Care workers with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) participate in a living cemetery … More
Category: 5. Health
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Ultrafast 12-minute MRI maps brain chemistry to spot disease before symptoms
A new technology that uses clinical MRI machines to image metabolic activity in the brain could give researchers and clinicians unique insight into brain function and disease, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report. The…
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Facing Slower Growth, Health Insurer Centene Pulls 2025 Profit Outlook
Health insurer Centene, one of the nation’s biggest providers of individual coverage under the … More
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A Welcome Shift In Direction At CMS–Now Comes The Hard Part
WOODLAWN, MARYLAND: An aerial view of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March … More
Recently, leaders at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Twice Yearly HIV Prevention Shot, Yeztugo, May Face Access Hurdles
FILE – A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, an injectable HIV prevention drug, at the Desmond … More
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Synthetic storm: What’s really in your teen’s vape — and why scientists are alarmed
Novel research has revealed that adolescent vaping of current delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) has increased between 2021 and 2023. Also, adolescents are increasingly unsure about the…
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Indiana Fever Caitlin Clark May Miss WNBA Cup With Left Groin Injury
A groin injury has kept Caitlin Clark #22 sidelines. Here she is seen on the bench with Indiana … More
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Is that really ADHD? Why flawed trials may be misleading millions
Originally developed for children, the diagnosis of ADHD is often difficult to make in adults. This is partly because the diagnostic criteria are based on behaviour in children. When diagnosing adults, however, these criteria are often based on…
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RFK Jr. Withdraws U.S. Financial Support For Gavi Vaccine Alliance
WASHINGTON, DC: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human … More
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Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics
Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support her developing fetus. On June 13,…
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