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Weedkiller maker asks US Supreme Court to block lawsuits claiming it failed to warn about cancer
Global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether federal law preempts thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
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Erlanger, United nearing April 15 deadline for new contract
Erlanger Health officials are sounding the alarm because patients with UnitedHealthcare insurance could lose in-network access to the hospital's services if a contract agreement isn't reached before April 15.
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Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock
A day care facility in a Texas county that's part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated, public health officials say.
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Why water fluoridation, long considered a public health success story, is under scrutiny
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants communities to stop fluoridating water, and he is setting the gears of government in motion to help make that happen.
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RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy said he’s assembling a task force of health experts to study the issue and make new recommendations.
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The US has three measles-related deaths and hundreds of cases. Here’s what to know
Texas surpassed 500 measles cases Tuesday, just days after a third person died from a measles-related illness.
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Skin cancer treatments depend on type and severity of disease
Is radiation a good treatment for my skin cancer?
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Trump administration nixes plan to cover anti-obesity drugs through Medicare
President Donald Trump's administration has decided not to cover expensive, high-demand obesity treatments under the federal government's Medicare program.
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US has twice as many measles cases so far this year than in all of 2024
The U.S. now has more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024, with Texas reporting another large jump in cases and hospitalizations on Friday.
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Meet Medicare’s ‘girlfriends’ MAGI and IRMAA
Hi Toni, I enrolled in a $0 premium Medicare Advantage plan to begin April 1 when I turn 65.