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A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade
A child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious — but preventable — respiratory disease since 2015.
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BlueCross may put Chattanooga headquarters on the market this year
Chattanooga-based BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee may put its huge Cameron Hill headquarters up for sale this year, the insurer said.
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A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick
An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.
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Tennessee Republicans sponsor abortion ban exception bill
Rep. Helton-Haynes, Sen. Briggs back ‘fatal fetal anomalies’ legislation
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Pain clinics made millions from ‘unnecessary’ injections into ‘human pin cushions’
Each month, Michelle Shaw went to a pain clinic to get the shots that made her back feel worse — so she could get the pills that made her back feel better.
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Enrolling in Medicare with a blocked Social Security account
Hi Toni, I'm turning 65 in July and not receiving my Social Security check.
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Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing
Abortion rights advocates feared the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to state abortion bans would also lead to tracking women and charging women who get abortions with murder.
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Medical device at CHI Memorial advances stroke care
A doctor at CHI Memorial Hospital was part of a study that indicates a machine used to examine blood flow in the head can be used to detect the cause of stroke — and increase the chances of preventing a second stroke.
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Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
To earn the vote he needed to become the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special promise to a U.S. senator: He would not change the nation's current vaccination schedule.
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More adults are wondering if they have autism. Here are tips to seek a diagnosis
Natasha Nelson, a 35-year old entrepreneur in Stone Mountain, Georgia, didn't have an innate sense of social norms.
