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Former 2,000-yard rusher Johnson announces ALS diagnosis
Chris Johnson, a former running back for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals, announced Monday that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a terminal nervous system disease.
States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans
As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers.
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France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records
France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is the fastest-warming continent on earth and countries there need to do better to protect their citizens.
Judge blocks Tennessee from reporting sick children to immigration authorities, for now
A judge temporarily ordered the Tennessee Department of Health not to give immigration authorities information about roughly 400 seriously sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program.
DEA asks watchdog to investigate claims that agents permitted fentanyl to hit the streets
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog to investigate a whistleblower's claims that DEA agents permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico.
Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert says she will miss Wimbledon after recurrence of ovarian cancer
Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert said Thursday her ovarian cancer has returned and treatment will prevent her from attending Wimbledon this year.
Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300
The Pentagon said Wednesday that boot camps for all the military services are once again requiring the flu vaccination for all recruits after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shot optional for the military at the end of April.
France confirms first Ebola case as DRC outbreak surpasses 1,000 infections
France on Wednesday confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as a humanitarian aid doctor who recently returned from a mission to the outbreak region tested positive for the virus, the French Ministry of Social Affairs and Health announced.
COVID-19 vaccine study that was blocked from CDC journal is published elsewhere
A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has finally been published after being blocked from a government health journal.
Spread of abortion pills casts pall over Dobbs anniversary for pro-life side
For pro-life advocates, the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs decision offers a grim reminder that while they won the battle to overturn Roe v. Wade, they're losing the war.
Judge says food stamps can be used to buy candy, soda
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot bar the use of food stamps to buy candy and sugary drinks.
A soothing cup of herbal tea can begin in your garden
Drink a fragrant cup of herbal tea, and the intoxicating scent of steeped herbs might calm your mind before you even take a sip. Even better is when they come from your own backyard herb garden.
How a heat dome is formed and why experts blame one for Europe’s baking temperatures
Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week, with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures, and experts say a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.
Texas doctor charged in $89M fraud case as administration pushes healthcare crackdown
The Justice Department has charged a Texas doctor in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme, accusing him of billing insurers for medically unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests for college student-athletes and then rubber-stamping the results as normal without reviewing them.
Kenya’s health minister orders suspension of construction on a U.S.-backed Ebola facility
Kenya's health minister on Tuesday ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans, a day after he was held in contempt by a court that had halted the project.
Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska
The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt made a fearful epidemic powerfully human
It is more than 50 tons of fabric and compassion, and the Library of Congress describes it as the largest communal art project in the world.
