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A two-day meeting of vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention went smoothly. Tami Chappell/Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption Tami Chappell/Getty Images/AFP Despite concerns that the …

CT scans use ionizing radiation to create cross-sectional images of the body, providing more detail than X-rays. kckate16/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption kckate16/iStockphoto/Getty Images CT scans diagnose afflictions from …

A health worker in Karachi administers polio drops — the oral vaccine — on February 3, the first day of a nationwide polio vaccination campaign. The country, one of only …

Amy Cupp hugs her daughter, G, for a portrait in her home in northern Indiana. G is 12 and has multiple disabilities. Cupp has filed a federal complaint over G’s …

Medicare negotiations on drug prices can happen sooner for pills than many drugs that are injected. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images President Trump signed an …

“It takes philanthropy in concert with civil society and government — massive government funding — to change things … ” says Melinda French Gates. “Philanthropy cannot do it on its …

Chicken is processed differently in the U.S. than the EU and U.K., causing Europeans to be skeptical of American “chlorinated chicken.” Krug Studios/Corbis RF Stills/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …

An advisory committee of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is set to meet Tuesday to discuss vaccines for RSV, COVID and others. Jeff Amy/AP hide caption toggle caption …

Dr. Peter Marks testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal coronavirus response on Capitol Hill in 2021. Susan Walsh/Getty Images hide caption toggle …

A woman reached for a dose of methadone at the Behavioral Health Network opioid treatment clinic. Boston Globe via Getty Images/Boston Globe hide caption toggle caption Boston Globe via Getty …