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ADHD looks different in adults: How to recognize the symptoms and get a diagnosis

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May 27, 2024
Semaglutide pen being injected into a person's thigh

Could drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy help people live longer? Some experts see them as potential longevity pills

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May 26, 2024
An elderly woman in a red dress standing in tall grass with her arms outstretched

This 102-year-old resort owner knows a thing or two about longevity: ‘I do not allow negative thoughts’

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May 25, 2024
Startup CEO slams health care reform that treat payment like a ‘loyalty rewards program’

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

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May 24, 2024
HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, but fewer boys are getting the shots, new research suggests

HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, but fewer boys are getting the shots, new research suggests

By Carla K. Johnson and The Associated Press
May 23, 2024
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Exclusive: Doctors hit their breaking point as 86% fear for the future of American medicine: ‘We are often stretched quite thin’

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May 23, 2024
Marijuana

Weed beats booze as daily marijuana use outpaces drinking in definitive nationwide study of tens of millions of people

By Carla K. Johnson and The Associated Press
May 22, 2024
‘My old doctor told me there was nothing he could do. He told me it was my fault’: Wegovy revolution sees 600% increase among young adults

‘My old doctor told me there was nothing he could do. He told me it was my fault’: Wegovy revolution sees 600% increase among young adults

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
May 22, 2024
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The skyrocketing cost of health care is creating ‘a new type of pandemic,’ health VC says

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May 22, 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.

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.

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
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Cyberattacks are soaring—and more lucrative for criminals than drugs. It’s time to treat them as an ‘act of war,’ health care exec warns

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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.

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.

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
The global ‘spermpocalypse’ proves infertility is no longer just a women’s problem, says male fertility CEO

The global ‘spermpocalypse’ proves infertility is no longer just a women’s problem, says male fertility CEO

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May 21, 2024
America’s largest Medicaid insurer is making a move into building affordable housing, Centene CEO Sarah London announced at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Monday, May 20, 2024.

America’s biggest Medicaid insurer just pledged to help build nearly $1 billion of affordable housing: ‘We know 80% of what drives health is nonmedical’

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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.

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
Plant-based meats are good for the planet—but what about your health?

Plant-based meats are good for the planet—but what about your health?

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May 17, 2024
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What to know about real estate wellness—the fastest-growing market in the $5.6 trillion global wellness industry

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May 16, 2024
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

By The Associated Press and Lindsay Whitehurst
May 16, 2024
It’s time to rethink your relationship with sugar. Here’s how

It’s time to rethink your relationship with sugar. Here’s how

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May 16, 2024
Maria Kang on Thursday Jan.11, 2018 -- (Photo by: Zach Pagano/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

43-year-old fitness influencer ignored her GI symptoms for a year. Then she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer: ‘It could happen to anyone’

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May 11, 2024
Exxon gas station

Philadelphia jury hits Exxon with $725.5 million verdict on mechanic’s claim that he got cancer from benzene exposure

By Tope Alake and Bloomberg
May 10, 2024
U.S. pledges $200 million and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms

U.S. pledges $200 million and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms

By Jonel Aleccia, Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
May 10, 2024
Employees work on epidemic prevention for chickens at a livestock company in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Bird flu FAQ: Everything you need to know about the H5N1 outbreak that’s spread to dairy cows in 9 states

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May 10, 2024
They were shot at the Super Bowl Parade—and might have bullets in their bodies forever

They were shot at the Super Bowl Parade—and might have bullets in their bodies forever

By Bram Sable-Smith and KFF Health News
May 10, 2024
Daughter kissing on hand of father lying down in hospital

Meet the death doulas who bring comfort to people at the end of their lives

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May 8, 2024
Miss USA 2023 resigns from her title to focus on her mental health: ‘Never compromise your physical and mental well-being’

Miss USA 2023 resigns from her title to focus on her mental health: ‘Never compromise your physical and mental well-being’

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May 7, 2024
Forget the nurse call button. Patients now stay connected by wearing one

Forget the nurse call button. Patients now stay connected by wearing one

By Phil Galewitz and KFF Health News
May 6, 2024
A close-up of pieces of plastic that had been washed up on a beach

America has a $250 billion problem: Microplastics have invaded our bloodstreams and may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke

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May 5, 2024

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