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Nearly Half of Those With Diabetes Don’t Know They Have the Disease

A new study suggests that a large percentage of people with diabetes are unaware they have the disease. Justin Paget/Getty Images Researchers estimate that around 44% of people in the U.S....

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What Florida ending vaccine mandates could mean for rest of US

Florida's surgeon general made a surprising announcement last week that the state is moving to "end all vaccine mandates."Dr. Joseph Ladapo said the Florida Department of Health would be working wi...

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Instead of Selling, Some Rural Hospitals Band Together To Survive

BOWMAN, N.D. — Retta Jacobi stepped onto a metal platform that lifted her to an entrance on the side of a custom-designed semitrailer. Once inside, she lay down on a platform that technicians slid ...

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In the Fallout From Trump’s Health Funding Cuts, States Face Tough Budget Decisions

Patients begin lining up before dawn at Operation Border Health, an annual five-day health clinic in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. Many residents in this predominantly Latino and Hispanic region spanni...

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School phone bans: Why they're spreading

"It's a no-brainer," said John A. Torres in Florida Today. Banning phones in schools is "the right thing to do for our kids." Florida is one of 17 states, plus Was...

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Scrolling on Your Phone While on the Toilet Raises Your Risk of Hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids are common, but spending less time on the toilet with your phone can help lower your risk. Danil Nevsky/Stocksy New research suggests that people who use their phone while sitt...

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Mounjaro saved my life after hitting 18st left me with suicidal thoughts – but now I can’t afford it

MUM Sammi Hill says her life was “saved” by Mounjaro after her struggles to lose weight after pregnancy left her feeling depressed and with suicidal thoughts. But the 33...

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Another New Hampshire man gets a pig kidney as transplant trials are poised to start

WASHINGTON -- A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animals organs really might save human l...

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Florida's plan to drop school vaccine rule won't start for 90 days, won't cover all diseases

Florida has a plan to drop school vaccine mandatesFlorida's plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won't take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unl...

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Researchers Shift Tactics To Tackle Extremism as Public Health Threat

Rebecca Kasen has seen and heard things in recent years in and around Michigan’s capital city that she never would have expected. “It’s a very weird time in our lives,” sa...

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Massive Study Finds That There Really Is Something Wrong With Your Husband

Ever meet a couple and immediately get the sense that they have some serious issues in common? According to a new study looking at generations of couples and their respective psychiatric issues fro...

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RFK. Jr's family members say he is a 'threat' to Americans' health and call for his resignation

WASHINGTON -- Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family are calling for him to step down as health secretary following a contentious congressional hearing this past week, during which the Trump Cab...

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Ultra-Processed Foods May Harm Male Reproductive, Metabolic Health

Ultra-processed foods may contain endocrine disrupters that negatively impact male fertility. New Saetiew/Getty Images Ultra-processed foods can increase the risk of multiple chronic healt...

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Neurosurgeon says there are 'rays of hope’ for girl critically hurt in Minneapolis church shooting

A neurosurgeon says there are “rays of hope” for a 12-year-old girl critically injured in a Minneapolis church shootingMINNEAPOLIS -- There are “rays of hope” for a 12-year-old girl critically inju...

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Radioactive metal at an Indonesia industrial site may be linked to shrimp recall

Contaminated metal at an industrial site in Indonesia may be the source of radioactive material that led to massive recalls of imported frozen shrimp, international nuclear safety officials say, as...

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Journalists Discuss Fallout of CDC Turmoil and Recap Bitter RFK Senate Hearing

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed recommendations for covid-19 vaccinations for children on NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Aug. 20. Gounder then disc...

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America’s New Vaccine Anarchy

Two and a half years ago, Ashish Jha was the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, a job that meant getting as much of the country as possible on board with the federal government’s approach...

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On Capitol Hill, RFK Defends Firings at CDC

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

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Public Health Experts See More Trouble at CDC as Kennedy Looks To Exert Control

The recent firing of former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez and the subsequent resignation of four of the agency’s top career officials marks a major offensive by ...

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Prostate Cancer: After Years of Decline, Cases Rose Steadily Over Past Decade

Prostate cancer cases have risen steadily over the past decade, a new report found. Maskot/Getty Images Prostate cancer rates rose over the past decade, following years of decline. ...

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Now fat jabs could ‘cure’ cocaine addictions – as first ever treatment for drug habit

IT’S not only stubborn fat that weight loss jabs can bust, but cocaine addiction, according to a new study. Semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, ha...

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