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Journalists Unpack Impact of ICE Arrests on Families and Caffeine’s Effect on Dementia Risk

KFF Health News senior contributing editor Elisabeth Rosenthal discussed the cost of cancer care in the wake of James Van Der Beek’s death on ABC News’ ABC News Live on Feb. 12. Click here...

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What These 5 Women Want You to Know About Living With Heart Disease

Five women share their stories and what they want others to know about cardiovascular disease. Design by Healthline; Photography courtesy of The American Heart Association (AHA) Cardiovasc...

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What Is 'Dark Showering' and Can It Really Help You Sleep Better?

Some experts say that dark showering may help you fall asleep more easily. Image Credit: Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images Dark showering is a new sleep trend that involves showering with ...

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Testosterone Therapy Helped Jelly Roll Lose Weight. Could It Help You Too?

Country music star Jelly Roll revealed that Testosterone Replacement Therapy played a key role in his weight-loss journey. Image credit: Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Jelly Roll says Testoster...

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Common Gout Medication May Help Lower Heart Attack, Stroke Risk

A common gout medication may help lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with gout. Image Credit: smartstock/Getty Images Researchers say that allopurinol and other drugs used...

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Chinese Adults Taking Strange AI Devices to Bed With Them

China is a country defined by major contradictions. The nation is governed by a communist party that has carefully embraced market forces as part of a long transition away from capitalism. Against ...

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People Share Times Teachers Did Something That Automatically Earned Their Respect (37 Stories)

We all have our favorite teachers. We all have teachers whose guts we hated. And then, regardless of our own stance, many of us have teachers who we simply respected—like, dislike, it didn’t matter...

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The Flu Really Is That Bad

The flu situation in the United States right now is, in a word, bad. Infections have skyrocketed in recent weeks, filling hospitals nearly to capacity; viral levels are “high” or “very high” in mos...

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“I’ve never seen anything like it” - James Tarkowski on Michael Keane’s dismissal

“I’ve never seen anything like it” - James Tarkowski on Michael Keane’s dismissalJames Tarkowski believes that the referee’s decision to show Michael Keane a red card was “bizarre” and that his tea...

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Trump Almost Unveils a Health Plan

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. ...

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Smoking Cannabis Linked Could Help Some People Drink Less, Study Finds

A new study found that smoking cannabis before drinking led participants to drink less. Aaron McCoy/Getty Images Smoking cannabis before drinking can significantly curb how much people cho...

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Early treatment of sleep apnea may reduce risk of Parkinson's disease: Study

Early treatment of obstructive sleep apnea -- a condition that causes breathing to briefly pause -- may decrease the risk of Parkinson's disease, a new study published Monday finds.For the study, p...

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US cases of norovirus on the rise with double the rate of positive tests since August

Nearly 14% of tests came back positive compared to 7% three months ago.Cases of norovirus are rising across the United States, doubling over the last few months, according to updated data from the ...

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Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories

Conan Doyle in 1914. Wiki Commons/Canva, CC BY-SAArthur Conan Doyle was not just one of the world’s best crime fiction writers. He was a progressive wordsmith who brought light to controversial and...

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The Populist Approach to the Opioid Crisis Can Save Millions of Lives

Over the past decade, the overdose crisis has killed more than half a million people in the United States. As fentanyl has proliferated, more Americans have shared their own harrowing stories...

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More People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home. A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.

Liz Dunnebacke isn’t dying, but for a recent end-of-life care workshop in New Orleans, she pretended to be. Dunnebacke lay still atop a folding table that was dressed as a...

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Not Serious Enough To Turn on the Siren, Toddler’s 39-Mile Ambulance Ride Still Cost Over $9,000

Elisabeth Yoder’s son, Darragh, was 15 months old in August when he developed what at first looked to his parents like hand, foot, and mouth disease. The common viral infection generally clears up ...

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White House circulates plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges fix

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable Care Act for two more years, as million...

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IATSE Launches Healthcare Initiative for Touring Professionals: Here’s How It Will Work

For touring professionals in the live music industry, healthcare has long been an elusive benefit. While local stagehands working in venues across ...

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More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough recorded this year, higher than pre-pandemic levels: CDC

Deaths from whooping cough have been recorded in Louisiana and Washington.More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.This m...

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'Catch Kits' for Fetal Remains Are Republicans' Latest Dystopian Plan To Punish Abortions

Are abortions poisoning us all? That's the latest line of attack from Republicans in Wisconsin and elsewhere, with lawmakers arguing that wo...

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