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How to inform Medicare that your income is lower
Dear Toni, I began taking my required minimum distributions from my 401(k) when I turned 72, and my Medicare premium in 2024 is $454.20 for Part B and $53.80 for Part D.
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Chattanoogan Felicia Jackson promoted her CPR product on an Amazon show — and won the $20,000 prize
Felicia Jackson prayed for more than 20 years to have an opportunity to share her CPR device, something she hoped would save lives around the world.
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A Chattanooga area woman developed breast cancer at age 39. Here’s why she’s encouraging other women to be checked
At 39, Beth Rogers-Payne was not surprised when she learned she had triple negative breast cancer in July of last year.
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Erlanger to buy Hamilton County Health Department building downtown; facility will relocate to UTC property
Hamilton County plans to sell its downtown health department facility to Erlanger for $10 million as part of the hospital's plans for growth and development, County Mayor Weston Wamp announced Tuesday.
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Daylight saving time ends next weekend. This is how to prepare for the potential health effects
The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It'll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S.
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Ask a Doctor: Sleep apnea affects more women after menopause, but why?
Q: I've read that men are more likely to have sleep apnea than women, especially before menopause. Why is that, and what changes after menopause?
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Apple AirPods Pro’s new hearing aid feature could help people face a problem they’d rather ignore
Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update available Monday. It's a high-profile move that experts applaud, even if they only reach a small portion of the millions of Americans with hearing loss.
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McDonald’s Quarter Pounder back on the menu after testing rules out beef patties as E. coli source
McDonald’s announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to the popular burgers that killed one person and sickened at least 75 others across 13 states.
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How CHI Memorial robotic-assisted surgery can help pancreatic cancer patients
Edgar Johnson, a former pastor and state missionary living in Rock Spring, Georgia, called his physician in March after losing weight, feeling weak and experiencing pain below his chest cage.
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First Things First: Finding a safe haven in marriage: How childhood trauma affects intimacy
My daily work involves researching and understanding more about relationships and the things that affect them the most.
