Health
Most supermarket chicken laced with white fat: Report
(HealthDay)—A new report from the Humane League claims that 99% of supermarket chicken has pockets of fat, called white stripes, running through it.
Sep 21, 2021
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Vaccination
Walmart expands COVID-19 vaccination program
(HealthDay)—Walmart said it will expand its COVID-19 vaccination program to more than 1,400 pharmacies in 35 states.
Mar 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mayo Clinic Minute: Hope for COVID-19 patients who've lost their sense of taste, smell
The loss or change in a person's sense of taste and smell is something that can happen to people who have had COVID-19. It's a common symptom with other viruses, including influenza, but it's happening at a much larger magnitude ...
Mar 21, 2022
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Medical economics
After wiping out $6.7 billion in medical debt, this nonprofit is just getting started
Soon after giving birth to a daughter two months premature, Terri Logan received a bill from the hospital. She recoiled from the string of numbers separated by commas.
Aug 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Some cancer patients can skip treatments, 2 studies show
After surgery, some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy, according to two studies exploring shorter, gentler cancer care.
Jun 7, 2022
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Addiction
New York issues first licenses for legal pot dispensaries
New York issued its first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses on Monday, taking a monumental step in establishing a legal—and lucrative—marketplace for recreational marijuana.
Nov 21, 2022
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Vaccination
Amid talk of boosters, global vaccine disparity gets sharper
Several hundred people line up every morning, starting before dawn, on a grassy area outside Nairobi's largest hospital hoping to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Sometimes the line moves smoothly, while on other days, the staff ...
Sep 11, 2021
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Health
US patient advocacy groups received majority of pharma donations in multi-country study
A new study by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers found that U.S.-based patient advocacy organizations received a disproportionate amount of contributions made by the world's 10 largest pharmaceutical ...
Feb 22, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reports genomic data disparities among racial groups
Mayo Clinic researchers studied the differences in genomic data quality among racial groups in one of the largest and most widely used cancer research datasets, The Cancer Genome Atlas.
Mar 17, 2022
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Pediatrics
Doctors to parents: Start reading to kids early
The nation's largest pediatricians' group says parents should read aloud to their children every day starting in infancy.
Jun 24, 2014
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