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As Opioid Deaths Climb, Human Trials Begin for Vaccine

As Opioid Deaths Climb, Human Trials Begin for Vaccine

The effort comes as the CDC reported that opioid deaths hit another record in 2020.

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How Plant-Based 'Meat' May Help You and Save the Environment

How Plant-Based 'Meat' May Help You and Save the Environment

The explosion in the plant-based food market has many advocates hoping the plethora...

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9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later

9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years...

Compared with firefighters from other major U.S. cities, researchers found those...

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Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans

Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans

Racial inequities in U.S. health care and social services -- as well as the spread...

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Your Smartwatch Says You’re in AFib. Now What?

Your Smartwatch Says You’re in AFib. Now What?

A new generation of wearable devices enable patients to catch atrial fibrillation...

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Public Reaction to Biden Vaccine Push Varied but Strong

Public Reaction to Biden Vaccine Push Varied but Strong

Across social media, supporters and critics of President Joe Biden's new plan to...

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Biden Vaccine Mandate Rule Could Be Ready Within Weeks

Biden Vaccine Mandate Rule Could Be Ready Within Weeks

Critics of the new mandates say they impinge on personal freedom and impose burdensome...

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New Tally Adds 16,000 Nursing Home Residents Lost to COVID

New Tally Adds 16,000 Nursing Home Residents Lost to COVID

A new study suggests COVID-19 in U.S. nursing homes appears grossly underestimated...

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FDA Warns About Fraudulent Supplements to Treat Diabetes

FDA Warns About Fraudulent Supplements to Treat Diabetes

The FDA sent warning letters to 10 companies for illegally selling dietary supplements...

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FDA Moves to Block Some Vape Products, Delays Action on Juul

FDA Moves to Block Some Vape Products, Delays Action on...

The FDA has ordered millions of e-cigarette products off the public market while...

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Sweeping New Vaccine Mandates Will Impact Most U.S. Workers

Sweeping New Vaccine Mandates Will Impact Most U.S. Workers

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a host of new plans to rein in COVID-19’s...

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Biden to Announce New Steps to Rein in COVID’s Spread

Biden to Announce New Steps to Rein in COVID’s Spread

Biden’s hope is to reset the U.S. response to the pandemic amid of a surge of new...

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The Hidden Costs of School Shootings

The Hidden Costs of School Shootings

According to one accounting, at least 14 school shootings have occurred in the U.S....

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More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?

More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?

Researchers found that places that had inclusionary zoning also had fewer residents...

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Judge Rules Against Florida's Ban on School Mask Mandates

Judge Rules Against Florida's Ban on School Mask Mandates

School districts in Florida can require their students to wear masks, despite the...

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Britney Spears' Father Files Petition to End Conservatorship

Britney Spears' Father Files Petition to End Conservatorship

Jamie Spears, the father of pop star Britney Spears, filed a petition on Tuesday...