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Life expectancy in U.S. is falling amid surges in chronic illness

WEBAn epidemic. of chronic illness is killing us too soon. The United States is failing at a fundamental mission — keeping people alive. After decades of progress, life …

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URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2023/american-life-expectancy-dropping/

How coronavirus spread around the world

WEBThat virus would slowly reveal its secrets — and proceed to shut down much of the planet, killing more than 2.5 million people in the most disruptive global health …

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CDC plans to drop five-day covid isolation guidelines

WEBBack then, health officials cut the recommended isolation period for people with asymptomatic coronavirus from 10 days to five because they worried essential …

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What’s the best diet

WEBTo sort it all out, the National Institutes of Health is spending $189 million over five years and recruiting 10,000 adults. The goal of the study, called Nutrition for …

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The pandemic cost 7 million lives, but talks to prevent a repeat stall

WEBIncalculable, experts say. An unknown future pathogen could have far more devastating consequences than SARS-CoV-2, which cost some 7 million lives and …

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Heart health, women and the limits of exercise

WEBAnne passed away suddenly in December, 2022, from a bolt-of-lightning heart attack, which is why I want to talk to you about my friend Anne and heart health …

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A new treatment plan may help patients streamline their medical …

WEBBy Judith Graham. March 24, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. EDT. A recent study found that Medicare patients spend the equivalent of three weeks a year on medical visits and other health …

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Birthrates in the U.S. hit historic low, CDC data show

WEBJust under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (iStock) The number of babies …

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LGBTQ+ health care protections reinstated by Biden …

WEBThe rule focuses on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which bans health care providers from discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, …

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They’re young and athletic. They’re also ill with a condition called

WEBBy Ariana Eunjung Cha. April 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT. A catcher for the women’s softball team at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla., was diagnosed …

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Amid coronavirus pandemic, excess deaths from heart disease, …

WEBAnd in a separate excess deaths analysis, the CDC estimated that since Feb. 1, between about 20,000 and 49,000 more people have died of all non-covid-19 causes …

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The top 10 health policy issues for 2024

WEBLast year, I put together a top 10 list of medical and public health policy issues I anticipated to dominate the headlines in 2023. Here is my updated list for the …

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A crisis in men’s health is getting worse

WEBA silent crisis in men’s health is shortening the life spans of fathers, husbands, brothers and sons. For years, the conventional wisdom has been that a lack …

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Medicare to give emergency funds to doctors hurt by Change …

WEB4 min. Federal health officials on Saturday said they would offer emergency funding to physicians, physical therapists and other professionals that provide outpatient …

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The top 10 health policy issues for 2023

WEBThe Checkup With Dr. Wen: The top 10 health policy issues for 2023. By Leana S. Wen. Contributing columnist |. January 5, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. EST. Monitor …

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New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3%

WEBWednesday’s vote was the state’s first foray into tackling health care spending in California, which reached $405 billion in 2020, or $10,299 per person — the 22nd …

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Former NIH director Collins on his prostate cancer, medical …

WEBApril 12, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. Francis S. Collins, then the director of the National Institutes of Health, speaks in the White House Rose Garden in 2019. (Jabin …

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As bird flu spreads in cows, fractured U.S. response has echoes of

WEBThe response has echoes of the early days of 2020, when the coronavirus began its deadly march around the world. Today, some officials and experts express …

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Top 10 most-read wellness stories for 2021

WEBTop 10 most-read (non-covid) wellness stories for 2021. By Elizabeth Chang. December 28, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. EST. Our most-read wellness story of the year …

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Key moments in the Supreme Court's latest abortion case that …

WEBAbortion rights activists rally outside the Supreme Court, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Advice How to deal with the 3 levels of gaslighting

WEBGaslighting was Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year in 2022, with a 1,740 percent increase in the number of times it was searched.The term’s increased popularity …

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How the anti-vaccine movement is gaining power in statehouses

WEBAdvertisement. Louisiana’s shift is a sign of the growing clout of the anti-vaccine movement in the nation’s statehouses as bills that once died in committee make …

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Vampire facial HIV cluster in New Mexico detailed in CDC report

WEBThe cases linked to a New Mexico spa, detailed in a CDC report, mark the first known transmission of HIV through nonsterile cosmetic injection services.

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Analysis Whatever happened to Biden’s public option

WEBThe president and his congressional allies were vocal proponents of a government-run alternative to commercial insurance back in 2020. But the health-care …

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Eliminate private insurance: Where 2020 Democrats stand

WEBBackground Some current Medicare-for-all proposals, including those from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) virtually eliminate private insurance …

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Brain Hacking: Beyond the catchphrase The Washington Post

WEBThe frontier in mental illness treatment: In the struggle over the future of psychiatry, researchers look deep within the brain to understand mental illness and find …

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Countries are reinstating funds for UNRWA — but not the United …

WEBAn employee raises the U.N. flag on the roof of the UNRWA health center in Balata camp, in the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 14. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The …

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