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Millions Face Higher ACA Premiums as Health Care Subsidies May Expire
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Millions Face Higher ACA Premiums as Health Care Subsidies May Expire

TYLER, Texas — Celia Monreal worries every day about the cartilage loss in her husband’s knees. Not just because it’s...


October 16, 2025
Idaho ACA Open Enrollment Begins as Premiums Set to Surge in 2026
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Idaho ACA Open Enrollment Begins as Premiums Set to Surge in 2026

On Wednesday, open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans began in Idaho, offering a preview to the rest of the country of...


October 15, 2025
New York Reports First Locally Acquired Chikungunya Virus Case in Six Years
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New York Reports First Locally Acquired Chikungunya Virus Case in Six Years

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A person living in New York has tested positive for the chikungunya virus in what state health officials say...


October 15, 2025
FDA Reviews Mifepristone Safety, Raising Concerns About Access
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FDA Reviews Mifepristone Safety, Raising Concerns About Access

The US Food and Drug Administration is reviewing evidence about the safety and efficacy of one of the drugs used...


October 14, 2025
FDA Approves Roche Blood Test to Help Rule Out Alzheimer’s
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FDA Approves Roche Blood Test to Help Rule Out Alzheimer’s

The US Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to another blood test to help assess Alzheimer’s disease and other...


October 14, 2025
Over Half of Fired CDC Staff Reinstated After Trump Layoffs
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Over Half of Fired CDC Staff Reinstated After Trump Layoffs

Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated, according to...


October 13, 2025
Global Life Expectancy Rebounds, But Youth Deaths Are Rising
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Global Life Expectancy Rebounds, But Youth Deaths Are Rising

Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, according to new research with all 204 countries and...


October 13, 2025
US Measles Outbreaks Push 2025 Cases to Record High
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US Measles Outbreaks Push 2025 Cases to Record High

A deadly measles outbreak in Texas ended in August, but outbreaks in other parts of the United States continue to add...


October 12, 2025
Kennedy Repeats Unproven Tylenol-Autism Claims Amid Cabinet Meeting
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Kennedy Repeats Unproven Tylenol-Autism Claims Amid Cabinet Meeting

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thursday reasserted the unproven link between the pain reliever Tylenol and autism, and suggested people who...


October 10, 2025
Fiji Faces Alarming Surge in HIV Linked to Drug Use
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Fiji Faces Alarming Surge in HIV Linked to Drug Use

Ten: that’s the age of the youngest person with HIV that Sesenieli Naitala has ever met. When she first started...


October 10, 2025