WOODLAWN, MARYLAND: An aerial view of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March … More
Recently, leaders at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled a broad new strategic direction for the agency….
Category: 5. Health
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Twice Yearly HIV Prevention Shot, Yeztugo, May Face Access Hurdles
FILE – A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, an injectable HIV prevention drug, at the Desmond … More
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Is cheese secretly fueling your nightmares? Science weighs in
Scientists have found that eating too much dairy could ruin your sleep. Researchers questioned more than 1,000 students about the quality of their sleep, their eating habits, and any perceived link between the two, and found a strong association between nightmares and lactose intolerance –…
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Synthetic storm: What’s really in your teen’s vape — and why scientists are alarmed
Novel research has revealed that adolescent vaping of current delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) has increased between 2021 and 2023. Also, adolescents are increasingly unsure about the substances they vaped in their e-cigarettes. A new study…
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Indiana Fever Caitlin Clark May Miss WNBA Cup With Left Groin Injury
A groin injury has kept Caitlin Clark #22 sidelines. Here she is seen on the bench with Indiana … More
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Is that really ADHD? Why flawed trials may be misleading millions
Originally developed for children, the diagnosis of ADHD is often difficult to make in adults. This is partly because the diagnostic criteria are based on behaviour in children. When diagnosing adults, however, these criteria are often based on adults’ subjective experiences, e.g., of having…
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RFK Jr. Withdraws U.S. Financial Support For Gavi Vaccine Alliance
WASHINGTON, DC: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human … More
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Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics
Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support her developing fetus. On June 13, 2025, her premature baby, named Chance, was born via…
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Can Health Savings Accounts Broaden Patient Access To Care?
Conceptual image of a gold piggy bank and stethoscope isolated on pure white, selective focus on the … More
Direct-to-patient care has been gaining momentum. Rachel Cohrs Zhang at Bloomberg reported that officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services met with…
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Primary Care Doctor Pay Hits $330,000 As Workload Mounts
Primary care physician compensation hit $300,000 last year as today’s doctors see heavier workloads … More
Primary care physician compensation hit $330,000 last year as doctors see…
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