Health
States suing to stop Trump administration cuts to medical research funding
A coalition of attorneys general from 22 states announced Monday they are suing the Trump administration to stop steep cuts...
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The Friendship Bench: Bringing talk therapy into underserved communities
Dr. Dixon Chibanda remembers like yesterday the moment in 2005 that changed his life. "During my formative years working as...
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LG Electronics recalls ranges after dozens of fires burn people, property and pets
About 500,000 ranges sold nationwide are being recalled after dozens of fires burned property, people and pets, LG Electronics said...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield lawsuit settlement checks are going out soon. Who gets one?
Blue Cross Blue Shield payments to about 6 million people are set to go out more than two years after...
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Trump officials exerting unprecedented control over CDC scientific journal
Trump administration political appointees have taken steps in recent weeks to exert unprecedented influence over the Centers for Disease Control...
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Flu levels now highest since 2009 pandemic, CDC reports
Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu...
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Massachusetts baby born deaf hears parents’ voice for first time, “ready to tackle the world”
WORCESTER- It was a joyful unforgettable moment the Sinclair family has been waiting for, when their 10-month-old baby Charlie heard...
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Trump taps Gerald Parker to be new head of pandemic office as bird flu threat grows
President Trump has selected Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top-ranking federal health official, to head the White House's pandemic...
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Foodborne illnesses kill more than 900 Americans each year, researchers find
Foodborne illness kills hundreds of Americans a year, sickens tens of millions annually, and costs billions in medical care, lost...
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Cows infected by lethal bird flu strain never before seen in the animal showing respiratory symptoms, Nevada says
At least four cattle herds in Nevada have tested positive for a strain of H5N1 bird flu never before seen...
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