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The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing: Three years ago, the emergency declaration enabled certain tools for fighting the ...
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The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing
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The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing: Three years ago, the emergency declaration enabled certain tools for fighting the ...
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The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing
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U.S. COVID Public Health Emergency Is Ending. Here's What That Means: Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science ...
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U.S. COVID Public Health Emergency Is Ending. Here's What That Means
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End of COVID emergency leaves a black hole of health data: The expiration of the COVID-19 PHE today will cut off a pipeline of data that tallied the ...
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End of COVID emergency leaves a black hole of health data
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The US Covid Emergency Ended Today. Here’s What That Means For You.: A quick download on everything from access to ADHD meds to the end of free ...
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The US Covid Emergency Ended Today. Here’s What That Means For You.
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You Have Until the End of May to Order Free Covid Tests by Mail: The end of the US Covid public health emergency also means that the government will soon no ...
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You Have Until the End of May to Order Free Covid Tests by Mail
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Covid’s No Longer A Public Health Emergency: Here’s How That May Affect You: Millions of Americans may have to pay out-of-pocket for vaccines ...
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Covid’s No Longer A Public Health Emergency: Here’s How That May Affect ...
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CDC changes COVID data reporting as public health emergency ends: The agency will no longer regularly post daily COVID-19 case data on its website.
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CDC changes COVID data reporting as public health emergency ends
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What changes are ahead for Michigan as end of COVID emergency approaches?: Michigan's health, government and business officials are reviewing COVID-affected ...
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What changes are ahead for Michigan as end of COVID emergency approaches?
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Mission accomplished?: What does the end of the COVID emergency mean?: The U.S. government lifted the COVID-19 public health emergency. Here’s how the core ...
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Mission accomplished?: What does the end of the COVID emergency mean?
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The federal COVID-19 emergency will end Thursday. How will that impact you?: The expiration, which comes more than 2 months after Sonoma County and California ...
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The federal COVID-19 emergency will end Thursday. How will that impact ...
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As COVID-19 emergency ends, US response shifts to ‘peacetime’ mode: The coronavirus public health emergency, declared by the Trump administration in 2020 ...
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As COVID-19 emergency ends, US response shifts to ‘peacetime’ mode
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COVID-19 test will cost more after Thursday as health emergency sunsets: Free vaccines and boosters are expected to still be available.
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COVID-19 test will cost more after Thursday as health emergency sunsets
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Pulling the plug on the COVID public health emergency: A number of health care changes that patients have grown used to during the pandemic will disappear on ...
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Pulling the plug on the COVID public health emergency
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No more free test kits, less data: What the end of the COVID public health emergency means in Colorado
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No more free test kits, less data: What the end of the COVID public health ...
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Government still awaiting Health Ministry's COVID-19 advice: The Health Ministry is working with other state institutions to issue a recommendation to the ...
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Government still awaiting Health Ministry's COVID-19 advice
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Stock Up on Free COVID-19 Tests Now — Insurance Coverage Is Ending This Week: When the public health emergency officially ends on Thursday, at-home COVID-19 ...
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Stock Up on Free COVID-19 Tests Now — Insurance Coverage Is Ending This ...
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Biden administration pushes back plan to ban menthol cigarettes: The Biden administration has reportedly abandoned its plans to ban menthol cigarettes after ...
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Biden administration pushes back plan to ban menthol cigarettes
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Biden moves to shield patients’ abortion records from GOP threats: Health officials said the rules would protect the privacy of women seeking abortions from GOP ...
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Biden moves to shield patients’ abortion records from GOP threats
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As bird flu spreads in cows, fractured U.S. response has echoes of early covid : Some officials and experts express frustration that more livestock herds aren’t ...
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As bird flu spreads in cows, fractured U.S. response has echoes of early ...
Quick Glance: Key Insights on Bird Flu-Traced Milk Safety
  • FDA confirms traces of bird flu in milk, but emphasizes low public risk.

  • Although genetic material of the virus was found in milk, tests show no infectious or live form.

  • Authorities have not conducted specific studies on bird flu inactivation in cow's milk through pasteurization.

  • Experts stress that milk with bird flu traces is safe as long as it is pasteurized and sourced from infected cows.
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Heated arguments at the Supreme Court in newest abortion case: At issue is a clash between federal and state law about how pregnant women must be treated in the ...
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Heated arguments at the Supreme Court in newest abortion case
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Divided on Emergency Abortion Access: Highlights
  • The Supreme Court seems divided on access to emergency abortions in states with near-total bans.

  • The 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act could impact abortion access in emergencies.

  • The debate raises questions about fetal personhood and abortion rights conflict.

  • The court's decision could affect abortion access in 14 states with strict abortion bans.
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Democrats urge DEA to end delay, 'swiftly' reclassify status of marijuana - UPI.com
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Democrats urge DEA to end delay, 'swiftly' reclassify status of ...
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Woman becomes 1st patient to undergo combined heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant
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Quick Glance: Revolutionary Transplant: Heart Pump and Pig Kidney
  • The first transplant surgery combining a mechanical heart pump and a gene-edited pig kidney was successfully performed at NYU Langone Health.

  • The patient, 54-year-old Lisa Pisano from New Jersey, received the heart pump and pig kidney due to heart failure and end-stage kidney disease.

  • Experts view xenotransplants as crucial to addressing organ shortages by transplanting animal organs into humans.

  • Gene editing aims to prevent the human immune system from rejecting the animal organs, facilitating successful transplantations.
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Free COVID Home Test Kits Are Still Available: Here's How to Get Them: If you think you might have COVID, don't panic: You have plenty of options for free ...
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Free COVID Home Test Kits Are Still Available: Here's How to Get Them
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Becerra says rural health would improve if states expand Medicaid: Rural health outcomes would improve if more states expanded Medicaid, Health and Human ...
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Becerra says rural health would improve if states expand Medicaid
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The miscarriage was inevitable. Could she have had an ER abortion? Supreme Court to decide
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The miscarriage was inevitable. Could she have had an ER abortion? Supreme ...
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Toxicologist, nutritionist on what to know about potential health risks of Lunchables
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Toxicologist, nutritionist on what to know about potential health risks of ...
Quick Glance: Consumer Reports Warns Against Lunchables in Schools
  • The school cafeteria versions of popular kids’ grocery store snack kit Lunchables is packed with too much sodium, a consumer watchdog group warned on Tuesday.

  • Consumer Reports found high sodium levels in the school versions of Lunchables compared to the store-bought versions, in addition to heavy metals like lead and cadmium.

  • The consumer group has petitioned the US Department of Agriculture to remove Lunchables from school cafeterias due to concerns over sodium and chemical levels.

  • Kraft Heinz, the company behind Lunchables, has taken steps to improve the nutrition profiles, including launching Lunchables with fresh fruit and reducing sodium in all crackers by 26%.
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Dietary choices are linked to higher rates of preeclampsia among Latinas: For pregnant Latinas, food choices could reduce the risk of preeclampsia ...
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Dietary choices are linked to higher rates of preeclampsia among Latinas
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States find a downside to mandatory reporting laws meant to protect children: Colorado is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect ...
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States find a downside to mandatory reporting laws meant to protect ...
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Government watchdog critical of federal mpox response: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a new report that the Department of Health and Human ...
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Government watchdog critical of federal mpox response
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Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Limit Your Exposure.: It’s hard to avoid PFAS, toxic compounds linked to a host of health problems ...
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Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Limit Your Exposure.
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Lifeline Connections' Camp Mariposa helps children affected by substance use: The butterfly symbolizes transformation and embarking on a new phase of life.
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Lifeline Connections' Camp Mariposa helps children affected by substance ...
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Biden faces deadline to finalize key health care rules: There are just weeks to finish rules on tobacco, reproductive care and other policies to shield them ...
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Biden faces deadline to finalize key health care rules
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ER visits for heat illness rose in 2023 amid record-breaking temperatures: CDC : Some U.S. regions saw the highest rate of heat-related ER visits since 2018.
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ER visits for heat illness rose in 2023 amid record-breaking temperatures: ...
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The number of active drug shortages reached a record high this year, report says: There are 323 drugs in short supply in the U.S. as of March 31 ...
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The number of active drug shortages reached a record high this year ...
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Families seek answers in Memorial Hermann transplant scandal: Families seek answers in court filing against Memorial Hermann doctor over organ transplant scandal
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Families seek answers in Memorial Hermann transplant scandal
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Georgia becomes focus of maternal health discussion with visit from Biden administration
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Georgia becomes focus of maternal health discussion with visit from Biden ...
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Xavier Becerra champions Biden Administration’s efforts to uplift caregivers: "Not only do we owe you respect, we owe you a salary that respects you ...
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Xavier Becerra champions Biden Administration’s efforts to uplift ...
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MIT Develops Powerful Chip Designed to Guard Against Cyber Breaches: MIT has created a new powerful chip designed with the data security of health-monitoring ...
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MIT Develops Powerful Chip Designed to Guard Against Cyber Breaches
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America's Child Care Crisis Holds Back Moms Without College Degrees: The trap of low-wage jobs and pricey, hard-to-find child care hampers working mothers--and ...
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America's Child Care Crisis Holds Back Moms Without College Degrees
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Memorial Hermann transplant patients left in limbo: Memorial Hermann liver and kidney transplant candidates are waiting for news after the programs were ...
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Memorial Hermann transplant patients left in limbo
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Ten doctors on FDA panel reviewing Abbott heart device had financial ties with company
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Ten doctors on FDA panel reviewing Abbott heart device had financial ties ...
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Ranked: The least active and most active states in the US: See which states have the highest and lowest rates of physical inactivity, according to CDC data.
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Ranked: The least active and most active states in the US
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California to stop posting COVID hospitalization data, following CDC: California’s Department of Public Health will no longer provide weekly updates to the ...
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California to stop posting COVID hospitalization data, following CDC
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Iowa mental health services will be overhauled under bill passed by lawmakers: Iowa's mental health and disability services are facing an overhaul under a plan ...
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Iowa mental health services will be overhauled under bill passed by ...
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Lawmakers approve overhaul of Iowa’s mental health system. Here’s what it would do.
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Lawmakers approve overhaul of Iowa’s mental health system ...
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Struggling with Alcoholism? Existing Drugs May Help: French researchers suggest combining allergy medicine with blood pressure treatment to reduce severe ...
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Struggling with Alcoholism? Existing Drugs May Help
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Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Limit Your Exposure.: It’s hard to avoid PFAS, toxic compounds linked to a host of health problems ...
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Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Limit Your Exposure.
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Texas drops Medicaid coverage at twice national rate: More than 2 million Texans have lost Medicaid coverage in the past year, one of the highest rates in the ...
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Texas drops Medicaid coverage at twice national rate
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Florida’s Medicaid downsizing is a moral failure | Editorial: We have a hard time understanding why Florida didn’t expand Medicaid a long time ago — or why it’s ...
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Florida’s Medicaid downsizing is a moral failure | Editorial
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‘Slender Man’ stabbing inmate told therapist she’d ‘never known how to care’, release bid hearing is told
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‘Slender Man’ stabbing inmate told therapist she’d ‘never known how to ...
Quick Glance: Girl Who Stabbed Classmate for 'Slender Man' Won't Be Released
  • A 21-year-old Morgan Geyser was deemed a continued risk to the public by a Wisconsin judge and will not be released from a psychiatric hospital yet.

  • Despite assessments from two psychiatrists, including the medical director of Winnebago Mental Health Institute, Judge Michael Bohren ruled against Geyser's release.

  • Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 when they lured Payton Leutner to a park in 2014, where Geyser stabbed her multiple times in an attempt to please Slender Man, a fictional online horror character.

  • Although doctors noted an improvement in Geyser and her readiness to reintegrate into the community, the judge decided against her release due to credibility issues and concerns regarding public safety.
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US Facing Worst Drug Shortage Crisis Ever: Putting Patients at Risk: Americans are experiencing a record-high vital drug shortage, with over 300 medications in ...
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US Facing Worst Drug Shortage Crisis Ever: Putting Patients at Risk
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$30 billion in benefits are unclaimed each year – this is who’s missing out: Lack of awareness, education and fear are among the biggest barriers
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$30 billion in benefits are unclaimed each year – this is who’s missing ...
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Hospitals allege flawed Medicare rates led to underpayments: A lawsuit alleges HHS miscalculated the IPPS base payment rate used in fiscal 1984 ...
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Hospitals allege flawed Medicare rates led to underpayments
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MUSC could help bring better sickle cell treatment to more patients across SC: MUSC could help treat thousands of sickle cell patients in South Carolina through ...
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MUSC could help bring better sickle cell treatment to more patients across ...