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Mpox is down, but US cities could be at risk for summertime outbreaks
NEW ORLEANS -- The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat of last year’s outbreaks.Mpox infections exploded early in the…
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Maternity’s Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home
Sherri Willis-Prater’s baby boy was 2 months old, and she was about to return to her job at a school cafeteria in Chicago. But as she walked up the short flight of stairs to her…
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Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A judge put South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold Friday until the state Supreme Court can review the measure,…
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Surgeon General Warns That Social Media May Harm Children and Adolescents
The nation’s top health official issued an extraordinary public warning on Tuesday about the risks of social media to young people, urging a push to fully understand the…
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Oregon, awash in treatment funds after decriminalizing drugs, now must follow the money
Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state's pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stood at over a quarter-billion dollars Friday as officials…
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House Passes Bill to Make Penalties Permanent for Fentanyl-Related Drugs
The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday that would make permanent harsh criminal penalties and strict controls on fentanyl-related drugs, with scores of…
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New York City outlaws discrimination on the basis of weight, height
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as…
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Hundreds of Thousands Have Lost Medicaid Coverage Since Pandemic Protections Expired
Hundreds of thousands of low-income Americans have lost Medicaid coverage in recent weeks as part of a sprawling unwinding of a pandemic-era policy that prohibited states from…
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High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it’s catastrophic
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. -- Charles Thomas was unwell but he had no time for rest.He was on the cusp of a management promotion and a move to Florida to begin a new chapter that…
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Ultrasound Pulses to Brain Send Mice Into a Hibernation-Like State
For many animals, life is a cycle of scarcity as well as plenty. Hibernating creatures curl up underground in winter, slowing their metabolism so they can make it to spring…
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