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During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last. View original article Contributor: Ellen Barry

Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room. View original article Contributor: Sarah Kliff and Bianca Pallaro

The 150-year-old drugmaker is the first company in health care to hit the milestone. View original article Contributor: Rebecca Robbins

In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives. View original article Contributor: Sheryl Gay Stolberg

ByHeart, the maker of the product, has been linked to an outbreak of illnesses among infants that led to their hospitalizations. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett

A previous version denied a link between vaccines and autism. It now echoes the doubts about that conclusion voiced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. View original article Contributor: John Yoon

The virus circulating this year is more virulent and has been spreading faster and earlier than usual. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

Instead of requiring personalized gene edits for each patient, the new approach could create a standardized method to use for many diseases. View original article Contributor: Pam Belluck and Carl Zimmer

If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli and Teddy Rosenbluth