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Older Adults Shots

Many older people embrace vaccines. Research is proving them right

Health Insurance

The price you pay for an Obamacare plan could surge next year

Obamacare Premiums Cost

Alternative Medicine

As cannabis users age, health risks appear to grow

Cannabis Older Adults

A ministroke can have major consequences – including steep cognitive decline

Mini Stroke Cognitive Decline

American doctors are moving to Canada to escape the Trump administration

American Doctors Canada

As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers

White House NIH Funds

Fast action from bystanders can improve cardiac arrest survival. Many don't know what to do

AED Cardiac Arrest

Measles misinformation is on the rise — and Americans are hearing it, survey finds

Measles Misinformation Survey

Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response

Fentanyl Powder Misinformation

Trump eliminates HHS office that sets poverty levels tied to benefits for 80 million people

HHS Poverty Guidelines

'I am going through hell': Job loss, mental health and the fate of federal workers

Federal Workers Mental Health

How the FDA opens the door to risky chemicals in America's food supply

Chemicals Food Supply

MRNA vaccines, once a Trump boast, now face attacks from some in GOP

mRNA Vaccines COVID

With RFK Jr. in charge, supplement makers see chance to cash in

RFK Jr Supplements

The COVID 'contrarians' are in power. We still haven't hashed out whether they were right

Jay Bhattacharya Stanford

Blood transfusions at the scene save lives. But ambulances are rarely equipped to do them

Ambulance Blood Transfusion

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health

Cats Drinking Milk

Led by RFK Jr., conservatives embrace raw milk. Regulators say it's dangerous

Raw Milk RFK

Junk food turns public villain as power shifts in Washington

Junk Food Health

Can medical schools funnel more doctors into the primary care pipeline?

Primary Care Med Schools

Climate change threatens the mental well-being of youths. Here's how to help them cope

Climate Change Depression

Stimulant users are caught in fatal 'fourth wave' of opioid epidemic

Stimulants Cocaine Fentanyl

How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

Bird Flu Prevention

How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch

Robert Kennedy Jr Illness

Nationwide IV fluid shortage could change how hospitals manage patient hydration

IV Fluid Conservation

Pay first, deliver later: Some women are being asked to prepay for their baby

Pregnancy Prepay Bills

Trump's White House return poised to tangle health care safety net

Trump Health Policies

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here's why there’s so little progress

Racial Health Disparities

Can you rely on your mammogram to identify heart disease risk?

Mammograms Heart Disease

Millions of aging Americans are facing dementia by themselves

Aging Alone Dementia

Older men's connections often wither when they're on their own

Older Man Walking

Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven't slowed the deaths

Suicide Prevention Strategies

Historic numbers of Americans live by themselves as they age

Senior Living Alone

With TV drug ads, what you see is not necessarily what you get

TV Drug Ads

Children's Health

As interest from families wanes, pediatricians scale back on COVID shots

Thanks to Reddit, a new diagnosis is bubbling up across the nation

Reddit Burping Procedure

The new COVID-19 vaccine is out, but you might not want to rush to get it

Traveling to die: the latest form of medical tourism

Medical Assisted Death

Exercise is key for Parkinson's relief. But bias, underdiagnosis hold Black patients back

Parkinson's Disease Mobility

Social media bans could deny teenagers mental health help

Social Media Age Bans

Rescue from above: how drones may narrow emergency response times

Health Insurance

If lawsuit ends federal mandates on birth control coverage, states will have the say

Beyond PMS: A poorly understood disorder means periods of despair for some women

PMDD Menstruation

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For cancer patients with depression, psilocybin may provide lasting relief

Philadelphia Addiction Crisis

Fatal overdoses are falling, but 4 in 10 Philly residents believe the addiction crisis is worsening

Tampons Philly Schools

Free period products to be available to Philly school district students

mamava lactation

App helps nursing parents find lactation rooms in City Center municipal buildings

Purdue Pharma settlement

Purdue Pharma's $7.4 billion opioid settlement will pay $200 million to Pa. and $125 million to N.J.

Travis Barker Running

Celebrity-led running clubs are trendy — and hold the power to spark a new health movement

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