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Lawsuit Challenges Insurance Restrictions on Weight Loss Drugs Like Wegovy

Sophie Caldwell

Jeannette Simonton was a textbook candidate for the obesity drug Wegovy when her doctor prescribed it to her in February.At 5 feet 2 inches and 228 pounds, she had a…

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Illicit Vapes and E-Cigarettes Flood Stores as F.D.A. Struggles to Combat Imports

Sophie Caldwell

Juul was once the cool vape, blamed for hooking teenagers on e-cigarettes, and it is set to pay billions of dollars in legal settlements.Then came Puff Bar, which was hot…

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How Do My Calorie Needs Change as I Age?

Sophie Caldwell

Q: I’m in my 50s, and I’ve heard that it’s normal to burn fewer calories as I get older. Is this true?You can think of burning calories as “Step 1…

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Teen Depression Rose During Pandemic, With Racial Gaps in Treatment

Sophie Caldwell

The NewsApproximately 20 percent of adolescents had symptoms of major depressive disorder in 2021 — the first full calendar year of the pandemic — but less than half who needed…

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Skeletons of 1918 Flu Victims Reveal Clues About Who Was Likely to Die

Sophie Caldwell

The flu typically kills the very young, the old and the sick. That made the virus in 1918 unusual, or so the story goes: It killed healthy young people as…

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Her Strange Blisters Wouldn’t Go Away. What Was It?

Sophie Caldwell

The 49-year-old woman knew as soon as she got out of bed that something was very wrong. A quick survey of her body revealed the source: Sprinkled around her bellybutton…