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Georgia health officials map out $1.4 billion plan for new federal rural health funds
Georgia officials have introduced a $1.4 billion plan to improve rural health outcomes over the next five years under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program created as part of this summer's budget reconciliation bill.
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‘The best gift ever’: Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds
Suze Lopez holds her baby boy on her lap and marvels at the remarkable way he came into the world.
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Are supplements beneficial to your health or just a waste of money?
Q: At the beginning of the year, many people start taking vitamins or supplements to improve their health. Are these products actually helpful, or are they mostly a waste of money?
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New hospital opening soon in Ringgold after long development journey
A new hospital is scheduled to open next month in Ringgold, replacing the existing CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia, owned by Catoosa County, the old Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe.
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Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions targeting transgender Americans.
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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee settles COVID vaccine lawsuit
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, the state's largest health insurer, reached a settlement in a years-long federal lawsuit brought by employees who said they were fired because they refused to get a COVID vaccine on religious principle.
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Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done.
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Half of $18B in federal funds for Minnesota-run programs may have been defrauded, official says
Half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 Minnesota-run programs since 2018 may have been stolen, a federal prosecutor said Thursday, describing the massive and multilayered fraud schemes as staggering.
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Meet the 4 Republicans who defied House Speaker Mike Johnson on ACA subsidies
Four moderate House Republicans — from swing districts Democrats are already eyeing for next year's midterms — have broken ranks with Speaker Mike Johnson, signing on to Democrats' petition to force a vote on extending health care subsidies that expire at the end of this year.
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Disability group gives Tennessee ‘incomplete’ grade on annual scorecard
The Tennessee Disability Coalition gave Tennessee an "incomplete" grade on its annual scorecard released Tuesday, noting limited progress on issues such as housing, access to care and education for people with disabilities.
