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Listeria Outbreak: Pasta Meals From Trader Joe’s, Walmart Tied to 4 Deaths

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been investigating the Listeria outbreak in ready-made pasta meals since June. Design by Healthline; Photography courtesy of USDA The USDA and FD...

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New Mexico Legislature approves bills to prop up rural health care, underwrite food assistance

SANTA FE, N.M. -- SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers moved quickly Thursday at a special legislative session to prop up funding for food assistance and rural health care services in respons...

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Breast cancer by the numbers: How survival rates have improved over the past 40 years

Since the first Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiatives kicked off 40 years ago, major improvements have been made in treating the disease.While the rates of women diagnosed with breast cancer ha...

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Nuclear Missile Workers Are Contracting Cancer. They Blame the Bases.

At a memorial service in 2022, veteran Air Force Capt. Monte Watts bumped into a fellow former Minuteman III nuclear missile operator, who told him that she had non-Hodgkin lymphoma. ...

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Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses

About 1,500 federally funded health centers that serve millions of low-income people face significant financial challenges, their leaders say, as the government shutdown compounds other cuts to the...

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Menopause Weight Gain Is Common, but GLP-1s, Other Strategies Can Help

For some females experiencing menopause weight gain, dietary changes may not be enough on their own. Getty Images/Cultura Creative More women are seeking solutions to manage menopause symp...

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Democrats Make This Shutdown About the ACA

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

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FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting outrage from conservatives

Federal health officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill, prompting outrage from abortion opponentsWASHINGTON -- Federal officials have approved another generic version o...

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When Adoption Promises Are Broken

When I was born, my Korean parents, immigrants to the United States, relinquished me for adoption. At the age of two and a half months, I was placed with a white family who lived in a small town in...

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Mini-meditations are a way to foster peace of mind at work

NEW YORK -- The idea of meditating can be intimidating. Beginners may imagine sitting uncomfortably in silence while breathing deeply and scrubbing all thoughts from their minds. The prospect of tr...

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It's time get a flu vaccination. Here's who needs one and why

WASHINGTON -- It’s time to get a flu vaccine, and pediatricians are urging people to get them after last winter, when the U.S. saw the most flu-related child deaths in 15 years.October is the ideal...

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‘Demon Copperhead’ Author Lays Foundation for Women in Appalachia To Beat Addiction

PENNINGTON GAP, Va. — On a Saturday evening in June, people of this rural region gathered at the historic Lee Theatre to celebrate the founding of Higher Ground Women’s Recovery Residence. ...

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Workers’ Wages Siphoned To Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections

Stacey Knoll thought the court summons she received was a scam. She didn’t remember getting any medical bills from Montrose Regional Health, a nonprofit hospital, after a 2020 emergency room visit....

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How Hegseth's newly proposed military fitness standards compare to existing tests

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that there would be new, strict fitness standards enforced on the U.S. military.In a speech addressing several hundred high-ranking officials ...

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Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers insisting that any deal address their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can happen after...

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Breast cancer resources: What you need to know about diagnosis, treatments, support

Oct.1 marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Cancer Society (ACS) is commemorating 40 years of spreading awareness about the condition.Breast cancer is the second mo...

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At Least 170 US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Is Making It Worse.

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. — When a big storm hits, Peninsula Hospital could be underwater. At this decades-old psychiatric hospital on the edge of the Tennessee River, an intense storm could submerg...

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‘Erratic’ NHS doctor obsessed with ripping out women’s wombs who said he ‘liked slicing’ hurt over 100 women

A FORMER NHS gynaecologist who pushed women to have their wombs removed and acted “erratically” left some ...

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Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here’s what the data shows

A church program lies on the ground near the family reunification area after the shooting in Grand Blanc, Mich., on Sept. 28, 2025. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty ImagesOn Sept. 28, 2025, at least fo...

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Summon Your Spookiest Halloween Health Care Haikus

Sharpen your quills, brave souls. The spirits of health care bills past, present, and future are calling … and they demand haikus. Submissions are now open for KFF Health News’ seve...

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Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties’ Resolve

Threats of a federal government shutdown have gone from being an October surprise to a recurring theme. This time around, though, the stakes are higher. Federal funding ran out at midnight o...

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