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Mojitos and an MRI: Meet the Americans who are getting health screenings on vacation
Americans are saving thousands of dollars by leaving the country for their health screenings and me…
Manisha Krishnan
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Medical schools and legislation aim to address a worsening doctor shortage that's already hitting rural communities
Physician shortages are affecting rural communities. Medical schools and lawmakers could curb the e…
Heather Lindsey
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Mike Bloomberg donates $1 billion to cover Johns Hopkins medical school tuition for students
Johns Hopkins medical students with family incomes under $300,000 will get free tuition starting in…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Children with high BMIs should not use obesity medications like WeGovy, US doctors warn
The US Preventive Services Task Force warned against giving children 6 and older buzzy weight-loss …
Julia Naftulin
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JD Vance has some ideas on how to get Americans to have more babies
Vance, Trump's new running mate, says it's a crisis that the US isn't having enough babies.
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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Inflation is scrambling Americans' perceptions of middle-class life
"I feel like I can make ends meet, but I can't really move this lifestyle," one person told Busines…
Jennifer Sor
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Guns are now the leading cause of death for kids. Doctors say they've had enough — and they're calling for 2 simple policy changes.
In the wake of the Uvalde shooting, doctors are calling for policies similar to Switzerland, where …
Andrea Michelson,Hilary Brueck
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Childbirth is far more dangerous for women than the abortion pill, American Medical Association tells the Texas judge weighing mifepristone ban
Opponents of abortion are asking a Texas judge to ban mifepristone, which was approved by the FDA m…
Charles R. Davis
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Meet the Americans who can't retire
Retirees used to count on ample pensions and a chance to unwind after a long career. Not anymore.
Juliana Kaplan
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A Harvard Medical School professor with ADHD shares how he retrained his brain for deep work and reached peak productivity
Dr. Jeff Karp grew up with undiagnosed ADHD and shares how he overcame low expectations and retrain…
Dr. Jeffery Karp
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A new mom who went to the ER with crushing chest pain and vomiting was dismissed as anxiety. It was a heart attack.
Wakisha Stewart, a 31-year-old nursing assistant, knew something was very wrong. But the receptioni…
Anna Medaris
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A third of Columbus, Ohio's population just had $335 million in medical debt wiped out thanks to Biden's American Rescue Plan
The medical debt relief program is funded by President Biden's American Rescue Plan and will only c…
Katie Hawkinson
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The American Medical Association called out the CDC's 'confusing' COVID-19 quarantine guidance, saying it could 'put our patients at risk'
The AMA said "potentially hundreds of thousands of people" could return to work or school infectiou…
Rebecca Cohen
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Mediterranean and DASH are among the best diets for heart health, according to new American Heart Association rankings
Cardiologists and dietitians rated 10 popular diets like vegan, keto, paleo, and Mediterranean to r…
Gabby Landsverk
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American Medical Association recommends removing sex markers from public portions of birth certificates
Because birth certificates have been used to discriminate against marginalized communities, the ass…
Morgan Keith
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Cholesterol drug linked to reduced death risk during Covid
"Results of our study clearly showed regular statin use is associated with reduced risk of d…
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More Americans are feeling a six-figure salary can't afford them a middle-class lifestyle
In today's big story, we're looking at people who feel like a middle-class salary doesn't equal a m…
Dan DeFrancesco
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The editor-in-chief of one of the largest medical journals stepped down after questioning the existence of structural racism in medicine on a podcast
"The best path forward for the JAMA Network, and for me personally, is to create an opportunity for…
Allana Akhtar
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4 Americans were kidnapped after crossing the border into Mexico to buy medicine, Mexico's president says. It's becoming more common for Americans to go searching for medication there.
The FBI offered a $50,000 reward for the return of four US citizens who were kidnapped by armed gun…