Health
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
End of COVID emergency highlights U.S. weakness in tracking outbreaks
The winding down of the Biden administration’s coronavirus response highlights long-standing vulnerabilities of system that fails to provide reliable information in disease outbreaks, experts warn.
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PublishedMay 9, 2023
Women should start getting mammograms at 40, panel says, in a shift in guidance
An influential panel intends to recommend that U.S. women begin mammograms to screen for breast cancer at 40 and continue getting them once every 2 years until age 75.
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PublishedMay 6, 2023
Over-the-counter birth control pill faces FDA questions
Opill could become the first contraceptive pill to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter onto store shelves or online.
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PublishedMay 5, 2023
Disease experts warn White House of potential omicron-like wave
Senior officials have emphasized the need to implement more public health protections to guard against the next viral threat, even as political will and funding fade along with the threat of the coronavirus.
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PublishedMay 5, 2023
WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer global emergency
The pandemic has been on a downward trend for more than a year, and most countries have returned to life before COVID-19.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Birth control pills aren’t available over the counter in U.S. That could change.
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to allow a daily contraceptive to be sold over the counter.
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PublishedMay 3, 2023
U.S. approves first vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts
The move sets the stage for adults 60 and older to get vaccinated this fall.
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PublishedMay 2, 2023
U.S. surgeon general says loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking
Research shows that Americans, who have become less engaged with worship houses, community organizations and even their own family members in recent decades, have steadily reported an increase in feelings of loneliness.
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PublishedMay 1, 2023
Ticks reemerging in Maine after slow start to the season
Experts are urging caution after a record number of Lyme disease cases were reported in 2022.
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PublishedApril 30, 2023
What’s behind shortages of Adderall, Ozempic and other meds?
Adderall has seen a manufacturing problem while Ozempic – a diabetes medication – has been popularly prescribed off-label for weight loss.
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