Health

Louisiana’s Reporting Law Chills Immigrant Medicaid Applications

Yolibeth’s 4-year-old daughter scrambled headfirst onto a cushy leather love seat at their home near New Orleans and pushed a hairbrush into the hands of Miriam Romero, a health coordinator who wor...

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RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek at Americans’ Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines

U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans’ medical records, in a quest to research a link between vaccines and autism — a connection the me...

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Drinking Alcohol Can Raise Your Risk of These 20 Health Conditions

Research shows that any amount of drinking can increase your health risks. Image Credit: Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images A recent study found an association between alcohol consump...

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Measles, Whooping Cough Rising Due to Low Vaccination Rates, Doctors Say

Doctors say a rise in infectious disease rates in the U.S. is largely due to declining vaccination rates. Luis Velasco/Getty Images Doctors are reporting increases in infectious diseases, ...

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44 Misunderstood Habits Society Labels Bad That Are Totally Fine

Say please and thank you. Make eye contact when having a conversation. Respect other people’s personal space. And please, never ever speak loudly on your phone when in a small, shared space. Social...

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Millions of Kids Could Lose Insurance as GOP Healthcare Cuts Start To Bite

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Upcoming Billing Change Could Make Pregnancy Pricier

Having a baby in the United States is about to get more complicated. Under new billing codes that take effect in January, doctors who manage maternity care will start charging à la carte for...

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‘We Live With Fear’: In Congo, Doctors Face Ebola With Little Protection

Harrowing scenes are unfolding at health facilities at the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A 25-year-old midwife and a doctor in his early 30s are sick wi...

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46 Completely Random Facts About Things That Actually Happened

There once lived a cow named Big Bertha who drank whiskey, lived until she was 48, had 39 calves, broke two Guinness World Records and raised $75,000 for cancer research. Sounds crazy, but it's tru...

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FIFA World Cup: Biggest Health Risks for Fans and How to Avoid Them

The FIFA World Cup is expected to draw millions of fans to cities across North America, potentially increasing the risk of respiratory illnesses. Image credit: Photo by wakila/GettyImages ...

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Oura Ring 5: Upgraded Smart Ring Takes Your Health, Fitness to the Next Level

The new Oura Ring 5 is smaller and has upgraded features to improve how you track your health and fitness. Image courtesy of Oura Ring Oura Ring has announced the release of the newest gen...

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Untreated Cancer, Festering Infections: Immigrant Detainees Detail Medical Care Lapses

As the current federal administration rounded up an increasing number of immigrants, with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding more than 75,000 in mid-January alone, we heard scattered,...

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Benefits of Essential Orange Oil Worth Knowing

If you’ve ever caught a whiff of orange essential oil, you know it’s more than just a refreshing scent—it's a powerhouse with therapeutic properties. Extracted from the zest of the fruit, this citr...

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77 Historical Facts And Stories That Sound Too Strange To Be Real

Often, history holds a strange sense of fascination for all of us. Looking at old photographs, forgotten places, and moments frozen in time can feel almost magical, like peeking into lives that exi...

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Gounder Fills In Details Behind Ebola, GLP-1, and Trump Headlines

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed a recent study that suggests ultraprocessed foods are linked to increased dementia risk on CBS News 24/7’s The ...

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Peptide Injections Touted as ‘Fountain of Youth.’ Spoiler Alert: They’re Not

Influencers tout peptide injections for fitness and longevity, but experts warn of health and safety risks. Mariya Borisova/Getty Images Injectable “wellness” peptides have become wildly p...

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The lawsuits that could give AI its ‘Big Tobacco’ moment

The legal strategy that hammered the tobacco industry and inspired a cascade of social media lawsuits is posing a rising threat to artificial intelligence companies.That threat got its boldest exam...

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The Flu-Vaccine Routine Is Breaking

In a typical year, the process of bringing a new seasonal flu shot to market is one of the United States’ most predictable vaccine routines. This, however, is not a typical year.Vaccine manufacture...

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An Avocado a Day May Keep Diabetes, Hypertension, and Obesity at Bay

Research shows that eating more avocado can reduce your risk of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Image Credit: Anjelika Gretskaia/Getty Images Research suggests that females who eat 30...

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Why don’t FIFA and the Premier League treat racist abuse as a workplace hazard?

When a Tottenham Hotspur Football Club fan hurled a banana peel that landed near Arsenal Football Club striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during a 2018 North London derby, a photographer captured th...

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German Zverev ends Grand Slam hoodoo with French Open title

German tennis player Alexander Zverev in action against Italy's Flavio Cobolli during their Men's Singles Final match of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-G...

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