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October 2024

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WATCH: Consoling 'sandwich generation' caregiver, Harris says in-home health plan is about dignity

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed how her administration could offer relief to overextended family caregivers during a Monday campaign stop in Malvern, Pennsylvania.…
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2024-10-21 20:43

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Health insurance needs to fully cover over-the-counter birth control like condoms, White House says

The new rule would expand coverage, allowing millions of people on private health insurance to pick up free condoms, birth control pills, or "morning after" pills from local storefronts without…
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2024-10-21 17:08

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Overdose deaths involving antidepressants are on the rise. The reason why is complex

For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sharp drop in U.S. drug overdose deaths. But at the same time, numbers from the CDC show that fatal…
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2024-10-20 23:30

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Smoking and other tobacco use by teens drop to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports

Teen smoking hit an all-time low in the U.S. this year, part of a big drop in the youth use of tobacco overall, the government reported Thursday.…
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2024-10-18 00:05

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12 million pounds of meat and poultry recalled over possible listeria contamination

The updated recall includes prepared salads, burritos and other foods sold at stores including Costco, Trader Joe's, Target, Walmart and Kroger. The meat used in those products was processed at…
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2024-10-16 20:44

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RFK Jr. suggests if Trump is elected, he'll play significant role in agriculture and health policy

Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and environmentalist who ran for president as an independent before endorsing Trump, on Monday posted a video on social media that he filmed outside the U.S.…
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2024-10-15 23:46

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Florida abortion ballot measure under fire by state government

Florida's government is finding fault on multiple fronts with an abortion rights ballot measure that Gov. Ron DeSantis opposes.…
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2024-10-14 23:27

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Why hurricanes can cause thousands more deaths in the years after they hit

The official death toll from Hurricane Milton may not be telling the whole story. New research suggests that lasting damage from storms like Milton could result in thousands of additional…
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2024-10-12 23:45

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When hurricanes hit, flooded industrial sites and chemical releases are a silent, toxic threat

Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants are in Hurricane Milton's path as it heads toward Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded communities across the Southeast.…
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2024-10-09 19:25

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WATCH: 'Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun,' a documentary on how gun violence changed a generation

Gun violence the leading cause of death for children and teens in the U.S., according to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earlier this year, U.S.…
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2024-10-09 18:47

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Congo begins mpox vaccination rollout nearly two months after WHO declared global emergency

The 265,000 doses donated to Congo by the European Union and the U.S. were rolled out in the eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province, where hospitals and health…
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2024-10-05 21:00

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North Carolina distributes EpiPens and Benadryl as stinging insects swarm after Helene

Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has also disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects, causing them to swarm and sting people struggling…
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2024-10-05 19:29

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Kindergartener vaccination rates slide further as exemptions continue to rise in the U.S.

Kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Tuesday.…
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2024-10-03 01:18

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Condom use down among sexually active teens and young adults

Fewer young people are having sex, but the teens and young adults who are sexually active aren't using condoms as regularly, if at all.…
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2024-10-02 20:49

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The places with the worst GP shortages revealed

Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump 17% since 2015.…
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2024-10-02 01:37

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Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch

A surgeon is alleged to have used a Swiss Army knife because he could not find a sterile scalpel.…
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2024-10-02 01:24

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Breast cancer deaths have been dropping for decades, but racial disparities persist

Breast cancer death rates have dropped by 44% since 1989, but there are still racial disparities, a report from the American Cancer Society shows. The breast cancer mortality rates for…
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2024-10-01 21:45

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Covid ambulance crews faced 'crucial PPE delays'

Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.…
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2024-10-01 16:39

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Steep fall in young smokers in past decade

Nearly 12% of UK adults smoked in 2023 - the lowest level since 2011, the Office for National Statistics says.…
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2024-10-01 15:39

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Drowned mum 'watched cold water swimming programme'

Gaynor Lord, 55, was found in a river a week after she disappeared, an inquest hears.…
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2024-10-01 14:48

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Sex with my husband feels loveless – and yet he refuses to provide affection

I’m only asking for a hug here and a compliment there. But he says he can’t be loving unless we have more intercourseMy husband and I have been married for…
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2024-10-01 14:06

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11 new cases of monkeypox reported in Argentina

Argentine health authorities Monday reported the detection of 11 new cases of…
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2024-10-01 12:06

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The Story of Sakinah Ahad Shannon, an Early Hero of Abortion Liberation

Renee Bracey Sherman, Regina Mahone Sakinah discovered Chicago’s Abortion Counseling Service, better known as Jane, because she wanted to help a friend. Then she became an essential part of it. The post…
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2024-10-01 11:00

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A death certificate isn’t enough ‘proof’ for travel insurance to meet my claim

I had to cut my holiday short when my mother died, but now it is asking me questions I cannot answerThis summer I set off on what I had hoped…
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2024-10-01 08:00

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Lucy Letby: Experts tell BBC about medical evidence concerns

Doctors and scientists' concerns contribute to speculation about the safety of the nurse's convictions.…
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2024-10-01 07:00

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MedAire and fit2fly Join Forces to Advance Airline Passenger Care

Marrakech, Morocco, Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MedAire and fit2fly have joined forces in a strategic partnership to transform the medical clearance process in the airline industry.…
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2024-10-01 07:00

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Sagimet Biosciences to Present at the H.C. Wainwright 8th Annual MASH Virtual Conference and Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sagimet Biosciences Inc. ((Sagimet, NASDAQ:SGMT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitors designed to target dysfunctional…
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2024-10-01 06:05

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Clinical Decision Support Platform Market to Reach $2.4 Billion, Globally, by 2033 at 7.3% CAGR: Allied Market Research

Wilmington, Delaware, Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Clinical Decision Support Platform Market by Component (Software and Services), Delivery Mode (On-Premises…
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2024-10-01 01:30

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