Gina Kolata
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DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets
By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions...
Inside the Hospital Where Damar Hamlin’s Life Was Saved
The trauma care of the Buffalo Bills player highlighted what is done to overcome cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death in the United States.
Damar Hamlin’s Neurological Recovery Reaches a ‘Turning Point’
The Buffalo Bills safety was on a good path for neurological recovery but might still face injuries to other organs, including his lungs.
What We Do and Don’t Know About Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac doctors say that blows to the chest causing an erratic heart rhythm are highly unusual, but not unheard-of in sports.
An Old Medicine Grows New Hair for Pennies a Day, Doctors Say
Dermatologists who specialize in hair loss say that the key ingredient in a topical treatment worked even better when taken orally at a low dose.
The Doctor Prescribed an Obesity Drug. Her Insurer Called It ‘Vanity.’
Many insurance companies refuse to cover new weight loss drugs that their doctors deem medically necessary.
Cardiologists Question the Utility of the Drugs Found in Valieva’s Blood
The Russian figure skater said she took the substances to treat a heart ailment.