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  • Democrats use budget office report to attack GOP health bill

    Democrats are wielding a congressional report on the Republican health care bill as a political club

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  • Report: More Americans with Alzheimer's are dying at home

    Report: 1 in 4 Alzheimer's disease deaths are now occurring at home _ a startling increase that marks a shift away from hospitals and nursing homes

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  • Debate rages in India on IVF for women over 50

    Scores of women in India give birth at advanced ages with the help of a controversial doctor who claims great success with patients over 50

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  • Debate rages in India on IVF for women over 50

    Scores of women in India give birth at advanced ages with the help of a controversial doctor who claims great success with patients over 50

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  • Insurers continue to hike prices, abandon ACA markets

    People shopping for insurance through the Affordable Care Act in yet more regions will be facing higher prices and fewer choices next year as...

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  • Democratic congressman has heart valve replacement procedure

    The top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has undergone a heart procedure and will remain hospitalized for a few days

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  • Marijuana extract helps some kids with epilepsy, study says

    A medicine made from marijuana, without the stuff that gives a high, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy in a study that strengthens...

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• May 25

  • AP FACT CHECK: Medicaid a target for cuts despite assurance

    AP FACT CHECK: Medicaid a target for cuts despite assurances from Trump budget chief

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• May 25

  • 23 million more uninsured with GOP health bill, analysts say

    Congress' official budget analysts say the health care bill Republicans recently pushed through the House would leave 23 million more Americans...

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• Manchester Attack

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  • Manchester victims include 8-year-old girl, college student

    The attack Monday evening killed 22.

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  • Poor sleep is linked to higher death risk in those with heart issues

    The study's findings are in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

    May 24

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• May 24

  • FDA: Controller for heart pump recalled over deaths

    Recall issued for external controllers for implanted heart pump after 26 deaths

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  • Drugmaker paying $33M over recalled nonprescription meds

    Johnson & Johnson, 42 states reach $33 million settlement over recalled nonprescription medicines

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  • Poor sleep is linked to higher death risk in those with heart issues

    The study's findings are in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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• Replacing Obamacare

  May 24

  • New CBO score released for GOP health care bill passed by House

    ABC News' Amna Nawaz and Rick Klein discuss the CBO report, which estimates that 23 million people will lose coverage over the next 10 years with the...

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  • Mentally ill languish in Texas jails despite funding hike

    Hundreds of mentally ill inmates are languishing for months in Texas jails because of a lack of space at the state's psychiatric hospitals

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• May 24

  • Marijuana extract helps some kids with epilepsy, study says

    A medicine made from marijuana, without the stuff that gives a high, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy in a study that strengthens...

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  • The Latest: Report disputes claim on pre-existing conditions

    A new analysis by Congress' nonpartisan budget scorekeepers undermines claims by House Republicans that their health legislation protects people with...

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• May 24

  • Vermont governor vetoes marijuana bill, wants changes made

    Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in the state but indicated that he is willing to work with the...

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• May 24

  • AP FACT CHECK: No Medicaid cuts in Trump budget? Really?

    AP FACT CHECK: Trump budget chief misleads in insisting no cuts to Medicaid

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• May 24

  • Zika hit Florida months before infections found, study says

    A new study suggests Zika began spreading in Florida mosquitoes about 3 months before infections were detected last summer

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  • The Latest: Vermont governor vetoes marijuana bill

    Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says he's vetoing a bill that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state and is sending it back to the...

    May 24

• Veterans Affairs

  May 24

  • VA plans mental care for discharged vets, but at what cost?

    Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is touting new efforts to expand urgent mental health care to thousands of former service members with...

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  • Company to appeal decision in medical marijuana lawsuit

    A Rhode Island textile company plans to appeal a ruling that said it discriminated against a woman by denying her an internship because she uses...

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  • Girl pulled into harbor by sea lion treated for rare seal finger disease

    The disease comes from bacteria that live in the mouths of seals and sea lions

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• May 24

  • 2 addiction counselors at halfway house die of drug overdose

    Authorities say two addiction counselors at a suburban Philadelphia halfway house have died of opioid overdoses inside the group home

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• May 24

  • New WHO chief: Planned US funding cuts not a 'closed issue'

    The new head of the World Health Organization doesn't believe the Trump administration's calls to slash funding for international aid and U.N....

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• May 23

  • Health care is key issue as Montana fills US House seat

    Anti-government rhetoric has clashed with the need for health care in Meagher County, Montana, a place that's not much different than other rural...

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  • Judge: Company discriminated against medical marijuana user

    A judge has ruled against a Rhode Island textile company accused of discriminating against a woman when she was denied an internship because she uses...

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  • Man sentenced to 6 years in prison for peddling fake cures

    A dual citizen from Pakistan and the United Kingdom has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for selling drugs that he falsely claimed would...

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• May 23

  • Ethiopia's Tedros to be next leader of UN health agency

    Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former health minister, will become the next director-general of the World Health Organization

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• May 23

  • The Latest: Ethiopia's PM hails Tedros election as WHO chief

    The new head of the World Health Organization says his "central priority" will be working to achieve universal health coverage, while pledging to...

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• Manchester Attack

  May 23

  • How to talk to kids about the Manchester terror attack

    Experts say parents should attend to their own emotions to prepare for the talk.

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• May 23

  • Just 1 alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, report finds

    The new report also finds that vigorous exercise decreases breast cancer risk.

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  • AP Exclusive: Outgoing WHO head practiced art of appeasement

    AP Exclusive: Outgoing WHO head practiced art of appeasement in health-challenged countries

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• Replacing Obamacare

  May 23

  • Uncertainty grows as Trump delays a health care decision

    Uncertainty over the future of health care for millions next year is growing deeper

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  • Man dies after being sickened in apparent botulism outbreak

    California authorities say one man is dead in an apparent botulism outbreak stemming from nacho-cheese dip sold at a gas station

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  • The Latest: US 'disappointed' Taiwan not at WHO assembly

    President Donald Trump's top health official says the United States is "disappointed" that Taiwan wasn't invited to the World Health Organization's...

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• May 22

  • Diagnostic equipment thieves hit 3 more hospitals in Greece

    Unidentified thieves are stealing vital medical diagnostic equipment from Greece's austerity-battered hospitals

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  • Taiwanese minister: China is playing politics with health

    Taiwan's health minister has accused China of playing politics with health after Taiwan was blocked from taking part in the annual meeting of the...

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• May 22

  • AP Exclusive: Health agency spends more on travel than AIDS

    After praising health workers in West Africa for their triumph over the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization's chief spent the night in the...

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• May 22

  • AP Exclusive: Health agency spends more on travel than AIDS

    After praising health workers in West Africa for their triumph over the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization's chief spent the night in the...

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  • Research shows aggressive treatment of sepsis can save lives

    Research shows aggressive treatment of sepsis can make a difference when patients suffer from out-of-control reaction to infection

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  • China warns Taiwan of continued lockout from WHO assembly

    China's health minister has all but slammed the door on Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization's annual assembly until the island's...

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  • Study finds that speeding up sepsis care can save lives

    Researchers have found that for doctors treating sepsis, the body's out-of-control reaction to an infection, minutes matter

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• May 20

  • The Latest: Senate GOP pushes ahead on health overhaul

    Senate Republicans are using closed-door meetings to try to write legislation that would dismantle the Obama-era health care law

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• May 20

  • How to protect your family during tick season

    Experts say May through June is high tick season and the dangers could be fatal.

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  • Senators run into obstacles, consider options on health bill

    Senate Republicans are using closed-door meetings to try to write legislation that would dismantle the Obama-era health care law

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  • 3 vie for top WHO post in UN health agency election

    A British physician, an Ethiopian former health minister and a Pakistani expert on non-communicable diseases are the three finalists vying for the top...

    May 20