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US health care costs force Americans to ration medicine
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US health care costs force Americans to ration medicine

About 1 in 3 U.S. adults say they’ve made trade-offs to afford health care in the past year, including rationing or...


March 12, 2026
CDC mRNA Covid vaccine recommendation debate paused
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CDC mRNA Covid vaccine recommendation debate paused

A group of experts that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its vaccine recommendations has suspended...


March 12, 2026
Multivitamins biological aging study shows slower aging
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Multivitamins biological aging study shows slower aging

For older adults, a daily multivitamin may slightly slow the aging process, new research suggests. In a randomized study of...


March 10, 2026
Leucovorin autism prescriptions surge after White House promotion
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Leucovorin autism prescriptions surge after White House promotion

Meagan Johnson recently spent four days calling dozens of pharmacies across the Austin area, trying to fill a prescription for her...


March 10, 2026
GLP-1s may have potential to treat addiction, evidence suggests
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GLP-1s may have potential to treat addiction, evidence suggests

Evidence is mounting that the wildly popular weight-loss medicines known as GLP-1s may also hold potential for treating addiction, and...


March 5, 2026
RFK Jr. pushes medical schools to teach more about nutrition
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RFK Jr. pushes medical schools to teach more about nutrition

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new push Thursday to get medical schools to teach more about nutrition....


March 5, 2026
Meeting to determine US measles elimination status pushed back to November
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Meeting to determine US measles elimination status pushed back to November

An international meeting to determine the status of measles elimination in the United States has been delayed seven months, from...


March 3, 2026
Rectal cancer rates are rising in U.S., driving an increase in illness in younger adults
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Rectal cancer rates are rising in U.S., driving an increase in illness in younger adults

A rise in rectal cancer rates is driving an increase in colorectal cancer diagnoses in people younger than 65, according...


March 3, 2026
US measles cases 2026 surpass 1,100
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US measles cases 2026 surpass 1,100

The US has recorded more than 1,100 measles cases so far this year, according to data published Friday by the...


March 2, 2026
Majority of Americans say government is not protecting them from toxic chemicals
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Majority of Americans say government is not protecting them from toxic chemicals

More than 70% of American adults are very or somewhat concerned about exposure to toxic chemicals in their food and drinking water,...


March 2, 2026