Health
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A young dad’s colon cancer spread to his lungs with no warning. He says a clinical trial led to a miracle.
Spencer Laird’s journey with colorectal cancer began when he was just 25 years old. Initially misdiagnosed with hemorrhoids, he eventually…
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Are vaccines a political winner? A look at the MAGA, MAHA divide
The Trump administration is facing pushback from the Make America Healthy Again movement, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over…
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Dr. Oz pledges to tackle hospice fraud: “Do not steal from the American people”
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Trump administration, has taken a…
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New heart disease guidelines suggest statins as early as age 30
Medical experts have recently issued updated guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention, recommending significant changes that affect individuals as young as…
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RFK Jr., flu shots, dementia, Elf Bar: Morning Rounds
The White House’s Battle Against Vaccine Skepticism Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent the past year transforming the…
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Women’s health has federal offices. Should men have one, too?
The early 1990s marked a turning point for female health in the United States. With the establishment of the Office…
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NIH whistleblower, GLP-1 telehealth, microbiome: Morning Rounds
Telehealth has been on the rise in recent months, with the FDA closely monitoring the marketing practices of telehealth companies…
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Silicosis, lung disease once linked to mining, hits workers in countertops industry
César Manuel González, 37, was once a stone fabricator who worked with durable engineered quartz countertops. These countertops have become…
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Leucovorin, Jeffrey Epstein, sex differences: Morning Rounds
The recent approval of leucovorin by the FDA has sparked renewed interest in its potential benefits for patients with cerebral…
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“I was fighting to survive”: Patients still struggle with preauthorization despite promise of reform
Sheldon Ekirch, a 31-year-old resident of Henrico, Virginia, has had a long history of disappointment with her health insurance company,…
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