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‘Shoot me up with a big one’: A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry
The arrest of five people in the overdose death of Matthew Perry has revealed key details about the final days of the "Friends" star, most of them spent in the throes of an addiction to the surgical anesthetic ketamine.
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Heart disease is rampant in parts of the rural South. Researchers are hitting the road to learn why
Darrell Dixon's father was just 25 when he had a major heart attack in the rural Mississippi Delta. By his early 40s, a series of additional attacks had left his heart muscle too weak to pump enough blood to his body. He died in 2013 at the age of 49.
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The politics holding back medicaid expansion in some southern states
For Roderick Givens, a radiation oncologist, the expansion of Medicaid isn't just a policy issue. He practices medicine in a rural area in the Mississippi Delta, and he sees daily how Medicaid coverage could help his uninsured patients.
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What health network does Medicare use?
Hi Toni, In September I turn 65.
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People with ADHD are turning to AI apps to help with tasks. Experts say try it cautiously
Becky Litvintchouk didn't think she'd be able to manage the mountain of tasks needed to become an entrepreneur. Every other part of her life has been overwhelming because of ADHD, which can impact her ability to concentrate.
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Matthew Perry’s death leads to sweeping indictment of 5, including doctors and a reputed dealer
Nearly 10 months after the death of Matthew Perry, the long-simmering investigation into the ketamine that killed him came dramatically into public view with the announcement that five people had been charged with having roles in the overdose of the beloved “Friends” star.
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Georgia website to take over Affordable Care Act enrollment from healthcare.gov
Hundreds of thousands of Georgians who buy their health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace website, healthcare.gov, will no longer be able to do that starting this year, and instead will be referred to a state-run website.
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5 Chattanooga crosswalks most in need of improvement
When pedestrians and drivers traverse Chattanooga's roadways, conflict over that space can ensue, and perhaps the primary place where that happens is the crosswalk.
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A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and what is the WHO doing?
The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders.
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Biden announces $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
President Joe Biden is zeroing in on the policy goals closest to his heart now that he's no longer seeking a second term, visiting New Orleans on Tuesday to promote his administration's "moonshot" initiative aiming to dramatically reduce cancer deaths.
