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SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can cause ocular infection by breaching the blood-retinal barrier, layers of cells that shield the retina, the part of your eye that senses light, from microbial pathogens.
Health

COVID can seriously damage your vision, even if you didn’t have symptoms, new study says. Experts say to watch for these signs

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June 11, 2024
New research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests the mere recollection of a time you were angry may be harmful to your heart.
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When’s the last time you were angry? Just recalling the experience may be detrimental to your heart health, study says

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June 1, 2024
Startup CEO slams health care reform that treat payment like a ‘loyalty rewards program’
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Startup CEO slams health care reform that treat payment like a ‘loyalty rewards program’

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May 24, 2024
Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, an OB/GYN and cohost of the SHE MD podcast, speaks during Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
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Women get dismissed by doctors—and it’s led to devastating consequences for cancer, says the OB/GYN Olivia Munn credits with saving her life

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May 22, 2024
Dr. Razia Hashmi, vice president of clinical affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, speaks during Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
Health

GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy are all the rage—but people are quitting them too fast to achieve meaningful weight loss, finds 170,000-patient study

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May 22, 2024
Andrew Lacy, founder and CEO of Prenuvo, speaks during Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
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Prenuvo CEO says you can’t be healthy without data: ‘The average person has literally no information about their health’

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May 21, 2024
Dr. Uché Blackstock, founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, speaks during Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Monday, May 20, 2024.
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How COVID exposed the inequality in our health care system: ‘Now is the time of reckoning’

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May 21, 2024
Dr. Patrick Carroll (right), Hims & Hers chief medical officer, speaks during Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., Monday, May 20, 2024.
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Hims & Hers’ surprise 85% Wegovy discount is latest step on a journey to make medicine less ‘paternalistic,’ exec says

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May 21, 2024
Dr. Michelle Gourdine, senior vice president of CVS Health and chief medical officer of CVS Caremark, speaks about the lack of trust in the health care system at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., Monday, May 20, 2024.
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Top CVS medical officer ties shocking lack of ‘health literacy’ for 90 million Americans to crisis of ‘mistrust’

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May 20, 2024
‘Punched, kicked, grabbed, and brushed up against’—nurse’s husband sues employer after she was strangled while working
Health

‘Punched, kicked, grabbed, and brushed up against’—nurse’s husband sues employer after she was strangled while working

By Dave Collins and The Associated Press
May 6, 2024
A new survey about the U.S. health care system shows 75% of Americans think mental health issues are identified and treated “somewhat worse” or “much worse” than physical ailments.
Mind

75% of Americans think mental health issues are treated worse than physical illness, new survey says. Here’s why

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May 4, 2024
Texas vet who cares for 40,000 cattle said nearly every farm that had cows sick with bird flu also had sick workers: ‘I had people who never missed work, miss work’
Environment

Texas vet who cares for 40,000 cattle said nearly every farm that had cows sick with bird flu also had sick workers: ‘I had people who never missed work, miss work’

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
May 1, 2024
Gavin Newsom
Politics

Frustrated by high drug prices, California will offer its own version of heavily discounted Narcan to stop fentanyl overdoses

By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
April 29, 2024
Cheng "Charlie" Saephan
Health

Cancer patient who won $1.3 billion lottery said he would find a good doctor for himself—’I don’t want to die yet,’ he prayed

By Claire Rush and The Associated Press
April 29, 2024
A scientist in a lab coat peers into a microscope in a lab.
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AI for drug discovery draws a $1 billion launch—and a lot of hope

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April 25, 2024

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