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Lean Beef As Part of a Balanced Diet May Not Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

OksanaKiian/Getty Images Previous research has suggested a link between beef consumption and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, especially in Western-style eating plans. A rec...

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121 Incredible Facts About The Human Body That School Never Taught You

While we tend to think we know ourselves pretty well, the human body still has all sorts of ways to surprise us. The truth is that we’re pretty complicated organisms, where a lot can go wrong (or r...

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Plant-Based Diets Could Be as Healthy as Mediterranean Diet, Study Finds

New research suggests that a plant-based diet can offer similar nutritional benefits to the Mediterranean diet. Nadine Greeff/Stocksy A new study suggests that well-designed plant-based di...

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OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-harm'

Content warning: This article includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, help is available from the National Suicide P...

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What to know about the new CDC deputy director who has been critical of COVID vaccines

A top Louisiana health official has been appointed principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).With no permanent director of the CDC, Dr. Ralph Abraham, Louisi...

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A Cascade of Lies About Turkey

There’s a fairy tale about Thanksgiving that gets refuted every fall. Does eating turkey really make you fall asleep? When science writers check in with the experts, they always get the same respon...

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Ultra-Processed Foods and Diabetes: 3 Things to Know About Diet and Risk

How do ultra-processed foods affect diabetes? Here’s the latest evidence. Image credit: Maskot/Getty Images Research shows that around 70% of the food supply chain in the United States con...

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South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation

BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. — Near the back corner of the local library’s parking lot, largely out of view from the main road, the South Carolina Department of Public Health opened a pop-up clinic in ear...

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After Shutdown, Federal Employees Face New Uncertainty: Affording Health Insurance

Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie, Georgia, says he and his wife won’t be traveling much next year after their monthly health insurance premium payme...

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Trump Almost Unveils a Health Plan

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

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Smoking Cannabis Linked Could Help Some People Drink Less, Study Finds

A new study found that smoking cannabis before drinking led participants to drink less. Aaron McCoy/Getty Images Smoking cannabis before drinking can significantly curb how much people cho...

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Early treatment of sleep apnea may reduce risk of Parkinson's disease: Study

Early treatment of obstructive sleep apnea -- a condition that causes breathing to briefly pause -- may decrease the risk of Parkinson's disease, a new study published Monday finds.For the study, p...

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US cases of norovirus on the rise with double the rate of positive tests since August

Nearly 14% of tests came back positive compared to 7% three months ago.Cases of norovirus are rising across the United States, doubling over the last few months, according to updated data from the ...

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Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories

Conan Doyle in 1914. Wiki Commons/Canva, CC BY-SAArthur Conan Doyle was not just one of the world’s best crime fiction writers. He was a progressive wordsmith who brought light to controversial and...

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The Populist Approach to the Opioid Crisis Can Save Millions of Lives

Over the past decade, the overdose crisis has killed more than half a million people in the United States. As fentanyl has proliferated, more Americans have shared their own harrowing stories...

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More People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home. A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.

Liz Dunnebacke isn’t dying, but for a recent end-of-life care workshop in New Orleans, she pretended to be. Dunnebacke lay still atop a folding table that was dressed as a...

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Not Serious Enough To Turn on the Siren, Toddler’s 39-Mile Ambulance Ride Still Cost Over $9,000

Elisabeth Yoder’s son, Darragh, was 15 months old in August when he developed what at first looked to his parents like hand, foot, and mouth disease. The common viral infection generally clears up ...

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White House circulates plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges fix

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable Care Act for two more years, as million...

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IATSE Launches Healthcare Initiative for Touring Professionals: Here’s How It Will Work

For touring professionals in the live music industry, healthcare has long been an elusive benefit. While local stagehands working in venues across ...

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More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough recorded this year, higher than pre-pandemic levels: CDC

Deaths from whooping cough have been recorded in Louisiana and Washington.More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.This m...

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'Catch Kits' for Fetal Remains Are Republicans' Latest Dystopian Plan To Punish Abortions

Are abortions poisoning us all? That's the latest line of attack from Republicans in Wisconsin and elsewhere, with lawmakers arguing that wo...

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