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Erlanger pension fund declared healthy, ready for lump sum payments
Lump sum pension payouts have returned to Erlanger hospital, officials announced Tuesday — almost five years after the option was suspended in September 2020.
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EPA set to cancel grants aimed at protecting children from toxic chemicals
The Trump administration is set to cancel tens of millions of dollars in grants to scientists studying environmental hazards faced by children in rural America, among other health issues, according to internal emails written by senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Walgreens to pay up to $350 million in U.S. opioid settlement
Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, which said that it illegally filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade for opioids and other controlled substances.
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Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer
A Texas doctor who has been treating children in a measles outbreak was shown on video with a measles rash on his face in a clinic a week before Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met him and praised him as an "extraordinary" healer.
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Why was I denied enrollment in Medicare Part B?
Toni, On April 1, I went to the local Social Security office to apply for both my Social Security check and Medicare Part B, since I am turning 70 on April 20.
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Believers say microdosing psychedelics helps them. Scientists are trying to measure the claims
Microdosing is gaining popularity with a new breed of health seekers.
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Do you eat a meal in 20 minutes or less? It might be time to slow down
You can have your cake and eat it too — just do it slowly.
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Metro Atlanta measles outbreak contained by ‘all hands on deck’ response, but low vaccination rates keep Georgia vulnerable
Georgia successfully contained an outbreak of three measles cases early this year with an "all hands on deck" response as the disease surged nationwide, with seven outbreaks and 712 confirmed cases as of last week.
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RFK Jr.’s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to send a routine, but important, letter that outlines how they could help stop the spread of the illness.
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Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an ‘alarming rate’
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate,” promising on Wednesday to conduct exhaustive studies to identify any environmental factors that may cause the developmental disorder.
