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Rural Health Providers Hit by $100K Trump Visa Fee

More than 30 people have applied for a lab technician job at West River Health Services in Hettinger, North Dakota, a thousand-person town in the rural southwestern part of the state. Becaus...

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Sleep problems and depression can be a vicious cycle, especially during pregnancy − here’s why it’s important to get help

Restless or too little sleep can make us feel unfocused and indecisive the next day. Valerii Apetroaiei/iStock via Getty Images PlusImagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps you went to bed t...

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What looks like ‘overdiagnosis’ is really a system struggling to provide continuous care

voronaman/ShutterstockAfter waiting more than a year to see an NHS specialist, Sam’s assessment for ADHD took less than two hours. It happened over video, involved a short checklist and brief hist...

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'Beer Belly' Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Damage, Especially in Men

A new study found that a “beer belly” may be linked to harmful changes in the heart structure, especially in men. Image Credit: master1305/Getty Images A new study found that abdominal fat...

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Sticker Shock: Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers

We’ve been here before: congressional Democrats and Republicans sparring over the future of the Affordable Care Act. But this time there’s an extra complication. Though it...

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Vaccine Panel’s Hepatitis B Vote Signals Further Turbulence for Immunization Policy, Public Trust

When Su Wang was in medical school, she donated blood. That’s when she learned she was infected with hepatitis B, a virus that attacks the liver and can lead to cancer and death decades later. ...

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King Charles III to speak about his cancer treatment, recovery on TV show

King Charles III will speak about his cancer diagnosis and recovery during a TV broadcast on Friday as the monarch continues to use his personal story to encourage others to get the early screening...

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OpenAI launches GPT-5.2, claiming it hallucinates less and responds better to mental illness

OpenAI announced today that it's launching GPT-5.2, the newest model in its GPT-5 series. The new model will start rolling out immediately, with paid ChatGPT customers getting access first.In a blo...

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Hundreds are quarantined in South Carolina as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks

Measles outbreaks in South Carolina and on the Arizona-Utah border are growingMeasles outbreaks are growing along the Utah-Arizona border and in South Carolina, where hundreds are in quarantine.Bet...

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Crunch Time for ACA Tax Credits

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. ...

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49 Habits That Might Seem Insignificant But Can Affect Mental And Physical Health Long-Term

A healthy lifestyle is important if we want to live longer and age gracefully and with dignity. In order to do that, many people adopt certain habits. A 2024 survey conducted by Amway and Ipsos sho...

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Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No Way.

In her house in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Barbara Meade said, “there are walkers and wheelchairs and oxygen and cannulas all over the place.” Barbara, 82, has chronic o...

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Trump Rules Force Cancer Registries To ‘Erase’ Trans Patients From Public Health Data

LISTEN: “People get better care when we know who they are.” That belief is at the heart of why scientists and LGBTQ+ health advocates oppose a new rule that makes it harder to collect data on trans...

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ChatGPT ‘spurred man to kill his mum before taking his own life’

Stein-Erik Soelberg was suffering from ‘paranoid delusions’ before his mum’s murder and his death (Picture: Curtis Means/Reuters/Metro) OpenAI and Microsoft are facing a hefty la...

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Most People Aren't Getting Enough Omega-3: What Are the Health Impacts?

According to research, most people may not be getting enough omega-3 fatty acids in their diet. Image Credit: Tanja Ivanova/Getty Images A new research review reports that most people do n...

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Australia’s Social Media Ban For Under 16s Is Activated: What It Means For the Music Community

A new digital media dawn has broken in Australia, one that blocks millions of youngsters from accessing their favorite social apps. ...

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More focus is needed on childhood sexual abuse to combat Australia’s suicide problem

Kian Mousazadeh UnsplashOne person dies from suicide every 40 seconds according to the World Health Organisation. In Australia, men are three times more likely to die by suicide than women. ...

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A free childbirth program ends in eastern Congo at the worst of times

GOMA, Congo -- In a maternity ward in eastern Congo, Irene Nabudeba rested her hands on her bulging midsection, worried about giving birth in a city under rebel control.The conflict that flared thi...

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“That’s Horrifying Information”: 68 Disturbing Truths To Keep You Up At 2 AM

The world is a dangerous place, and it might be scarier than we think. Many people even worry about the fate of our civilization, as 70% of the global population expects a major worldwide conflict ...

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Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products

Federal health officials on Wednesday expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in March 202...

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Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Expand to Include Self-Swab HPV Test

New cervical cancer screening guidelines endorse self-collection methods for HPV testing for average-risk individuals in clinical settings. Svetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images New guidelines...

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