Washington Times - Health
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Flu, COVID infections got worse over the holidays, CDC says
The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but it's too soon to tell how much holiday gatherings contributed to a likely spike in illnesses.
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61-year-old with schizophrenia still missing weeks after St. Louis nursing home shut down
A 61-year-old man with schizophrenia is still missing three weeks after the St. Louis nursing home where he lived abruptly closed.
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Mystery dog illness shutters Prince George's County animal shelter
The public animal shelter in Maryland's Prince George's County has closed indefinitely and halted adoptions to combat a mysterious dog illness...
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Florida gets OK to import drugs from Canada
The Food and Drug Administration is authorizing a plan to let Florida buy medication in bulk from Canada, making it the first state to gain...
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Medical negligence caused death of former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, attorney says
The family of former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson said Thursday that the trailblazing Texas congresswoman, who died over the weekend at age 89,...
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Terminally ill Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms, in Vermont
A Connecticut woman who pushed for expanded access to Vermont's law that allows people who are terminally ill to receive lethal medication to end...
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Crib videos offer clue to mysterious child deaths, showing seizures sometimes play a role
The last bedtime of 17-month-old Hayden Fell's life was heartbreakingly normal. Crib video shows the toddler in pajamas playing happily as his...
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Crib videos offer clue to mysterious child deaths
The last bedtime of 17-month-old Hayden Fell's life was heartbreakingly normal. Crib video shows the toddler in pajamas playing happily as his...
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There's a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage in Georgia, but also a good chance of a fizzle
Medicaid expansion was long politically impossible in Georgia. Now it's just unlikely.
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New York governor pushes for paid medical leave during pregnancy
Pregnant people in New York would have 40 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a new proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul...
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Drugstore chain Walgreens cuts quarterly dividend to get more cash to grow its business
Walgreens is chopping its dividend nearly in half as the drugstore chain looks to strengthen its balance sheet.
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Striking doctors in England at loggerheads with hospitals over calls to return to work
The longest planned strike in the history of Britain's state-funded National Health Service entered its second day of six on Thursday with doctors...