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Russell Watson reveals he contemplated jumping from hotel balcony in suicide bid amid agonising brain tumour battle

RUSSELL Watson revealed he briefly considered ending his life after being diagnosed with his first brain t...

What to know about congenital syphilis after 3 infants die in New York

The New York State Department of Health (NYDOH) is warning about the risks of congenital syphilis after three infant deaths related to the disease have been reported in the state so far this year.T...

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4th person dies after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sickens dozens in New York

A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York CityNEW YORK -- A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York Cit...

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Maryland Taps Affordable Care Act Fund To Help Pay for Abortion Care

Maryland is the first state to tap into an old fund connected to the Affordable Care Act to help solve a new problem: helping pay the expenses of patients who travel to Maryland for an abortion. ...

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Breaking Down Why Medicare Part D Premiums Are Likely To Go Up

Medicare enrollees who buy the optional Part D drug benefit may see substantial premium price hikes — potentially up to $50 a month — when they shop for next year’s coverage. ...

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Got the sniffles? Here's what to know about summer colds and the COVID-19 variant called stratus

Summer heat, outdoor fun ... and cold and flu symptoms?The three may not go together in many people's minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because many viruses really do have ...

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump Further Politicizes Science

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

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As Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change

The sternly worded statements and letters are filled with indignation and outrage: Republican U.S. lawmakers say Canada has done too little to contain wildfires and smoke that have fouled the air i...

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Clinics hope to get blocked Medicaid funds restored as they sue Trump admin over cuts

A network of clinics that provides health care in Maine is expected to ask a judge to restore its Medicaid funding while it fights a Trump administration effort to keep federal money from going to ...

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My son, 16, killed himself over terrifyingly realistic deepfake… as sick ‘nudifying’ apps sweep YOUR child’s classroom

LOOKING out of the window of her school bus, a 13-year-old girl is distracted by the laughs of the two boys sitting in front of her as they flick through pictures on a phone. ...

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‘Alternative Facts’ Aren’t a Reason To Skip Vaccines

President Donald Trump’s administrations have been notorious for an array of “alternative facts” — ranging from the relatively minor (the size of inaugural crowds) to threats to U.S. democracy, suc...

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‘A Fear Pandemic’: Immigration Raids Push Patients Into Telehealth

Jacob Sweidan has seen his patients through the federal immigration raids of the 1990s, a sitting governor’s call to abolish birthright citizenship, and the highly publicized workplace crackdowns a...

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COVID Revenge Is Supercharging the Anti-Vaccine Agenda

Four and a half years ago, fresh off the success of Operation Warp Speed, mRNA vaccines were widely considered—as President Donald Trump said in December 2020—a “medical miracle.” Last week, the Un...

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Moving to a walkable city can add more than 1,000 steps to your day: Study

People who moved to cities with better walkability logged about 1,100 more steps per day and were nearly twice as likely to meet exercise goals, according to a large U.S. relocation study published...

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How cutting waiting lists for mental healthcare would save money – and people’s jobs

There are more than 1 million people on NHS waiting lists for mental healthcare in the UK. Many of them have to wait weeks or months before treatment can begin for conditions such as depression and...

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Orforglipron: What to Know About Eli Lilly’s New Weight Loss Pill for Obesity

GLP-1 drugmaker Eli Lilly’s new weight loss pill orforglipron showed meaningful weight loss results in a recent clinical trial. Scott Olson/Getty Images Eli Lilly’s new oral GLP-1 medicati...

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High level of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in Gaza, analysis finds

Cases of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections are high in Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a new analysis finds.The widespread prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria is expected to c...

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What is AI psychosis? The rise in people thinking chatbots are real or godlike

Relationships with chatbots are becoming more common – is it psychosis? (Picture: Getty) Humans are becoming increasingly reliant on AI for everyday tasks, finances, and even adv...

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Medicaid Cuts Could Have Vast Ripple Effects in This Rural Colorado Community

In southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, clouds billow above the towering mountains of the Sangre de Cristo range. A chorus of blackbirds whistle as they flit among the reeds of a wildlife refuge. B...

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An Arm and a Leg: A Wild Health Insurance Hustle

When a New York couple purchased a health insurance plan from a telemarketer, they thought it covered everything they wanted: doctor visits, tests, and medicine. But then came the unexpected bills ...

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Autism diagnoses happening earlier for boys but many girls still wait years, analysis finds

Autism is being diagnosed earlier in young children, especially in boys, according to a major new analysis of medical records published on Tuesday.Conducted by Epic Research -- the data and analyti...

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