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Biden Admin Issues Mental Health Accessibility Rule
Beginning Jan. 1, Americans with private health insurance coverage should gain better access to mental health care, as well as care to help ease substance abuse, federal officials announced Monday. "Like medical care, mental health care is vital to the well-being of...
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What to Know About the Blood Cancer Multiple Myeloma
Patti Scialfa, the musician and longtime wife of rocker Bruce Springsteen, revealed in a recent documentary about her legendary husband that she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2018. The 71-year-old acknowledges that the effects of the blood cancer make it difficult...
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Kate, Princess of Wales, Finished Chemotherapy Course
Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, said on Monday she had finished her course of preventative chemotherapy for cancer and would be carrying out a handful of public engagements later this year, but said her path to full recovery would be long.
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What to Know About New Guidelines on Breast Density
As a new federal regulation that requires mammography centers to tell their patients how dense their breasts are takes effect, experts explain what breast density is and why it is important. The American College of Surgeons' National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers...
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Springsteen's Wife Patti Scialfa Has Cancer Diagnosis
Bruce Springsteen's wife, Patti Scialfa, who is also a member of the E Street Band, has revealed that she has privately been battling blood cancer.
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How to Start the Conversation on Death
Dr. Vanessa Rodriguez is no stranger to talking about death. As a palliative care doctor at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital, she works with families of patients at the ends of their lives. Many are hesitant to talk about death before the fact since it means imagining a...
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Obesity Raises Risk of Severe Infection
Losing weight can help a person with obesity - especially those with diabetes - fend off serious infections, new data shows. It's an important finding, since "up to one in three hospitalizations in people with diabetes are for infections and people with diabetes are twice as...
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Salmonella Tied to Eggs Sickens 65 in Nine States
At least 65 people in nine states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs, U.S. health officials report. "The nine states include the three states where the eggs were sold - Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin - in addition to California, Colorado,...
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'Night Owls' More Likely to Develop Type 2 Diabetes
Folks who like to stay up late are nearly 50% more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those who go to bed earlier, a new study finds. However, it's not just because they have an unhealthy lifestyle, according to findings presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the...
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First Bird Flu Case Without Animal Contact Confirmed
A case of bird flu has been confirmed in a Missouri resident who had no known contact with dairy cows, poultry or wild birds, U.S. health officials report. "The patient, who was hospitalized, had underlying medical conditions, was treated with influenza antiviral...
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Max Lucado to Newsmax: Angst-Filled Youth 'Uprooted' From Faith
There has never been a generation as anxious as the younger generation is now, and that is because "we've been uprooted from our faith," pastor and best-selling author Max Lucado told Newsmax on Saturday.
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US Steps Up Mpox Testing, Vaccines Against New Strain
The United States has beefed up testing and surveillance for a new strain of mpox and has ensured that vaccines are readily available at local pharmacies and community health centers, senior administration officials said in a briefing on Friday. No cases of the more...
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Asthma Drug Nucala Effective Against COPD in Trial
British drugmaker GSK said on Friday that its asthma drug, Nucala, met the main goal of a late-stage study in treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or smoker's lungs. Patients treated with Nucala and an inhaled maintenance therapy for up to 104...
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Children, Teen Gun Deaths Rose in Almost All States
As news of yet another senseless school shooting makes headlines, a new report finds the number of children who lose their lives to injury and gun violence has risen in almost all states since 2018. Rates of deaths caused by injuries overall have also risen, with firearms...
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Study: Saltwater Nose Drops Shorten Kids' Colds
Saltwater nose drops can reduce the length of a kid's cold by two days, a new study demonstrates. "We found that children using saltwater nose drops had cold symptoms for an average of six days, where those with usual care had symptoms for eight days," said researcher Dr....
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Nearly 1 in 4 US Adults Under 40 Have Hypertension
An epidemic of high blood pressure is occurring in young adults and children in the United States, a pair of new studies show. Nearly a quarter of people ages 18 to 39 have high blood pressure, with readings above the healthy level of 130/80, the first study found. Blood...
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Nighttime Light Exposure May Raise Alzheimer's Risk
People who live in areas with more nighttime light pollution could be at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, particularly those in middle age, a new study says. Nightly light pollution is more strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease in people 65 and older than other known...
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Summer 2024 Earth's Hottest on Record
Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth's hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, European climate service Copernicus reported Friday. And if this sounds familiar, that's because the records the globe shattered...
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Teen Vaping Hits 10-Year Low in the US
Fewer adolescents are vaping this year than at any point in the last decade, government officials reported Thursday, pointing to a shrinking number of high school students who are using Elf Bar and other fruity, unauthorized e-cigarettes. The latest survey numbers show the...
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Playing Video Games Can Boost Mental Health
A landmark study from Japanese researchers found that moderate gaming improves mental health. The research team, led by scientists at Nihon University and other universities, conducted the study during the COVID-19 pandemic, when there was a shortage of gaming consoles such...
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COVID Effects on Schools Unclear in Most States
A majority of states grade out at a C or worse in their transparency of detailing the performance of their schools after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study released Thursday.
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Breakthrough AI Tools Use Sound to Detect Illness
Future diagnosticians may be able to use their smartphones, an AI app, and sounds, to detect dreaded diseases, even in remote areas of the globe. Google and other organizations are developing AI systems that can detect the sounds of disease and offer accurate diagnostics...
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Air, Noise Pollution Lower Fertility in Men, Women
City living may be tough on couples wanting to conceive: New data shows that air pollution appears to be linked to lower fertility in men, while noisy traffic could harm the fertility of women. "If our results are confirmed in future studies, it suggests that political...
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How to Check an Ozempic Batch Number to Avoid Fakes
Explosive demand and high prices for Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's weight loss and diabetes drugs have fueled a criminal effort to package autoinjector pens containing other substances, such as insulin, with branding and batch numbers that make them look like Novo's...
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New Review Rates 3 Best Ways to Stop Smoking
Thinking about quitting smoking? There are three top ways to help you stop, a new review finds.