Health
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Medicare Part D to start covering obesity drugs for $50 copay per month
The federally funded prescription drug plan already covers some GLP-1 drugs for conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but federal law prohibits coverage of the drugs if they're prescribed solely for obesity.
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AI could find potentially deadly heart risks that doctors miss, study finds
They trained the AI model to identify waveform patterns in the ECGs that are linked to sudden cardiac death. Most patients flagged by AI as having a risk were missed by the methods doctors currently use.
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France says death toll will rise as record heatwave rages in Europe
"Right now 150 million people are living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling," World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X.
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For the first time, surgeons successfully attached a kidney grown in a pig to a human patient
The operation was successfully performed at the NYU Langone hospital in September
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Minnesota hospital shuts down ER following nurses strike
About 50 nurses went on strike demanding an increase in benefits and holiday pay.
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Gingrich poll: Swing voters want more control over their healthcare, less government
73% of swing voters believe patients and doctors should be in charge of fixing healthcare, compared to 25% who believe the government should have more power to protect patients.
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CDC Director Walensky overrules agency panel recommendation on Pfizer booster for at-risk workers
The CDC director's decision to overrule the agency panel's recommendation is an unusual step and has surprised many in the field.
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Texas doctor acknowledges performing abortion in violation of new Texas law, says 'duty of care'
Dr. Alan Braid made revelation in opinion story published Saturday in Washington Post.
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Mass vaccination efforts underway for Afghan refugees exposed to measles
Biden administration halted resettlement efforts for Afghan refugees after measles outbreaks occurred in Virginia and Wisconsin.
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House members unveil bipartisan legislation to freeze funding for gain-of-function research
"We knew the dangers of gain-of-function research, but the National Institute of Health and Dr. Fauci continued to fund it in America and overseas. This is something we never should have allowed without proper oversight and safety protocols," said Rep. Buddy Carter
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Virginia officials say at least 3 Afghan arrivals in state have measles, send community warning
Measles is generally spread through coughing, sneezing, contact with droplets from nose, mouth throat of infected person.
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CDC Director: Agencies working on COVID-19 vaccine for children
CDC Director says health agencies are urgently working on a COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12
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Fauci has no 'Firm Answer' on why Americans with natural immunity need COVID vaccine
If the Biden administration was following the science, people who already had COVID apparently wouldn't need the vaccine.