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Alessandro Grassani / The New York Times / … We Need to Talk About the AstraZeneca Vaccine
For the moment, reports of a very rare, dangerous blood disorder among recipients cannot be ignored.
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Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty COVID-19 Is Different Now
The coronavirus is changing. So is the disease it causes.
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Mike Kai Chen / The New York Times … Long-Haulers Are Pushing the Limits of COVID-19 Vaccines
People with long COVID were left out of vaccine trials. They are now navigating the new shots on their own.
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Getty / Adam Maida / The Atlantic People Are Keeping Their Vaccines Secret
COVID-19 vaccinations have become a public spectacle, but they touch intensely private questions.
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Lawrence Bryant / Reuters The Trump Administration Sides With Nurses Who Object to Abortion
HHS says the University of Vermont Medical Center required staffers to violate their conscience. The case underscores Trump’s religious-freedom agenda.
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Virginia Sherwood / NBC New Amsterdam Is a Medical Drama That Fails Doctors—And Viewers
A resident physician at the hospital that helped inspire the NBC show explains the dark side of the feel-good series.
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Thinkstock Images / Getty Why Are STDs on the Rise If Americans Are Having Less Sex?
The CDC found that reported cases of three STDs hit an all-time high in 2017, suggesting that while sexual activity is decreasing in the U.S., it’s getting riskier.
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Bettmann / Getty / The Atlantic The Doctor Doesn’t Listen to Her. But the Media Is Starting To.
Physicians have long dismissed or downplayed women's sexual- and reproductive-health concerns—but in 2018, stories about "health-care gaslighting" are consistently breaking through to the mainstream.
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Mike Blake / Reuters The Democratic Push for a 'Public Option on Steroids'
Proposals in the Senate envision a considerably more aggressive role for government in the delivery of health care.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The GOP's High-Risk Move to Whack Obamacare in Its Tax Bill
Republican senators will scrap the Affordable Care Act’s individual insurance mandate as part of their proposal, jeopardizing delicate negotiations for the chance at a double legislative win.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Shadow Government Working to Save Obamacare From Collapse
With the Trump administration refusing to promote open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, a cadre of former Obama officials steps in to fill the void—with an assist from the ex-president himself.
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Evan Vucci / AP Donald Trump's Obamacare Whiplash
Does the president want Congress to strike a bipartisan deal on health care? As with so many other issues, it depends on the hour.
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Susan Walsh / AP A Bipartisan Obamacare Breakthrough
A pair of key senators has reached a deal to stabilize the law, but Republican leaders in Congress—not to mention President Trump—could still sink its prospects.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Trump's Assault on Obamacare Could Revive a Deal in Congress
A pair of lawmakers are nearing a bipartisan agreement on health care, but it’s not the one the president wants.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Democrats' Luck Runs Out
The expiration of the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Trump administration’s moves on immigration and climate policy highlight the limits of the party out of power.
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Andrew Harnik / AP A Reckoning for the GOP's Go-It-Alone Legislative Strategy
A party-line approach failed congressional Republicans on health care. Why are they using the same one for tax reform?
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters A Primetime Clash Over Health Care
Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy sparred with Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar on CNN hours after their bill dismantling Obamacare appeared to collapse.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Obamacare Repeal Effort Might Finally Be Dead
With Maine Senator Susan Collins announcing her opposition to the health-care bill, Republicans are three votes short of the support they need.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP John McCain Saves Obamacare Once Again
The Arizona Republican announced his opposition to the latest GOP repeal plan, all but certainly giving its critics the votes to block it.
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Jose Luis Magana / AP How Democrats Gave the GOP One More Chance to Repeal Obamacare
Their debt-ceiling deal with President Trump cleared up a busy congressional calendar and may have removed a big hurdle for Republicans facing a September 30 deadline.
