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Joel Breman, Who Helped Stop an Ebola Outbreak in Africa, Dies at 87

NYTimes.com (Health) 4/22 10:44A Adam Nossiter

Part of a team flown in to fight the deadly virus in 1976, Dr. Breman also worked to stamp out tropical diseases like smallpox, malaria and Guinea worm.

Lori and George Schappell, Long-Surviving Conjoined Twins, Die at 62

NYTimes.com (Health) 4/22 7:52A Richard Sandomir

They were distinct people who pursued different lives. “Get past this already, everybody,” Lori said, “get past it and learn to know the individual person.”

Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?

NYTimes.com (Health) 4/21 9:01P Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Ant

H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how...

Let Them Eat … Everything

NYTimes.com (Health) 4/20 11:00P Lisa Miller

In the age of Ozempic, the “fat activist” Virginia Sole-Smith is inspiring and infuriating her followers.

Martin Wygod, a Winner on Wall Street and the Racetrack, Dies at 84

NYTimes.com (Health) 4/20 11:17A Sam Roberts

After he made a fortune selling prescription drugs and providing medical information online, he and his wife became leading breeders of thoroughbred horses.

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