduced its spending on those drugs by 44 percent. View original article Contributor: Rebecca Robbins