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    1. PhotoPresident Trump discussed a ban on most flavored e-cigarettes in the Oval Office in September with Alex M. Azar II, right, the secretary of health and human services.
      CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times

      Trump Retreats From Flavor Ban for E-Cigarettes

      Advisers say the president pulled back from proposed restrictions intended to curb teenage vaping after he was warned of the political fallout among voters.

  1. Personal Health

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    CreditGracia Lam

    When Mental Illness Is Severe

    Programs‌ ‌called‌ ‌assertive‌ ‌community‌ ‌treatment‌ ‌provide‌‌‌ ‌the‌ ‌kinds‌ ‌of‌ ‌services‌ ‌offered‌ ‌in‌ ‌psychiatric‌ ‌hospitals‌, ‌within‌ ‌a‌ ‌home‌ ‌setting.

  2. PhotoChildren and parents waited for measles vaccinations in Apia, the capital of Samoa, this month.
    CreditTVNZ, via Associated Press

    Samoa Closes Schools as Measles Epidemic Kills at Least 16

    Over 1,000 cases of measles have been recorded in the Pacific island country, with the casualties including a 7-month-old. “This is very much out of control,” a vaccine expert said.

  1. The Brain Benefits of Reading and Writing

    People who never learned to read and write may be at increased risk for dementia.

    By Nicholas Bakalar

  2. She Takes a Hands-On Approach to Health Care

    Sheila Davis runs a nonprofit that focuses on bringing modern medicine to the world’s poorest and sickest communities.

    By Karen Weintraub

  3. Poverty Impacts Access to Health Care. These Women Are Trying to Change That.

    A look at three women who are working to make people with low incomes healthier.

    By Karen Weintraub

  4. For Some Children With Autism, Dance Is a Form of Expression

    Researchers are studying how movement helps children with special needs improve social communication and motor skills.

    By Michele C. Hollow

  5. Studies Show

    Will Science Ever Give Us a Better Night’s Sleep?

    Unraveling the mysteries of sleep might depend on studying the genes of people who don’t get much.

    By Kim Tingley

  6. Dread the Holidays? Feasting Together Might Actually Help

    Sharing a meal with loved ones, co-workers or friends may seem like a chore, but research shows it has real benefits. Stick with us here.

    By Simran Sethi

  7. Statin Drugs Not Linked to Memory Decline in Study

    A large Australian study found no association between cholesterol-lowering statins and memory or thinking problems.

    By Nicholas Bakalar

  8. How to Survive the Holidays

    This holiday season, make it the year that you not only survive the holidays, but the one in which you thrive. We’ll show you how.

    By Jolie Kerr

  9. The Checkup

    A Mother’s Love, Knitted Up in a Flock of Turkey Hats

    My daughter wanted brown hats with two stuffed drumsticks artfully positioned, one on each side — like wearing a roasted turkey, just out of the oven, on your head.

    By Perri Klass, M.D.

  10. Planned Parenthood Awarded $2 Million in Lawsuit Over Secret Videos

    An anti-abortion activist recorded the videos to try to show that the group was illegally selling fetal tissue.

    By Sabrina Tavernise