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  • Medicaid mission creep threatens GOP's 'Obamacare' repeal

    Medicaid mission creep threatens GOP's 'Obamacare' repeal drive; leading Republicans disagree over cuts to health care for the poor.

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  • Senate leaders scramble to save health bill amid defections

    Senate leaders are scrambling to rescue their health care bill, in trouble after a budget report said it would leave 22 million more uninsured by 2026

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  • The Latest: Ryan has faith McConnell can save health bill

    House Speaker Paul Ryan says he has faith in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's ability to round up the votes for the GOP health care bill...

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  • These senators will make or break the GOP's health care push

    They range from moderate to conservative Republicans.

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• Jun 27

  • New limbs for growing bodies: Mutilated albinos get refitted

    Albino children whose limbs were hacked off by witch doctors now have new lives thanks to US medicine and an international support network

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• Jun 27

  • The Latest: 3 GOP senators threaten to oppose health bill

    Threats of opposition from three Republican senators are casting doubt on whether GOP leaders have enough support to move ahead on the Senate health...

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  Jun 26

  • Budget office: Senate health bill adds 22 million uninsured

    Budget office estimates the Senate Republican health care bill would leave 22 million more Americans uninsured in 2026

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• Jun 26

  • US does not need warrant to subpoena Oregon drug data

    A federal appeals court has ruled the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency does not need a court order to subpoena a prescription drug database kept by the...

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  • Pharmacy co-founder sentenced to 9 years in prison for 2012 US meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people

    Pharmacy co-founder sentenced to 9 years in prison for 2012 US meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people

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  • Congressional Budget Office sees 22 million more uninsured by 2026 under Senate health bill in latest hurdle for GOP

    Congressional Budget Office sees 22 million more uninsured by 2026 under Senate health bill in latest hurdle for GOP

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• Jun 26

  • '10% Happier' podcast: Mark Coleman, meditating in the great outdoors

    Subscribe and listen to the podcast on these various platforms.

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• Jun 26

  • 'Motivated' with Mara Schiavocampo: Do you even need exercise?

    Schiavocampo sat down with Dr. Louis Aronne and trainer Noah Neiman.

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• Jun 26

  • 2 more plague cases reported in New Mexico's Santa Fe County

    New Mexico health officials have documented two more human cases of plague in Santa Fe County

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• Jun 26

  • 'Motivated': Do you even need to exercise?

    ABC News' Mara Schiavocampo interviews obesity expert Dr. Louis Aronne and trainer Noah Neiman about whether exercise is key to weight loss.

    Jun 26

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• Jun 26

  • 'Motivated' podcast with Mara Schiavocampo launches June 26

    ABC News' Mara Schiavocampo examines health, wellness, nutrition and spirituality with top experts and regular people in "Motivated."

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• Jun 26

  • The Latest: Trump optimistic on health care; some doubtful

    Trump optimistic on health care passage; but some lawmakers say it will be difficult

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• Jun 25

  • Trump: Not 'that far off' from passing health overhaul

    Trump says he doesn't think congressional Republicans are "that far off" on passing a health overhaul to replace "the dead carcass of Obamacare"

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• Jun 24

  • UN: More than 200,000 suspected cholera cases in Yemen

    THE UN's health agency and their children's fund say the number of suspected cases in a Cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen now exceeds 200,000, many...

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• Jun 24

  • Trump administration opposing bid for syphilis study museum

    The Trump administration is opposing a bid to use unclaimed money from a court settlement to fund a museum honoring victims of the infamous Tuskegee...

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• Jun 24

  • Judge sides with AIDS Healthcare Foundation, dismisses suit

    A judge has ruled in favor of one of the nation's largest suppliers of HIV and AIDS medical care, clearing them from wrongdoing in an alleged $20...

    Jun 24

• Jun 24

  • Judge sides with AIDS Healthcare Foundation, dismisses suit

    A judge has ruled in favor of one of the nation's largest suppliers of HIV and AIDS medical care, clearing them from wrongdoing in an alleged $20...

    Jun 24

• Jun 23

  • The Latest: Nevada's Heller opposes GOP health bill

    Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller says he opposes the GOP bill scuttling much of the Obama health care law, complicating the effort by party leaders...

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• Jun 23

  • 5 GOP senators now oppose health bill _ enough to sink it

    Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller has become the fifth GOP senator to say he opposes his party's bill scuttling much of President Barack Obama's...

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• Jun 23

  • Medicaid is biggest consumer story in 'Obamacare' rollback

    Republicans in full control of government are on the brink of history-making health care changes

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• Jun 23

  • Ex-official convicted of defrauding mental health clinic

    A member of a politically connected Philadelphia family has been convicted of defrauding a nonprofit mental health clinic out of hundreds of thousands...

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• Jun 23

  • Prosecutors seek 35-year term in deadly meningitis outbreak

    Prosecutors say the co-founder of a Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak should be sent to prison for 35 years for...

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• Jun 23

  • Cholera suspected as several ill at Kenya medical conference

    Cholera suspected as 'several' people sickened at Kenya medical conference, early tests show

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  • Governors wary of Medicaid cost shift in Senate health bill

    Governors in states that expanded Medicaid are wary of a bill revealed Thursday by Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate

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• Jun 23

  • Sri Lankan doctors strike to demand university's closure

    A strike by Sri Lankan doctors has paralyzed government hospitals, though doctors continued to treat critical and emergency cases

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • What's next on health care draft in Congress

    Senate Republican leaders have released their 142-page discussion draft of a health care bill, triggering a series of legislative steps with one goal...

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• Jun 23

  • The Latest: Medical groups find fault with Senate plan

    Medical organizations and other interest groups are weighing in on the Senate Republican health care bill, and they have problems with the proposal

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• Jun 22

  • Senate GOP unveils 'Obamacare' overhaul, but not all aboard

    Senate Republicans have launched their plan for peeling back former President Barack Obama's health care law

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• Jun 22

  • How the Senate health bill compares to House, 'Obamacare'

    Comparing the Senate health care bill to its House counterpart and 'Obamacare'

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• Jun 22

  • Heat wave boosts burns in Phoenix as pavement, cars scald

    The main burn center in Phoenix has seen its emergency department visits double during the heat wave that is scorching the Southwest U.S.

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• Jun 22

  • FDA approves quicker-to-administer drug for blood cancers

    U.S. regulators have approved a more convenient version of a blockbuster drug for treating three common blood cancers.

    Jun 22

    

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  Jun 22

  • 4 GOP Senators announce opposition to health care bill

    ABC News' Mary Bruce and MaryAlice Parks break down the reactions across Capitol Hill about the Senate GOP health care bill.

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  Jun 22

  • Study: Gunmakers ramping up production, focusing on 'freedom and security' message

    Gun violence kills more than 36,000 Americans each year, according to the CDC.

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  Jun 22

  • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to push for vote on health care bill next week

    ABC News' Mary Bruce and MaryAlice Parks discuss next steps for the Senate GOP health care bill.

    Jun 22

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• Jun 22

  • The Latest: Arrests at Capitol of health bill protesters

    U.S. Capitol Police are arresting dozens of people who are protesting cuts to Medicaid in the Senate Republicans' health care bill

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• Jun 22

  • Retailers want to work out your wallet _ and your body

    Stores trying to capitalize on wellness trend want to work out your body as well as your wallet

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• Jun 22

  • Hints of some steps that may boost brain health in old age

    No proven ways to stave off dementia but new report urges research into some steps that might help bolster brain health in old age

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  • Drug shows promise against vision-robbing disease in seniors

    An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults _ and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients...

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• Jun 21

  • San Francisco to ban sales of vaping flavored liquid

    San Francisco has approved a bill that bans the sale of flavored nicotine-laced liquid used in electronic cigarettes and flavored tobacco products

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• Jun 21

  • AP sources: Senate GOP would halt Obamacare penalties, taxes

    Top Senate Republicans are preparing to release their plan for dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law

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• Jun 21

  • Flu vaccine ineffective for people 65 and older last winter

    Officials: Last winter's flu vaccine was essentially ineffective in protecting older Americans against the illness

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• Jun 21

  • The Latest: GOP health plan cuts Medicaid, ends penalties

    Sources say top Senate Republicans are finalizing their plan for dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law

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• Jun 21

  • 2 Detroit-area moms charged in probe of genital mutilation

    Two Detroit-area women have been charged with allowing their daughters to undergo genital mutilation as federal authorities expand their case against...

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Drug shows promise against vision-robbing disease in seniors

    An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults _ and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients...

    Jun 21

    

• Jun 21

  • Government health insurance markets holding up--barely

    Enough insurers are planning to sell coverage on the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges next year to keep them working _ if only barely _ in...

    Jun 21