It took nearly a year for Kelly Macauley to realize the health plan she bought while shopping for insurance coverage last October was not, in fact, insurance. Sure, red flags popped up along the way, but when she called to ...
Nov 3, 2022
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The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA), set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris scandals, has published its final report. Commissioned by then home secretary Theresa May in 2014, the inquiry ...
Nov 3, 2022
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The story could have been straight out of science fiction—scientists have grown human brain cells in a lab, and taught them to play the video game Pong, similar to squash or tennis. But this didn't happen on the big screen. ...
Nov 3, 2022
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Folks who regularly use weed could be in for a rocky road if they ever require major surgery, a new study reports.
Oct 24, 2022
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When Canada legalized non-medical cannabis four years ago, there was enormous uncertainty about how legalization could impact the health of Canadians. Since then, there has been increasing evidence that legalization has resulted ...
Oct 17, 2022
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Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in June, the future of abortion and reproductive rights for women is uncertain and varies by state.
Sep 23, 2022
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Emergency department physicians have long navigated challenging ethical and legal situations to care for "anyone, with anything, at any time," and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act has required them to do so since ...
Sep 8, 2022
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Residents of states where cannabis has been legalized use marijuana 24% more frequently than those living in states where it remains illegal, according to new research published today in the journal Addiction.
Aug 25, 2022
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The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 6,600 Americans, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Aug 4, 2022
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Doctors are being increasingly encouraged to rely on digital technology to guide care, but who carries the blame if doctors rely on software that makes mistakes, leading to patient harm?
Aug 4, 2022
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