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Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find

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The number of Americans receiving psychotherapy increased by 30 percent during the pandemic, as virtual sessions replaced in-person appointments — but new research...
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SpaceX Will Launch Two New Moon Landers on One Rocket: What to Know

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A space twofer is scheduled to take place early Wednesday morning — two lunar missions for the price of one rocket launch.A SpaceX...
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New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.

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Obesity should be assessed in a way that goes beyond the standard measure of body mass index, or B.M.I., according to a new...
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F.D.A. Proposes New Food Labels to Detail Sugar, Fat and Salt Content

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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed requiring new nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage products, a long-awaited move...
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Death Toll in Gaza Likely 40 Percent Higher Than Reported, Researchers Say

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Deaths from bombs and other traumatic injuries during the first nine months of the war in Gaza may have been underestimated by more...
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Alcohol Offers Some Health Benefits but Raises Cancer Risks, Report Finds

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Among both men and women, drinking just one alcoholic beverage a day increases the risk of liver cirrhosis, esophageal cancer, oral cancer and...
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After a Naming Contest, Cardea Joins the Celestial Ranks as a Quasi-Moon

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For thousands of years, Cardea has been known as the Roman goddess of doorways and transitions, a guardian of thresholds. On Monday, she...
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Peruvian Mummies’ Ancient Tattoos Come Under Laser Focus

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A culture flourished along the central Peruvian coast from about A.D. 900 to 1500. Called the Chancay, they left behind a wealth of...
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Martin Karplus, Chemist Who Made Early Computers a Tool, Dies at 94

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Martin Karplus, a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical chemist who used computers to model how complex systems change during chemical reactions, a process that has...
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Dementia Cases in the U.S. Will Surge in the Coming Decades, Researchers Say

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The number of people in the United States who develop dementia each year will double over the next 35 years to about one...
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