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The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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Knowing your Medicare enrollment options when turning 65 can save you money
Hello Toni, My sister has collected your articles on Medicare for years and suggested that I contact you about my Medicare issue.
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US childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Thursday.
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Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake
Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina's most popular lakes, he was dead from an amoeba that lives in the warm water and entered his brain through his nose.
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Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark ‘endangerment finding’ that allows climate regulation
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
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To stay sharper while aging, get active, challenge your brain, and eat healthy
Older Americans worried about cognitive decline can stay sharper for longer by exercising both their bodies and their brains and eating healthier.
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Judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation.
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Ask a Doctor: Benefit your heart, brain and bone health with Sardine Girl Summer
I've been seeing a lot about "Sardine Girl Summer" on social media. It's a mix of coastal fashion, quirky sardine-themed accessories and apparently actual sardines. Is there any real health benefit to jumping on this trend?
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Cuts to food benefits stand in the way of RFK Jr.’s goals for a healthier national diet
Belinda McLoyd has been thinking about peanut butter.
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Fulton County Board of Health to restore HIV prevention jobs after May layoffs
The Fulton County Board of Health will restore at least 14 jobs in HIV prevention and sexual health after laying off workers in May citing a lack of federal funding, officials told Healthbeat.
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Reproductive rights groups revive abortion aid in Alabama after court victory
Reproductive rights groups have resumed helping Alabamians seeking out-of-state abortions after a ruling earlier this year from a federal judge.
