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In the Fight Over How to Teach Reading, This Guru Makes a Major Retreat
For decades, Lucy Calkins has determined how millions of children learn to read. An education professor, she has been a…
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Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, Expert in Sickle Cell Disease, Dies at 76
Soon after his first child, Kwame, was born on May 13, 1972, Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong discovered that the boy had…
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2 Children Have Been Hospitalized Because of Formula Shortage
Two children in Tennessee were recently hospitalized because their families could not find the specific formula they need during a…
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The Memoir That Exposed a Family’s Secrets. And a Society’s.
THE FAMILIA GRANDE, by Camille KouchnerTranslated by Adriana Hunter It is hard to write a book about incest that is…
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Alabama’s Transgender Youth Can Use Medicine to Transition, Judge Rules
A federal judge late Friday blocked portions of an Alabama law that prevent medical professionals from providing care that helps…
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A Covid Vaccine Mandate for New York Schools? Not This Year.
Good morning. It’s Tuesday. We’ll look at why most public school students in New York City probably won’t be required…
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Moderna Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response in Children 6 to 11
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine elicits a strong immune response in children aged 6 to 11, researchers reported on Wednesday — another…
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C.D.C. Issues Alert Over Cluster of Hepatitis Cases in Children
A cluster of severe hepatitis cases in Alabama children prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a…
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Routine Childhood Vaccinations in the U.S. Slipped During the Pandemic
Kindergartners in the United States fell behind on routine childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Omicron Was More Severe for Unvaccinated Children in 5-to-11 Age Group, Study Shows
Unvaccinated children from 5 to 11 years old were hospitalized with Covid at twice the rate of vaccinated children during…
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