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Even Light Physical Activity May Lower Stroke Risk in People With AFib

Light physical activity should be integrated alongside treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib) to improve cardiovascular health. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision/Getty Images Physical activ...

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Mental health: one step forward and two steps back? | Letters

Dr Kate Martin is encouraged by the new network of community clinics, while Prof Dr John R Ashton says the forthcoming mental health strategy is an opportunity to grasp the nettle, while Marjorie W...

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The 108-Degree Eviction

Photographs by Mikayla WhitmoreOn any other day when the high was forecast to be 108 degrees, Susie Tyson would not have left her Las Vegas apartment. The stroke she’d had at 30 made her sensitive ...

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Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs

More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide. ...

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Many States Cover Doula Care, but Access to a ‘Birthing Bestie’ Is Often Out of Reach

Doula Taja Iglesias and her business partner have built a space in Alexandria, Virginia, that’s all things pregnancy, birth, and childcare. Comfortable couches in one area invite expectant p...

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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta lands in hot soup again

The tobacco industry didn't lose in one courtroom. It lost in dozens of them, over decades, until the cumulative weight became impossible to carry. The lawsuits started as fringe legal theories. Th...

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GLP-1s Like Ozempic, Mounjaro May Lower Fracture Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

GLP-1 medications may help lower fragility-related fracture risk in people with type 2 diabetes. OLEKSANDRA TROIAN · Moment/Getty A new study found that GLP-1 medications may help reduce t...

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Doctors Told Her She Was Too Young for Colon Cancer. She Was Diagnosed at 32

After doctors initially told her she was too young to have colon cancer, Azucena Reyes (pictured above) was diagnosed with stage 3B at age 32. Photos courtesy of Azucena Reyes Colorectal c...

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Journalists Cover Cyclospora and Measles Outbreaks, and Changing Health Policies

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the cyclosporiasis outbreak on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Aug. 5. Gounder discussed New Mexico’s measles outbrea...

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The Most Basic Step of the Ebola Response Is Falling Short

The fight against Ebola is not going well. Last week, the head of Africa CDC, Jean Kaseya, announced that the ongoing outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had ballooned int...

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Trump Administration Considering Executive Order On Vaccines, Autism

President Trump has pressed top U.S. health officials to place vaccines under scrutiny, calling for more research. Bloomberg/Getty Images The Trump Administration is considering an executi...

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Perez Hilton Hospitalized After Harming Himself on Livestream, Officials Say

Celebrity Blogger Perez Hilton was hospitalized following reports of acts of self-harm that were broadcast on a TikTok livestream. Denise Truscello/Getty Images Blogger Perez Hilton is und...

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Budget Battle Erupts in Nation’s Capital Over Opioid Settlement Money

Your browser does not support the audio element. Can’t see the audio player? Visit kffhealthnews.org to listen. For years, Washington, D.C., has paid for Medicaid — the state-f...

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Watch: Why Abortions Are on the Rise Since ‘Roe’ Was Overturned

Say you live in deep-red Louisiana, a state that has effectively banned abortion. It may be easier for you to get abortion pills now than before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Here’s why...

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RFK Jr.'s ‘Real Food Show’ Flips the Food Pyramid With His Brand of ‘Healthy’ Cooking

Health Secretary RFK Jr.’s new cooking show puts the inverted food pyramid in the spotlight. Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is host...

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Longevity: Eating Less Protein Linked to Healthy Aging in New Studies

Recent research shows that eating less protein may slow the aging process. d3sign · Moment/Getty New research suggests reducing protein intake may support healthy aging and longevity. ...

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The Deadly Military-Vet-to-ICE Pipeline

The media spent a lot of time this summer examining whether a certain Maine oysterman and Marine veteran seeking federal employment should have been better vetted by those around him.Even after Gra...

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The American West Knows How to Flee Fires

In the western United States, particularly in fire-prone areas, people have become well versed at preparing to flee. They’re experts at using the tools and technology for monitoring a wildfire’s ad...

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The Guardian view on mental health: the new secretary of state should make it a priority | Editorial

Parity for people with physical and psychological ailments has been promised for years. New neighbourhood clinics are a step in the right directionThe rise in children and young people with mental ...

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Why are deaf audiences still treated as an afterthought in theatre and cinema?

In this article, deaf is used as an umbrella term to include Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing, hearing-impaired, deafened and people with hearing loss. Theatre and cinemas are increasingly lauding th...

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What is emotional regulation? A child psychologist explains

Everyone engages in emotional regulation – and there are more healthy and less healthy ways to do so. Dimitri Otis/Stone via Getty ImagesIf you’ve followed mental health topics on TikTok or Instag...

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