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Case of paralyzing illness confirmed in Oklahoma patient as CDC reports jump in AFM cases
After U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, a case was confirmed in a patient in Oklahoma. The Centers for Disease...
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Subsidizing private insurance for Medicare: Is it working?
The last two decades have seen an accelerated effort to subsidize private health insurance plans to provide Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
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Concussion researchers study head motion in high school football hits
Stanford scientists hope to use the data to better understand what causes concussions.
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Why General Mills Is Turning to ‘Throwback' Farming to Fight Climate Change
To fight climate change, General Mills is looking to its past. The 152-year-old food company is turning to “a throwback of classic, old farming practices” combined with new...
49 minutes ago - Fortune
Can You Get the Flu From a Flu Shot? Experts Weigh In
Flu season is upon us and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that everyone get a flu shot this year , from ages six months old and up. But some...
49 minutes ago - Fortune
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Lashes Out at San Francisco Billionaires ‘Hoarding' Their Money
Marc Benioff, CEO and founder of Salesforce, continued his outspoken campaign in favor of aiding the homeless Tuesday, telling the Guardian that the billionaires of the San...
49 minutes ago - Fortune
Pfizer Offers Early Retirement to U.S. Employees Ahead of Layoffs
Pfizer is offering U.S. employees early retirement ahead of company cuts that will hit around 2% of its 90,000 workers worldwide, CNBC reports. The layoffs, expected early next...
49 minutes ago - Fortune - 2 articles
McConnell: GOP may take another shot at repealing Obamacare after the midterms
In an interview with Reuters, the Senate majority leader said Republicans may try once again to repeal the health care law if they gain enough seats in November's election.
1 hour ago - The Washington Post - 3 articles
Beto O'Rourke Shifts Gears, Goes Full Offense In Ted Cruz Attack Ads
The Texas Democrat addresses health care, education and immigration in ads slamming Cruz's policies.
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Most rehabs don't offer a science-backed treatment for drug addiction. A new initiative aims to change that
To treat addiction to opioid painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin, scientists say we should be using something called medication-assisted treatment , which involves giving...
1 hour ago - Business Insider
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'Pull over NOW': Mom filmed whipping teen son with belt after he took her...
The boy planned to sneak out with the car to see his girlfriend. But it appears he underestimated his mother's innate tracking ability.
Melania Trump's plane was forced to turn around after reports of smoke in...
A plane carrying first lady Melania Trump landed safely on Wednesday after a minor malfunction, according to press aboard the flight. Reporters said they could see and smell...
The iconic puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch is retiring after...
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind "Sesame Street" icons Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, is retiring. He worked on the show for nearly 50 years. Spinney has worked on the show...
'You should die in a locked closet,' judge tells man found guilty of killing...
The man was convicted of capital murder in the beating death of his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter.
12-year-old boy electrocuted while climbing fence to retrieve ball at...
"This young man was where he needed to be. He was doing what he loved, he was doing what was tied to his passion, which was playing football."
AP sources: NFL looking into Tannehill injury
DAVIE, Fla. - Two people with knowledge of the situation say the NFL is looking into how the Miami Dolphins reported quarterback Ryan Tannehill shoulder problem on injury...
Canada is now the world's largest legal marijuana marketplace
Canadian leaders say the goal is to better reflect society's changing opinion about marijuana and bring black market operators into a regulated system.
AP Sources: Astros sent second person to get near Indians
CLEVELAND - Two people familiar with the situation say the Houston Astros attempted to get a second person next to Cleveland's dugout during Game 3 of the AL Division Series...
Trump will ask every cabinet secretary to take 5 percent budget cut
President Trump will ask every cabinet secretary to take a 5 percent budget cut next year, he announced Wednesday. “We're having a cabinet meeting in a little while and we're...
The Burden of Being the Oldest Son of Immigrants
Editor's Note: This article is part of an oral-history series where Aaron Reiss interviewed the young-adult sons and daughters of Chinatown shopkeepers about how they are...