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Health insurers promise to improve coverage reviews that prompt delays and complaints

The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care delays and complicationsThe nation’s major health insurers are promising to ...

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Texas governor vetoes bill that would ban all THC products

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has vetoed a bill to ban all THC productsAUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday to ban all THC consumables, allowing the booming market flush with THC-i...

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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, eve...

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Federal Proposals Threaten Provider Taxes, Key Source of Medicaid Funding for States

Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans, and other providers that states use to help fund their Medicaid programs could strip them of tens of billions of dollars. The move c...

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My cocaine bender left me BLIND – I had ‘devil eyes’ for months and was chased by a man with a bible

A PARTY animal was almost killed by a five-day cocaine bender – leaving him in a coma with such bloodshot “devil eyes” for months. Dave Mullen snorted his first “naive” ...

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You probably don't need foods with added protein, nutritionists say

The human body needs protein. Proteins carry out countless functions inside cells and they are vital for the growth, repair and maintenance of muscles, bones and skin. And with food companies rolli...

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Intermittent Fasting May Be as Effective as Calorie Restriction for Weight Loss

Experts say there’s no compelling evidence of a “best” diet for weight loss. Anchiy/Getty Images Intermittent fasting resulted in similar weight loss as traditional calorie restriction, ac...

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Diabetes drug may cut migraine days in half with little weight loss: Study

The early-stage study suggested a diabetes drug may lower pressure in the brain.Drugs in the same family as Ozempic and Wegovy are known for treating diabetes and helping with weight loss, but a sm...

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care

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

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With Enhanced Subsidies Set To Expire, Consumers Could Face Higher Obamacare Costs

While the Senate budget bill released this week proposes deep funding cuts and work requirements for Medicaid — proposals likely to increase the number of people without health insurance — another ...

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The Protein Madness Is Just Getting Started

In the early 1950s, “Hi-Proteen” powder, one of the first modern protein supplements, hit the market. Initially, it tasted awful. But after its creator, Bob Hoffman, added in Hershey’s chocolate, t...

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GLP-1 Weight Loss Results Not as Effective in Everyday Life, Study Finds

To lose weight with GLP-1 drugs and keep it off, it’s important to adopt lifestyle habits like a balanced diet and regular exercise. Steve Christo – Corbis/Getty Images Researchers report ...

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With Property Seized and Federal Funding Uncertain, Montana Asbestos Clinic Fights for Its Life

LIBBY, Mont. — Dozens of feet of tubing connect Gayla Benefield to her oxygen machine so she can walk from room to room inside her home on the picturesque Kootenai River, surrounded by the Cabinet ...

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Q&A: What Does the Budget Bill Mean for Your Health?

LISTEN: Congress is considering roughly $800 billion in Medicaid cuts. You could feel the effects even if you’re not on the government program for people with low incomes and disabilities. KFF Heal...

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A pregnant brain-dead woman in Georgia was kept on life support. Experts say it raises ethical, legal questions

Adriana Smith, a 31-year-old Georgia nurse and mother, was just eight weeks pregnant when she was declared brain dead in February after suffering a medical condition.However, the family claims the ...

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What to know about COVID variant NB.1.8.1 causing 'razor blade throat'

A newer COVID-19 variant may be causing a severe sore throat in some people who contract the infection.The variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has been nicknamed by some as "razor blade throat" due to the ...

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New COVID Variant Nimbus May Cause Painful ‘Razor Blade Throat’ Symptom

As the Nimbus variant increases in the U.S., many are reporting an unusually intense sore throat, described as feeling like swallowing razor blades. Ozgur Cankaya/Getty Images The Nimbus v...

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The Future of the HPV Vaccine Is Up in the Air

Until last week, the future of vaccination for human papillomavirus, or HPV, in the United States seemed clear.For several years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that just a single dose of...

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More employers are sending workers shopping for their own health coverage

A small, growing number of employers are putting health insurance decisions entirely in the hands of their workers.Instead of offering traditional insurance, they’re giving workers money to buy the...

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68 People Describe The Biggest Mistake Of Their Lives

A recent survey of 2,000 U.S. adults split evenly by generation found that only 11% of Americans don't have regrets. Between not speaking up (40%), not visiting family or friends enough (36%), and ...

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New CDC advisers will skip some expected topics and explore a target of antivaccine activists

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine advisers meet next week, but their agenda suggests they'll skip some expected topics — including a vote on COVID-19 shots — while taking up...

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