GINA KOLATA
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The Doctor Prescribed an Obesity Drug. Her Insurer Called It ‘Vanity.’
Many insurance companies refuse to cover new weight loss drugs that their doctors deem medically necessary.
Targeting the Uneven Burden of Kidney Disease on Black Americans
New treatments aim for a gene variant causing the illness in people of sub-Saharan African descent. Some experts worry that focus will neglect other factors.
Common Medications Can Prolong Back Pain, Study Says
A clinical trial will be needed to verify the research, which offered a warning about taking steroids or nonprescription drugs to soothe aches that many...
Tucker Carlson Has a Cure for Declining Virility
A promo for an upcoming Fox show describes a testosterone “calamity” among American men, along with an unlikely treatment.
Does Moderate Drinking Protect Your Heart? A Genetic Study Offers a New Answer.
By studying the relationship between gene variants and alcohol consumption, scientists found no real cardiac benefit to drinking, even modestly.
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