Health Care
CDC: Overdose deaths from xylazine-laced fentanyl rapidly increasing
Overdose deaths involving illegally-manufactured fentanyl laced with xylazine have skyrocketed in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
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HHS among targets in government hacking attack
The Deparment of Health and Human Services (HHS) is among several federal agencies that were impacted by a global cyberattack...
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CDC recommends RSV vaccine for adults age 60 and older
Americans age 60 and older can get a single dose of an RSV vaccine following a conversation with their doctor,...
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DOJ charges nearly 80 people in $2.5 billion health care fraud scheme
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday it has charged 78 people relating to their alleged involvement in defrauding care...
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Biden using CPAP machine to treat sleep apnea
President Biden began using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine in recent weeks to improve his sleep quality, the...
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Arizona governor’s executive orders ban conversion therapy, permit transgender health care
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) signed a pair of executive orders Tuesday that strengthened protections for LGBTQ people in the...
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North Carolina Senate approves ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The North Carolina Senate advanced a bill on Tuesday that would ban gender-affirming care for minors. The Senate measure makes...
Read moreMore in new poll say pandemic is over, but fewer than half say lives are back to normal
More Americans in a new Gallup poll say they believe that the COVID-19 pandemic is over, though fewer than half...
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Americans are older than ever
Americans have never been older. The nation’s median age reached 38.9 in 2022, according to new Census data; that's the...
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Biden says as Catholic he’s ‘not big on abortion’ but thinks Roe ‘got it right’
President Biden on Tuesday said that he is not big on abortion as a practicing Catholic but defended the reproductive...
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