Health
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US
Obamacare Sign-Ups Top 16 Million for 2023, Setting Another Record
Enrollment in plans through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces broke last year’s record, with particularly high growth in Florida, Texas…
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News
Why the New Obesity Guidelines for Kids Terrify Me
This month, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its first comprehensive guidelines for evaluating and treating children and adolescents with…
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News
The U.S. Must Help China Avoid Covid Catastrophe. Here’s How.
China rolled back its longstanding pandemic strategy “zero Covid,” which had protected the country for nearly three years, in early…
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Food
Emailing Your Doctor May Carry a Fee
More hospitals and medical practices have begun charging for doctors’ responses to patient queries, depending on the level of medical…
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US
The December Omnibus Bill’s Little Secret: It Was Also a Giant Health Bill
Congress passed legislation on mental health, drugs, pandemic preparedness, new Medicare benefits and Medicaid expansion — all before the arrival…
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World
Pushing Alcohol While Health Experts Say Risk-Free Drinking Is a Myth
New alcohol guidelines say that not drinking is the only way to cut risk, but government-owned stores aggressively promote liquor,…
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World
Canada’s New Guidelines for Alcohol Say ‘No Amount’ Is Healthy
The guidance builds on growing evidence, after decades of sometimes conflicting research, that even small amounts of alcohol can have…
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Finance
Britain’s Economic Health Is Withering With Sick Workers on the Sidelines
Many people who want to work can’t because of long-term health problems, a persistent issue that is causing Britain’s economy…
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Food
Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says
Mifepristone, the first of two drugs in medication abortions, previously had to be dispensed only by clinics, doctors or a…
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News
As a Researcher, I Study the Health of Palestinians. It’s Time to Pay Attention.
This year, during the lead-up to the Israeli elections, I returned to my hometown, Nablus, in the occupied West Bank,…