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How To Pick the Right Cosmetic Surgeon

The debate over which doctors are best qualified to perform cosmetic surgery — and who gets the best results for patients — has raged for decades. Here’s why: A st...

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Readers Speak Up for Patients Who Can’t, and for Kids With Disabilities

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. A reporter at Just the News ...

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Health Care’s Employment Growth Clouded by Immigration Crackdown, Medicaid Cuts

The health care sector is a bright spot in the economy this year, driving nearly half of the nation’s employment gains, but economists and experts say immigration crackdowns and looming Medicaid cu...

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Cardiovascular Disease: At Least One Risk Factor Present in 99% of Cases

New research challenges the notion that heart disease strikes without warning in people with no traditional risk factors. Getty Images A new study found that most people who experienced ma...

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Maine's food pantries stare down volunteer shortage while anticipating cuts

WINTERPORT, Maine -- Phylis Allen spends her days looking for things. She searches for potatoes at Sam’s Club, cheap beets and ginger at Walmart and a local grocery store. She studies the weekly in...

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Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps

In the absence of stronger federal regulation, some states have begun regulating apps that offer AI “therapy” as more people turn to artificial intelligence for mental health advice. But the laws, ...

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In Hepatitis B Vaccine Debate, CDC Panel Sidesteps Key Exposure Risk

The Trump administration is continuing its push to revise federal guidelines to delay the hepatitis B vaccine newborn dose for most children. This comes despite a failed attempt to do so at the mos...

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States Target Ultraprocessed Foods in Bipartisan Push

California Republican James Gallagher, the GOP’s former Assembly leader, has often accused the state’s progressive lawmakers of heavy-handed government intrusion, but this year he added his name to...

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Where Jobs Are Scarce, Over 1 Million People Could Dodge Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules

Millions of Medicaid enrollees may have a way out of the new federal work requirement — if they live in a county with high unemployment. By January 2027, President...

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From a lump in your balls to painful peeing- what your penis symptoms REALLY mean and when you must see a GP

BE honest: if you spot a lump, bump or change down there, are you likely to raise it with a GP or do you j...

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58M pounds of corn dogs, sausages-on-a-stick recalled for possible wood pieces

Several consumers have reported injuries to date.NEW YORK -- About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled across the U.S. because pieces of wood may...

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Regular Exercise May Reshape Heart-Control Nerves, Researchers Say

A new study suggests that aerobic exercise may help reshape part of the body’s nervous system. Getty Images A rat study has found that aerobic exercise may reshape nerves that control the...

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The Silent Epidemic

In the quiet moments between notifications, something profound is happening to the human psyche. Across bedrooms and coffee shops, on commuter trains and in school corridors, millions of people are...

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Why The Golden Girls offers a perfect blueprint for modern retirement

As a small child in the 1980s, I tuned in weekly to see the hilarious antics of the Golden Girls. I loved seeing the friendship and support between the three 50-something housemates of Blanche (Rue...

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Journalists Recap Coverage on Organ Harvesting, Obamacare, and Medicaid Cuts

KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discussed problems with the organ transplantation industry on Apple News’ “Apple News Today” on Sept. 23. Click here to hear Anthony on ...

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Scientists find new bite-resistant wetsuits can reduce shark bite injuries

Australian scientists have tested bite-resistant wetsuits by letting sharks bite them at seaPORTLAND, Maine -- Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing shark...

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‘Historic’ White House Announcement on Autism and Tylenol Causes Confusion

On Monday, President Donald Trump stood beside the “Make America Healthy Again” team for a “historic” announcement on autism. Back in April, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr...

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CDC Report Finds Surge in Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: Who Is Most at Risk?

The CDC issued a warning over a multi-drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” that’s been surging in the United States. Getty Images A new CDC report found a sharp increase in infections cause...

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NIH to spend $50M on autism cause studies, experts say US should focus on treatments

In the wake of the White House's announcement on Monday of a potential link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and autism, the administration also unveiled the launch of the Autism Data Science...

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Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson heartbroken after missing chance to wish former teammate Rudi Johnson final farewell

Retired NFL wide receiver Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson is grieving the loss of his former Cincinnati Bengals teammate, Rudi Johnson.Johnson died Tuesday in South Florida at age 45.During a recent episo...

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“This Is A Bad One”: 70 Times People Tried To Fake Illnesses And Got Instantly Exposed

We’ve all faked being sick at least once, whether for school or work. And if done right, getting away with it without raising suspicion is almost a guarantee. However, faking an illness with a medi...

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