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Vitamin D May Slow Biological Aging and Help You Live Longer

New research suggests vitamin D may help slow the biological aging process by preserving the length of telomeres. Mariya Borisova/Getty Images A new study suggests that vitamin D supplemen...

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Journalists Talk Medicaid Cuts and New Limitations on Weight Loss Drugs and Covid Shots

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicaid cuts in the House budget bill on CBS News on May 22. Click here to watch Rovner on CBS News. ...

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Why are more than 300 people in the US still dying from COVID every week?

More than five years after the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in the United States, hundreds of people are still dying every week.Last month, an average of about 350 people died each week fr...

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Miley Cyrus's 'Excruciating' Ovarian Cyst Rupture: What Are the Warning Signs?

Miley Cyrus is among several celebrities who’ve shared their experiences with ovarian cysts. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Pop star Miley Cyrus recently revealed she endured an o...

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RFK Jr.’s Worst Nightmare

Photographs by Evan JenkinsA Wednesday morning in May is a strange time to be trick-or-treating—especially if you’re an adult wearing business casual. The Indiana Convention Center had just opened ...

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House

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

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'Dilbert' cartoon creator says he has same prostate cancer as Joe Biden

The creator of the “Dilbert” comic strip, which was canceled by most newspapers two years ago over the creator's racist comments, says he has been diagnosed with the same aggressive prostate cancer...

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What The Biden Health Coverup Reveals About The Political Class

What The Biden Health Coverup Reveals About The Political Class Authored by Connor O'Keefe via the Mises Institute, Over the weekend, the Biden family announced that former Presid...

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Reproductive rights advocates sue Arizona over laws regulating abortion

Reproductive rights advocates are suing Arizona to unravel several laws regulating abortion access in the statePHOENIX -- Reproductive rights advocates sued Arizona on Thursday to unravel several l...

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Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants

President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization. The states, most of th...

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Trump’s Team Cited Safety in Limiting Covid Shots. Patients, Health Advocates See More Risk.

Larry Saltzman has blood cancer. He’s also a retired doctor, so he knows getting covid-19 could be dangerous for him — his underlying illness puts him at high risk of serious complications and deat...

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What we know about the safety, efficacy of mRNA vaccines amid recent scrutiny

Over the last several days, the safety and efficacy of messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines have come under intense scrutiny.On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to limit a...

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FDA panel debates COVID vaccine recipe as questions swirl about fall shots

Government vaccine advisers are meeting to decide if the recipe for COVID-19 vaccines needs updating for this fall and winterWASHINGTON -- Government advisers are meeting Thursday to decide if COVI...

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Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under US budget bill

The U.S. social safety net would be jolted if the budget bill backed by President Donald Trump and passed Thursday by the House of Representatives becomes law.It would require many low-income adult...

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Invest in rest: Better sleep improves mental health

What if one of the most powerful tools for protecting Europe’s mental health has been hiding in plain sight in our bedrooms? As this European Mental Health Week shines a light on how so...

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COVID Shots for Kids Are Over

Long before he joined the FDA to run the center that regulates vaccines, Vinay Prasad argued against COVID shots for kids. Among his many criticisms of the United States’ approach to combatting ...

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High Quality Carbohydrates Linked to Healthy Aging, Longevity In Women

Women who reported higher intakes of high quality carbohydrates and dietary fiber had up to a 37% greater chance of living longer, healthier lives. Yipengge/Getty Images A new study builds...

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Measles is very contagious. Here's how to avoid it

New Jersey health officials are asking people who went to last week's Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium to monitor for measles symptoms because a person went to see the singer while infectious. Th...

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Emotional well-being. Fall prevention. Chair yoga offers much to people of all ages

NEW YORK -- Marian Rivman is pushing 80. Harriet Luria is a proud 83. In this trio, Carol Leister is the baby at 62. Together, they have decades of experience with yoga. Only now, it involves a cha...

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FDA plans to limit COVID shots to those over 65 or with high-risk conditions

In a major policy change, the Food and Drug Administration has announced a plan to limit access to future COVID-19 shots only to people over 65 years old or those with an underlying health conditio...

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Big Food’s Big Tobacco moment: Arianna Huffington

We are entering Big Food’s Big Tobacco moment. The fight to hold tobacco companies responsible for the deadly health effects and associated health-care costs of their products took decades, culmina...

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