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Judge in Nursing Home Bankruptcy Case Gives Families Fresh Hope of Compensation for Injuries, Deaths

A bankruptcy judge blocked an attempt by a nursing home chain’s primary investor to shield himself from settlement payments and liability in lawsuits alleging hundreds of patient injuries and death...

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America’s New Rules on Weed

For more than 50 years, America’s official position on marijuana has been seen as nonsensical. By classifying pot as a Schedule I drug, the federal government has lumped it with heroin and LSD as s...

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56 Everyday Things That Are More Dangerous For Your Health Than You Realize

Most of us have bad habits. Some sit on their sofas and scroll for too long; others cope with stress in unhealthy ways, like smoking or eating too much. The good thing is that we're all in this tog...

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How the global food system is impacting obesity and climate change: Study

The same global food system that is fueling rising obesity rates is also accelerating climate change, according to a sweeping new scientific review that argues both crises share common roots and so...

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HHS proposes actions to limit access to gender-affirming care for minors

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Thursday a series of proposed actions to limit access to gender-affirming care for minors.It comes after HHS released a final version ...

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Time’s Up for Expanded ACA Tax Credits

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

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FDA OKs Addyi, a Libido-Enhancing Drug for Women After Menopause

Addyi, sometimes referred to as “female Viagra,” is now approved for use to treat low sex drive in postmenopausal women. MoMo Productions/Getty Images The FDA expanded its approval of Addy...

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Washington’s Homeless Hide in Plain Sight, Growing Sicker and Costing Taxpayers More

WASHINGTON — Every night, Abdullah Ibrahim retreats from the streets into a wooded stretch along the Potomac River. As night falls and temperatures drop, he erects a tent ...

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Call 911 or Risk Losing the Baby? Raids Force Some Immigrants To Avoid Care

As immigrants in southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi braced for this month’s U.S. Homeland Security operation, Cristiane Rosales-Fajardo received a panicked phone call from a friend. The ...

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Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options — But With Trade-Offs

For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium increases and the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies have led to large...

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Measles’ Most Deceptive Trait

In the early 1960s, American childhood was not what it is today. Many children spent hours playing unsupervised in the streets; they rode around in cars without seat belts, then came home to frozen...

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Former NIH scientist sues Trump administration, claims illegal firing over research cuts

A former leading scientist at the National Institutes of Health has sued the Trump administration, saying she was illegally fired for warning that research cuts were endangering patients and public...

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Flu cases are on the rise in the US. Here's what you need to know

Flu season is starting to ramp up as the U.S. settles into the colder weather months and indoor gatherings potentially fuel the spread of viruses.At least four states, including Colorado, Louisiana...

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High-fat cheese, cream linked to lower risk of dementia: Study

People who regularly ate higher-fat cheese and cream had a lower risk of developing dementia over 25 years, while low-fat dairy and other dairy foods showed no clear association, according to a new...

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Norovirus cases increase in Los Angeles County: Health officials

Over a 21-day period, norovirus in wastewater rose 154% in Los Angeles.Norovirus cases are likely rising in Los Angeles, wastewater data shared by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health...

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New York governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has reached a deal with state legislative leaders to approve a bill to give terminally ill people the legal ability to end their own lives with prescribed medica...

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FDA Says It's Time to Ease Restrictions on Testosterone Replacement Therapy

An FDA panel has called for an easing of restrictions on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). Image Credit: Malorny/Getty Images A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expert panel is urg...

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Does Medical Cannabis Really Have Any Benefit? Experts Discuss

Research suggests that there’s a lack of evidence for some of the common uses of medical cannabis. Image Credit: JENS SCHLUETER/Getty Images A recent review found that many of the common u...

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CDC Drops Hep B Shot for Newborns. Doctors Warn of Raised Infection Risk

Doctors have raised concerns that delaying the hepatitis B shot for newborns will likely increase the risks of chronic conditions for children. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Image...

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Oregon Hospital Races To Build a Tsunami Shelter as FEMA Fights To Cut Its Funding

ASTORIA, Ore. — Residents of this small coastal city in the Pacific Northwest know what to do when there’s a tsunami warning: Flee to higher ground. For those in or near Columbia Memorial, t...

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In the Vast Expanses of Indian Country, Broadband Gaps Create Health Gaps, Too

FORT HALL RESERVATION, Idaho — Standing atop Ferry Butte, Frances Goli scanned the more than half a million acres of Shoshone-Bannock tribal land below as she dug her hands into the pockets of a pi...

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