Health
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PublishedMarch 28, 2024
2023 U.S. tuberculosis cases were at their highest level in a decade
Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to abortion medication mifepristone
A consensus appeared to emerge among justices that the abortion opponents who challenged the FDA's approval of the medication and subsequent actions to ease access to it lack the legal right to sue.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Mifepristone access is coming before U.S. Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?
Here’s what to know about the safety of mifepristone, which is typically used with misoprostol in a medication abortion.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
62-year-old receives gene-edited pig kidney in milestone transplant surgery
The advance gives hope to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who depend on dialysis machines to do the work of their failing kidneys.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Trump suggests he’d support a national ban on abortions at around 15 weeks
The Republican former president has taken credit for appointing Supreme Court justices who struck down a federally guaranteed right to abortion, and now suggests a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
What is the breast cancer risk calculator recommended by Olivia Munn?
Munn said her score prompted further tests and the discovery of an aggressive form of the disease.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2024
All Maine students now get free school lunches. What does that mean for poverty data?
A number of schools have adopted the Community Eligibility Provision, which looks at reliance on public benefits such as SNAP and TANF.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2024
How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health – and how to prepare
Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2024
Yogurt can lower diabetes risk, FDA allows makers to claim, with caveats
The FDA decision allows yogurt companies to make a “qualified health claim” that regular yogurt consumption – at least two cups or three servings per week – may lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2024
U.S. prescription drug market in disarray as ransomware gang attacks
Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare Group said the hackers struck a business unit that routes prescription claims from pharmacies to companies that determine whether patients are covered by insurance and what they should pay.
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