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Life expectancy in U.S. is falling amid surges in chronic illness

WEBAn epidemic. of chronic illness is killing us too soon. The United States is failing at a fundamental mission — keeping people alive. After decades of progress, life …

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How coronavirus spread around the world

WEBThat virus would slowly reveal its secrets — and proceed to shut down much of the planet, killing more than 2.5 million people in the most disruptive global health …

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What’s the best diet

WEBThe government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourages people to eat fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, seafood, low-fat dairy and lean meat and whole …

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CDC plans to drop five-day covid isolation guidelines

WEBBack then, health officials cut the recommended isolation period for people with asymptomatic coronavirus from 10 days to five because they worried essential …

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Heart health, women and the limits of exercise

WEBHeart disease remains the No. 1 killer of American women -- and the risk extends to women like my friend Anne, who by all appearances was in great shape. I …

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Amid coronavirus pandemic, excess deaths from heart disease, …

WEBAnd in a separate excess deaths analysis, the CDC estimated that since Feb. 1, between about 20,000 and 49,000 more people have died of all non-covid-19 causes …

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Why daylight saving time is worse for your body than standard time

WEBOne of the major problems with changing to daylight saving time is that it disrupts sleep. Your body isn’t yet ready to fall asleep at your usual bedtime, which is …

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They’re young and athletic. They’re also ill with a condition called

WEBBy Ariana Eunjung Cha. April 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT. A catcher for the women’s softball team at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla., was diagnosed …

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WHO: Hepatitis is second-leading infectious cause of death …

WEBDeaths from the disease are on the rise, the report notes, making viral hepatitis the second-leading cause of death among non-covid communicable diseases worldwide.

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The top 10 health policy issues for 2023

WEBThe Checkup With Dr. Wen: The top 10 health policy issues for 2023. By Leana S. Wen. Contributing columnist |. January 5, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. EST. Monitor …

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Welcome to Well+Being

WEBBy Tara Parker-Pope. September 12, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. (Chelsea Conrad/Washington Post illustration) 2 min. Pandemic living has been challenging for …

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Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming …

WEB6 min. 0. The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for Idaho to broadly enforce a ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, the first time the …

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Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender …

WEBThe justices’ order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provide hormones, puberty …

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The World Health Organization: What you need to know about the …

WEBIn its more than 70-year history, the WHO has tackled some of the world’s most pressing health issues, including emergencies. It helped eliminate smallpox and all …

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Top 10 most-read wellness stories for 2021

WEBOur most-read wellness story of the year was about showering. (iStock) 4 min. Let me admit, right off, that we are cheating. If we listed 2021′s top 10 wellness …

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Patients and providers concerned over Amazon’s health-care …

WEBToday, Amazon’s health-care offerings include Amazon Clinic, an online-only offering for common ailments that works with third-party medical providers; Amazon …

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Analysis See how much nature you have access to in your …

WEBToday, 86 percent of us live in cities, and the share continues to rise. The denser the city, the less health-supporting nature you are likely to find. Among the 500 …

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Cyberattack costs hit UnitedHealth in 1Q that still turns out better

WEBThe health care giant also Tuesday that care patterns in the year’s first quarter met its expectations after soaring medical costs at the end of last year surprised …

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Why opioid settlement money is paying county employees’ salaries

WEBA newsletter briefing on the health-care policy debate in Washington. Hi, I’m Aneri Pattani, and for more than a year I’ve been tracking how state and local …

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Key moments of Iran and Israel’s shadow war before latest attack

WEBIran sent more than 300 missiles and drones toward Israel this weekend, marking its first direct military attack on the Jewish state. But Israel and Iran have waged …

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MEDICARE ROADSHOWS DISPENSE BITTER RHETORIC

WEBThe Republican budget resolution calls for saving $270 billion in Medicare in the next seven years, by far the largest economizing move ever attempted in the 30-year …

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As states prohibits the use of county jails for migrants, ICE moves

WEBMoshannon Valley Correctional Facility, a former federal prison owned by Geo Group, just reopened in Pennsylvania as a 1,994-bed detention facility, the largest …

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Federal fraud may top $1.6 trillion between 2018 and 2022, …

WEBNew report estimates U.S. fraud losses exceed $233 billion annually. The first-of-its-kind analysis, based on spending between 2018 and 2022, follows a week after …

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Wave of pro-Palestinian protests closes bridges, major roads …

WEB2 min. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roads, highways and bridges across the country Monday, snarling traffic and sparking arrests in a wave of protests …

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Mom uses TikTok to find Cleveland fan who saved child from …

WEBApril 15, 2024 at 10:40 p.m. EDT. Asia Davis's 4-year-old son, Nasir, holds the hockey puck that Andrew Podolak saved him from. (Asia Davis) 4 min. 47. Just over …

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