Science

Viewfinders Make Fall Foliage Pop for the Colorblind in Virginia

Viewfinders Make Fall Foliage Pop for the Colorblind in Virginia

Emmett Lindner
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Politics

Specialized viewfinders installed across state parks let visitors with red-green colorblindness see more distinct colors.


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Biden Officials Stave Off Sticker Shock on Medicare Drug Premiums

Biden Officials Stave Off Sticker Shock on Medicare Drug Premiums

Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson
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Politics

Federal regulators spent billions of dollars to avoid a spike in costs for older Americans that could have been politically damaging to the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris.


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Possible Cluster of Human Bird-Flu Infections Expands in Missouri

Possible Cluster of Human Bird-Flu Infections Expands in Missouri

Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes
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Politics

Seven people in contact with a patient hospitalized with bird flu also developed symptoms, the C.D.C. reported. Some are undergoing further tests.


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Acadia Healthcare Says It Faces New Federal Investigations

Acadia Healthcare Says It Faces New Federal Investigations

Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Katie Thomas
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Politics

Shares of the company, one of the largest chains of for-profit psychiatric hospitals, were down 25 percent at one point.


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Risk of Heart Defects Higher in Babies Conceived With I.V.F.

Risk of Heart Defects Higher in Babies Conceived With I.V.F.

Teddy Rosenbluth
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Politics

The birth defects were more likely, but still very uncommon, in infants conceived through certain fertility treatments, a large study found.


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Things Are Looking Up for Africa’s Upside-Down Baobab Trees

Things Are Looking Up for Africa’s Upside-Down Baobab Trees

Rachel Nuwer
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Politics

A researcher followed up on a study warning that the massive trees were in danger, and found many venerable specimens thriving.


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F.D.A. Approves a New Antipsychotic Drug

F.D.A. Approves a New Antipsychotic Drug

Ellen Barry and Christina Jewett
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Politics

Available antipsychotic treatments work by blocking dopamine receptors. The new drug, Cobenfy, takes a different approach.


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Acadia Hospitals Reach $20 Million Settlement With Justice Dept.

Acadia Hospitals Reach $20 Million Settlement With Justice Dept.

Katie Thomas and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
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Politics

The F.B.I. is also investigating the large chain of psychiatric hospitals for holding patients longer than what is medically necessary.


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The Global Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

The Global Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

Andrew Jacobs
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Politics

Health experts, gathering at the U.N., have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries where preventable deaths from infections occur too frequently.


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