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COVID Changed Life for People With a Fear of Needles

From the moment COVID-19 reached pandemic designation, Joe McDougall had nightmares. Not, like others, about the potential path of the virus, but about the seemingly inevitable moment at which he’d be asked—or held down and forced—to receive a vaccine. McDougall, now 39, is terrified of needles and a global pandemic meant that for the first …

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Pianist Nicolas Hodges Adapts to Life With Parkinson’s

In the fall of 2018, the pianist Nicolas Hodges noticed his body shaking. He brought it up at a routine doctor’s appointment in Tübingen, Germany, where he lives. The doctor said it was probably stress, but recommended that he make an appointment with a neurologist. Hodges didn’t make that appointment right away. But then, in …

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When Does Life Begin? The Question Comes Into Focus Post-Roe

The question at the heart of America’s abortion debate is the most elemental — and the most complicated. By Elizabeth Dias Photographs by Bethany Mollenkof Elizabeth Dias is the national religion correspondent for The New York Times, and often writes about faith and politics. For this story, she spoke with scientists, philosophers and spiritual …

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