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Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women living…
Living near farmland can significantly increase people’s exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup, new research shows. This chemical has been connected to health concerns, including non-Hodgkin…
Dodging the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Can Be Costly – California Healthline
By Susan Jaffe
Angela M. Du Bois, a retired software tester in Durham, North Carolina, wasn’t looking to replace her UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan. She wasn’t concerned as the Dec. 7 deadline approached for choosing…
Watch: Journalist Explores the Health Challenges and Costs Gunshot Survivors Face – California…
December 9, 2023
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KFF Health News senior correspondent Liz Szabo described how being a victim of gun violence affects kids’ health in the long term on Spectrum News…
West African leaders set conditions for lifting Niger sanctions imposed after July coup
West African leaders on Sunday kept sanctions imposed on Niger after a July military coup and said they would need to see progress towards a transition to civilian rule before easing the measures.…
Biden administration asserts power to seize drug patents in move to slash high prices
President Joe Biden speaks about protecting Social Security, Medicare, and lowering prescription drug costs, during a visit to OB Johnson Park and Community Center, in Hallandale Beach, Florida, on Nov. 1, 2022.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe…
Mothers need more ‘exclusive breastfeeding’ support
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life is proven to protect both mother and child health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between 2015 and 2021, 48% of mothers exclusively breastfed, meaning that their…
What happens when the brain loses a hub?
A University of Iowa-led team of international neuroscientists have obtained the first direct recordings of the human brain in the minutes before and after a brain hub crucial for language meaning was surgically disconnected. The results…
Battle of the AIs in medical research: ChatGPT vs Elicit
The use of generative AI in literature search suggests the possibility of efficiently collecting a vast amount of medical information, provided that users are well aware that the performance of generative AI is still in its infancy and that…
Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court’s order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion
By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge's ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a…
Allogene Therapeutics Presents Comprehensive Safety Data of Proprietary Lymphodepletion Agent…
Comprehensive Review of All Patients in the Phase 1 ALPHA/ALPHA2 Trials Demonstrate that Adding Investigational ALLO-647 to Standard Lymphodepletion Can Yield Durable Responses and a Safety Profile Comparable to Approved Autologous CAR T…