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Mississippi

One of the poorest and unhealthiest states in America just spiked a Medicaid opposition amid widespread Republican opposition

By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated Press
May 3, 2024
Actor Halle Berry is pushing for legislation to fund menopause research and education: ‘The shame has to be taken out of menopause’

Actor Halle Berry is pushing for legislation to fund menopause research and education: ‘The shame has to be taken out of menopause’

By Amanda Seitz and The Associated Press
May 2, 2024
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record low

COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record low

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May 2, 2024
In one study reviewed by Stanford postdoctoral fellow Renske Lok, PhD, and her colleagues, women secreted the sleep hormone melatonin earlier in the evening than men.

Do men really sleep better than women? Experts explain

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May 2, 2024
Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages, panel says

Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages, panel says

By Carla K. Johnson and The Associated Press
April 30, 2024
How ‘vampire facials’ at an unlicensed spa led to HIV infections in 3 women

How ‘vampire facials’ at an unlicensed spa led to HIV infections in 3 women

By Alexa St. John and The Associated Press
April 29, 2024
FDA

FDA moves to bring multibillion-dollar medical test industry under full government scrutiny

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press
April 29, 2024
USDA tells poultry producers to reduce salmonella in certain chicken products to help prevent food poisoning

USDA tells poultry producers to reduce salmonella in certain chicken products to help prevent food poisoning

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
April 26, 2024
AMR is on track to lower global life expectancy by an average 1.8 years by 2035, according to a new report from the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance.

Superbugs could lower your life expectancy by nearly 2 years, report says. What to know about antimicrobial resistance

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April 26, 2024
The presence of the virus, even in pasteurized milk, doesn’t necessarily signify safety concerns to people, according to a statement by the FDA, due to the pasteurization process.

Bird flu fragments are in pasteurized milk now, but the FDA—and many other government agencies—still considers it safe

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April 24, 2024
Céline Dion says she may never tour again amid battle with stiff person syndrome. Here’s what to know

Céline Dion says she may never tour again amid battle with stiff person syndrome. Here’s what to know

By Alexa Mikhail and Jordyn Bradley
April 23, 2024
The meat in your fridge or freezer may be contaminated with the bacteria E. coli, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Your ground beef may be contaminated with E. coli, USDA says. Here are the products under public health alert

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April 22, 2024
He thinks his wife died in an understaffed hospital. Now he’s trying to change the industry

He thinks his wife died in an understaffed hospital. Now he’s trying to change the industry

By KFF Health News and Kate Wells, Michigan Public
April 19, 2024
Medicare’s push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors

Medicare’s push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors

By Phil Galewitz, Holly K. Hacker and KFF Health News
April 19, 2024
Emergency room

Roe v. Wade repeal horror revealed as red-state emergency rooms from Florida to Texas deny care to pregnant women

By Amanda Seitz and The Associated Press
April 19, 2024
Most protein powders on the market contain high-quality proteins, says Roger Fielding, Ph.D., a professor at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. However, they can also leave key nutrients out.

What’s the scoop on protein powder? Nutrition experts share 3 things to know about the popular supplement

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April 16, 2024
From April 2020 through September 2021, overall hospital visits for alcohol-related conditions spiked beyond what researchers expected, per a study published Friday.

Alcohol-fueled hospital visits are spiking among middle-aged women, study says: ‘We simply just don’t know what’s causing this’

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April 15, 2024
1 in 5 Americans are getting 5 hours or less of sleep per night, new Gallup poll says—a category that was ‘not really heard of in 1942’

1 in 5 Americans are getting 5 hours or less of sleep per night, new Gallup poll says—a category that was ‘not really heard of in 1942’

By Deepti Hajela, Linley Sanders and The Associated Press
April 15, 2024
Ten doctors on FDA panel reviewing Abbott heart device had financial ties with company

Ten doctors on FDA panel reviewing Abbott heart device had financial ties with company

By Holly K. Hacker, David Hilzenrath and KFF Health News
April 8, 2024
Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated approval, a study finds

Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated approval, a study finds

By Carla K. Johnson and The Associated Press
April 8, 2024
The horrors of TMJ: Chronic pain, metal jaws, and futile treatments

The horrors of TMJ: Chronic pain, metal jaws, and futile treatments

By Brett Kelman, Anna Werner and KFF Health News
April 5, 2024
ALS drug will be pulled from US market after study showed patients didn’t benefit

ALS drug will be pulled from US market after study showed patients didn’t benefit

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press
April 4, 2024
Whereas traditional colonoscopy involves snaking a camera called a colonoscope through your colon and rectum, a CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, consists of X-rays and a computer creating 3D images of these organs.

Virtual colonoscopy lets you skip the scope. Here’s what to know about the colorectal cancer screening Mark Cuban says saves time and money

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April 3, 2024
Pharmacies

‘This is an emergency’: Trade group warns nearly a third of all independent pharmacies will go extinct because of a CMS rule

By Maia Anderson, Healthcare Brew and Morning Brew
March 30, 2024
Hospital patient

Your Medicare coverage is hugely influenced by something called ‘the two-midnight rule.’ Here’s what that is

By Will Peischel, Healthcare Brew and Morning Brew
March 30, 2024
The saga of ‘Ozempig’: Minor league baseball team ripped for fat-shaming with insensitive mascot name

The saga of ‘Ozempig’: Minor league baseball team ripped for fat-shaming with insensitive mascot name

By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
March 29, 2024
Girl Scouts’ 58-year-old CEO has run over 8 marathons around the world. Her ethos on work-life balance is ‘the opposite of what most people think’

Girl Scouts’ 58-year-old CEO has run over 8 marathons around the world. Her ethos on work-life balance is ‘the opposite of what most people think’

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March 29, 2024
Actress Olivia Munn announced in a March 13, 2024, Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023, and credited Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi with calculating her disease risk and saving her life. “It would be my dream to have every single woman on the planet know their lifetime risk of breast cancer,” Aliabadi tells Fortune.

The doctor who caught actress Olivia Munn’s breast cancer also diagnosed her own: ‘I don’t want another woman to go through what I went through’

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March 28, 2024
Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends about their diagnosis: ‘You’re dealing with this all alone’

Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends about their diagnosis: ‘You’re dealing with this all alone’

By Kenya Hunter and The Associated Press
March 28, 2024
Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here’s what to know

Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here’s what to know

By Adithi Ramakrishnan and The Associated Press
March 27, 2024

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