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Ask a Doctor: Limes aren’t the only fruit that can cause ‘margarita burn’
A: Absolutely. Despite the name, it has nothing to do with the alcohol. "Margarita burn" is the nickname for a skin reaction that can happen…
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Alabama Department of Public Health holds hearing on marijuana rescheduling
A group of conservative activists Wednesday registered objections to the federal rescheduling of marijuana with the Alabama Department of Public Health.
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Public health improvements stall amid Trump’s DEI crackdown
THOMASVILLE, Ga. — As Earl Williams drove through a historic Black neighborhood known as Dewey City in his hometown, he hardly recognized what he…
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Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday expanded the scope of their investigation into an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite to four additional…
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Alabamian tests positive for measles
Health department says no exposure risk in state
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What experts are saying as Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda kills more than 1,000 people
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Congo as health officials race to…
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FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr. and wellness influencers
WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of federal health advisers on Thursday narrowly recommended easing access to several peptides popular with wellness influencers and celebrities,…
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Alabama birth center licenses still valid despite appellate court ruling, says Montgomery judge
A Montgomery County judge ruled Sunday that Alabama's birth centers can keep operating despite an appellate court ruling earlier this year that declared them…
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Erlanger seeks to join South Carolina health system in proposed $2 billion deal
Erlanger Health could become part of one of the Southeast's largest nonprofit health systems under a proposed partnership with South Carolina-based Prisma Health, a…
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Erlanger Children’s Hospital opens Chattanooga-inspired Land of Enchantment play space
A few steps beyond the hallways of Children's Hospital at Erlanger, butterflies flutter above native wildflowers while trout swim beneath the Walnut Street Bridge…
