Healthcare
Wildfire smoke makes weekend comeback as Canadian fires rage
Parts of the U.S. are likely to see a resurgence of the wildfire smoke that blanketed the East Coast last...
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The fight against cancer faces daunting new challenge: debt politics
Even in times of federal budget tightening, cancer research has garnered bipartisan congressional backing, combining with private sector funding to...
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DeSantis says he was ‘surprised’ when Trump criticized Florida’s 6-week abortion ban
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R ) said in an interview on Thursday that he was "surprised" when his 2024 rival...
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Harris to mark anniversary of abortion ruling with North Carolina speech
Vice President Harris will mark one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with a trip to North...
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Texas bans transgender women, girls from collegiate athletics
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday signed legislation prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in collegiate athletics, building...
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FDA panel recommends updating COVID vaccine for the fall
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday recommended a major update to coronavirus booster vaccines for the...
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Criminal justice reform groups urge FDA to reconsider ban on flavored tobacco products
A coalition of leading criminal justice reform groups has sent a letter to President Biden slamming the Food and Drug...
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CDC: Pandemic brought highest rates of teen homicide, young adult suicide since 2001
The homicide rate for older teenagers in the United States and the suicide rate for those in their early 20s rose...
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Trans adults scramble for care under new Florida law
A recent Florida law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) bans gender-affirming care for minors, but it also sets up...
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Cancer rates are climbing among young people. It’s not clear why
Vanessa Chapoy had just turned 24 when she felt the lump in her breast. It was “huge,” she remembers, “like...
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