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Overweight men and women who exercised six days a week lost weight; those who worked out twice a week did not. View original article Contributor: Gretchen Reynolds

With a rising tide of Covid-19 patients threatening to overwhelm hospitals, public health officials across the United States are reaching for a safety valve that the Northeast used in the spring: borrowing beds in children’s hospitals to care for adults. View original article Contributor: Allyson Waller

The firm faced criticism after a report revealed that consultants had discussed destroying documents related to the opioid business and proposed that a drugmaker pay its distributors rebates for overdoses. View original article Contributor: Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe

Erika Becerra, 33, was intubated almost immediately after she gave birth to her first son, Diego. Her brother said she never got to hold the boy. View original article Contributor: Maria Cramer

Queasy Americans, fighting upset stomachs and worries about the pandemic, have stocked up on prescription and over-the-counter medications, making them scarce in some parts of the country. View original article Contributor: Julie Creswell

The Food and Drug Administration’s first analysis of the clinical trial data also found that the coronavirus vaccine worked well regardless of a volunteer’s race, weight or age. View original article Contributor: Noah Weiland and Carl Zimmer

A look at all the vaccines that have reached trials in humans. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer, Jonathan Corum and Sui-Lee Wee

The Trump administration is requiring states to submit personal data — including names, birth dates and addresses — of Covid-19 vaccine recipients. View original article Contributor: Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Before the pandemic, I’d been spending less time in my basement office and more time out doing some good with like-minded people. Was this the magic elixir that improved my health? View original article Contributor: Bruce Horovitz | Kaiser Health News

The new vaccines will probably prevent you from getting sick with Covid. No one knows yet whether they will keep you from spreading the virus to others — but that information is coming. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli