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RFK Jr. Weakens U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
By The New York Times ・ Jan 09, 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is quietly undermining an influential task force that has for...
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When it comes to vaccine schedules, the U.S. is now the outlier
By statnews.com ・ Jan 09, 2026
The U.S. childhood vaccination schedule has been dramatically reduced, purportedly because, as feder...
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Live Updates: Senate Advances Measure to Curb Trump’s Use of Force in Venezuela
By The New York Times ・ Jan 08, 2026
The move on Thursday was largely symbolic, since it is unlikely the House would approve the measure...
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Lilly to acquire Ventyx Biosciences to advance oral therapies targeting inflammatory-mediated diseases
By Eli Lilly ・ Jan 07, 2026
Ventyx's clinical pipeline includes multiple small molecules with potential for oral therapies addre...
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Flu shots myths and facts, and why it still makes sense to get one
By CNN ・ Jan 07, 2026
Flu is making people miserable from coast to coast, thanks in large part to a new strain called subc...
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Dispelling 9 Myths About Women’s Health
By The New York Times ・ Jan 06, 2026
Women’s health is understudied and, in many respects, poorly understood. Even the term “women’s heal...
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Flu surge in Michigan: State reaches worst tier on CDC scale
By MLive.com ・ Jan 06, 2026
Influenza is surging in Michigan and throughout the country. The state’s level of flu-like illness a...
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Cases rise due to strain and low vaccination
By The Boston Globe ・ Jan 06, 2026
Local doctors say a perfect storm has developed, a rapidly spreading strain of influenza A compounde...
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'scromiting' is side effect of cannabis use
By Chicago Tribune ・ Jan 05, 2026
Like many cannabis smokers, Jared Panks used marijuana as medicine. As a paramedic, he’d seen the di...
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1st pediatric death from flu this season reported in Illinois, IDPH says
By ABC7 Chicago ・ Jan 05, 2026
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois officials announced the first influenza death in a child this season. The...
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Georgia in ‘very high’ range for flu cases as state reports 29 deaths associated with virus
By WSB-TV ・ Jan 05, 2026
ATLANTA — As flu cases continue to rise throughout the country, Georgia is now in the “very high” ra...
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Anti-Aging Drug Regrows Knee Cartilage in Major Breakthrough That Could End Knee Replacements
By Good News Network ・ Jan 05, 2026
An injection that blocks the activity of a protein involved in aging reverses naturally occurring ca...
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New federal screening guidance expands cervical cancer testing with an at-home HPV option
By ABC News ・ Jan 05, 2026
A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get sc...
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Wegovy daily pill now available: How to get it, how much it costs
By ABC News ・ Jan 05, 2026
The first and only oral GLP-1 for weight loss in adults is now available to consumers. Drugmaker Nov...
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Trump revives Monroe Doctrine
By NPR ・ Jan 05, 2026
PLAYA GIRÓN, Cuba — In the small town of Playa Girón, history looms large. There isn't much here. Th...
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