

Pam Belluck
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Dementia Cases in the U.S. Will Surge in the Coming Decades, Researchers Say
By 2060, new dementia cases per year could double to one million because of the growing population of older Americans, a study predicts.

Paxlovid Improved Long Covid Symptoms in Some Patients, Researchers Report
But the report, on the experiences of 13 patients, found that the drug had no benefit for some people and that some who benefited said...

States Revive Lawsuit to Sharply Curb Access to Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court ruled in June that the original plaintiffs, anti-abortion doctors and groups, did not have standing to sue. Now three states are trying...

About 400 Million People Worldwide Have Had Long Covid, Researchers Say
The condition has put significant strain on patients and society — at a global economic cost of about $1 trillion a year, a new report...

A Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the Time, Study Finds
It was much more accurate than primary care doctors using cognitive tests and CT scans. The findings could speed the quest for an affordable and...

New Drug Approved for Early Alzheimer’s
The drug, Kisunla, made by Eli Lilly, is the latest in a new class of treatments that could modestly slow cognitive decline in initial stages...

Study Suggests Genetics as a Cause, Not Just a Risk, for Some Alzheimers
People with two copies of the gene variant APOE4 are almost certain to get Alzheimer’s, say researchers, who proposed a framework under which such patients...

The History Behind Arizona’s 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban
The state’s Supreme Court ruled that the 1864 law is enforceable today. Here is what led to its enactment.

A.L.S. Drug Relyvrio Will Be Taken Off the Market, Its Maker Says
Results of a large clinical trial found the treatment did not work any better than a placebo.

Use of Abortion Pills Has Risen Significantly Post Roe, Research Shows
Two new studies show fast-growing use of the pills on the eve of the Supreme Court’s consideration of a case seeking to ban or restrict...