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Health Care Cuts Threaten Homegrown Solutions to Rural Doctor Shortages

CHICO, Calif. — Olivia Owlett chose to do her primary care residency in this Northern California college town largely because it faces many of the same health care challenges she grew up with. ...

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This overlooked workout is key to aging better

Scientists say power—your ability to move quickly—is one of the first fitness skills to fade with age. And it’s not as hard as you think to build it back.You might still feel strong. Maybe you lift...

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Ozempic, Wegovy Less Effective for Emotional Eating Issues, Study Finds

Experts say emotional eating should be addressed before a person is prescribed a weight loss drug. Justin Paget/Getty Images A new study reports that weight loss medications may not be as ...

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Watch: Fired CDC Chief Says RFK Jr. Demanded She Roll Back Vaccine Policies Without Evidence

Susan Monarez, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 17 in her first public re...

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The Dangerous Outbreaks That Could Rise on College Campuses

In 2022, Florida weathered a bad outbreak of meningococcal disease, a type of fast-moving bacterial infection that can become fatal after entering the bloodstream or the lining of the brain and spi...

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Emergency mental health innovations require evidence based, co-designed approaches

The NHS 10 year plan announced an investment of £120m to develop “mental health emergency departments.”1 Before the plan’s publication, Downs expressed reservations in The BMJ about the unintended ...

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Is sleeping outside good for you? Science has a clear answer.

There are plenty of studies that suggest that being out in nature is good for your health, so it makes sense that sleeping beneath the stars would be, too. But if you’re not a person that’s prone t...

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CDC Employees on What Science From the Agency They Still Trust

Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed out the CDC’s director and three other senior officials resigned in protest, public-health experts—including a former CDC director, a renowned vaccine expert, and...

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Fiancé stopped kidney treatment & died after bride-to-be took her own life when he was wrongly arrested by bungling cops

A HEARTBROKEN fiance refused kidney treatment after telling his family he couldn’t bear to live without hi...

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Projected Surge in Uninsured Will Strain Local Health Systems

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Jake Margo Jr. stood in the triage room at Starr County Memorial Hospital explaining why a person with persistent fever who could be treated with over-the-counter medicatio...

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Montana Advocates Worry About Federal Impacts on Support for Students With Disabilities

Tucker Jette lives for gaming, but like so many other recent high school graduates, he’s had to come to terms with the reality that he can’t make a living playing video games. And while he may not ...

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Team Trump’s Answer to Ballooning Obamacare Premiums: Less Generous Coverage

Trump administration officials, looking at the possible impact of large insurance premium increases for millions of next year’s Obamacare customers, want more people to consider plans with less gen...

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Weighted Vests May Improve Fitness, but Weight Loss Effects Are Less Clear

Are weighted vests really a fitness breakthrough? That depends on a lot of factors, including your current fitness level and goals. Yakov Knyazev/Stocksy United Weighted vests are trending...

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Moms Are Losing Options to Protect Newborns from COVID

At 38 weeks pregnant with her second child, Hannah Robb has no time to waste on red tape. Yet she’s lost hours in her struggle to figure out whether and when she can get a COVID booster. Her doctor...

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The New War on Weed

When Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana in 2021, the state’s lieutenant governor, Susan Bysiewicz, boasted that the new law was “crafted to repair the wounds left by the War on Drugs.” Th...

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Autism Research Is a Chance for RFK Jr. to Take Pesticides Seriously

Pesticides once appeared to be a clear target for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s desire to “make America healthy again.” Before becoming the health secretary, he described Monsanto, the maker of the glyph...

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Three ways your mental and physical health will benefit from being kinder to yourself

Self-compassion is viewing yourself with kindness instead of judgment. feodarina/ Shutterstock“Be kind to yourself” is a piece of advice that’s often given to people during difficult times or momen...

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An HIV Outbreak in Maine Shows the Risk of Trump’s Crackdown on Homelessness and Drug Use

Penobscot County, Maine, is grappling with the largest HIV outbreak in the state’s history. Home to Bangor, a city of roughly 32,000, the county has identified 28 new cases over nearly two years. T...

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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Expected To Recommend Delaying Hepatitis B Shot for Children

A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the hepa...

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Type 2 Diabetes Risk Quadruples for Cannabis Users, Large Study Finds

A new study highlights possible consequences of cannabis use on metabolic health. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images A large study found that type 2 diabetes risk could be four times ...

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Help, my husband’s lost his zest for life and sex drive – excessive burping keeps him awake

WE are taught to brush our teeth from a young age for a bright smile and fresh breath. And while th...

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