Health
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Leprosy May Be Endemic in Central Florida, Scientists Report
The News Leprosy, a fearsome scourge of ancient civilizations, may have become a permanent fixture in Florida, according to a…
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Restaurant Review: Elegantly Dressed Peruvian Cuisine Makes Landfall in TriBeCa
A melody drifted across the dining room like a smoke ring: “Tall and tan and young and lovely. …” The…
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Scenes From a City That Only Hands Out Tickets for Using Fentanyl
For the past two and a half years, Oregon has been trying an unusual experiment to stem soaring rates of…
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Blood of Young Mice Extends Life in the Old
Infusions of youthful blood led older mice to live 6 to 9 percent longer, a new study found.
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Barboncino, a Brooklyn Pizza Restaurant, Becomes a Union Shop
Staff at this Crown Heights restaurant voted to join Workers United, making the pizzeria New York City’s first to have…
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Flipping a Switch and Making Cancers Self-Destruct
Researchers at Stanford devised a strange new molecule that could lead to drugs that arm genes and make cancers work…
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Restaurant Review: A Postcard to Chinatown, Mailed from the Lower East Side
Potluck Club looks at the old neighborhood, and its dishes, through the eyes of a younger generation who grew up…
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Could the Next Pandemic Start at the County Fair?
It was showtime at the youth swine exhibition, and the pig barn was bustling. The competitors, ages 3 to 21,…
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A Mystery in the E.R.? Ask Dr. Chatbot for a Diagnosis.
At a medical school in Boston, instructors are using ChatGPT in training exercises to help teach students how to think…
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A Fruit Salad That Isn’t Sad
Tossing summer melons and berries with lime juice — and some sugar that’s been massaged with the zest — makes…