Health News Briefs
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Moving Away From the Western Diet Increases Life Expectancy
Research conducted by Norwegian scientists found that people who switch from a typical Western diet to a diet that includes ... Read more
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Amazon Care Locations Open Across the Country
Amazon is rapidly expanding Amazon Care, its retail virtual health care program. The company announced that many cities including Los ... Read more
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Mississippi Makes Medical Marijuana Legal
Residents of Mississippi who suffer from serious illnesses like sickle cell disease, AIDS, and cancer can now legally access medical ... Read more
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Food Recall: Listeria in Packaged Salad Leads to Two Deaths
The CDC announced a confirmed listeria outbreak in packaged salads sold by the company Dole. Two people, one in Michigan ... Read more
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Medicare Recipients to Receive Free Covid-19 Tests This Spring
The Biden administration announced that beginning in the early spring, Medicare recipients will be able to get up to eight ... Read more
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Two Leukemia Patients Cured With CAR T Therapy
Ten years ago, two patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia received a brand new therapy called CAR T, and these same ... Read more
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Scientists Disagree with Claim that Red Wine Protects Against Covid
A study published by Chinese researchers in the journal Frontiers concluded that individuals who regularly drink any amount of red ... Read more
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Alcohol Causes Cancer and Does Not Benefit the Cardiovascular System
A study published in the International Journal of Cancer found that drinking alcohol has a direct relationship to developing cancer. ... Read more
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Some Americans Will Have Medical Debt Wiped From Credit
The three major credit reporting companies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, will no longer include paid medical debt in their credit ... read more
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Natural Gas Used to Heat Homes Contains Some Harmful Chemicals
A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has found that several dangerous cancer-causing chemicals are present ... read more
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Uterine Cancer Claims Many Black Lives
Instances of endometrial cancer, also known as uterine cancer, are on the rise, especially among Black women. Cancer of the ... read more
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Babies and Toddlers Get COVID-19 Shots
The CDC has approved Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for America’s youngest citizens. Children as young as six months will ... read more
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