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  • Trauma suffered in childhood echoes across generations, study finds

    Trauma in childhood echoes through generations, according to new research that could have implications for thousands of migrant children recently...

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• Jul 9

  • Physician burnout, depression can lead to major medical errors: Study

    Burnout, fatigue and depression can lead to medical errors, the study found.

    Jul 9

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  • Trauma suffered in childhood echoes across generations, study finds

    When a parent suffered trauma as a child, their kids are affected.

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• Jul 8

  • Trump administration takes another swipe at 'Obamacare'

    Trump administration says it's freezing payments under an "Obamacare" program that protects insurers with sicker patients from financial losses

    Jul 8

• Jul 7

  • British police continue hunt for poison used against ex-spy

    British authorities are conducting extensive forensic tests looking for the source of a nerve agent that sickened two people thought to have handled a...

    Jul 7

• Jul 6

  • GOP governor cuts health care to take anti-abortion stand

    South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is removing $16 million from the state budget that he says goes to Planned Parenthood

    Jul 6

• Jul 6

  • John Ochsner, renowned cardiac surgeon, dead at 91

    John Lockwood Ochsner _ a world-renowned cardiac surgeon _ has died

    Jul 6

• Jul 6

  • The Latest: Planned Parenthood: Veto hurts family planning

    South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is removing $16 million from the state budget that he says goes to Planned Parenthood

    Jul 6

• Jul 6

  • New device helps kids with heart defects like Jimmy Kimmel's son

    After Jimmy Kimmel's discussions about his son's health put congenital heart defects into the spotlight, Dr. Ashton discusses new treatment methods...

    Jul 6

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• Jul 6

  • Device aims to help kids with heart defects, like Jimmy Kimmel's son

    Kimmel's son, Billy, 1, thrust congenital heart defects into the spotlight.

    Jul 6

• Jul 6

  • German pharmacist gets 12 years for diluting cancer drugs

    A court in western Germany has sentenced a pharmacist to 12 years in prison for diluting cancer drugs on a massive scale in order to finance his...

    Jul 6

• Jul 5

  • Buddhist meditation may calm team trapped in Thai cave

    Team identity, youth and meditation may help young Thai soccer players and coach to cope with mental stress of their ordeal

    Jul 5

• Jul 5

  • Unsealed lawsuit: Opioid firm placed profits over people

    An unsealed lawsuit by Tennessee's attorney general says the maker of the world's top-selling painkiller directed its salesforce to target the highest...

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• Jul 5

  • New York agency to protect disabled vows more transparency

    A New York agency that investigates accusations of abuse and neglect of disabled people in state care is promising to improve transparency following...

    Jul 5

• Jul 5

  • Brazil measles outbreak kills 7-month-old boy

    A 7-month-old boy has become the first person to die in the measles outbreak that has hit Manaus, capital of Brazil's northern jungle state of...

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  • Surge in illegal California pot shops undercuts legal market

    Marijuana is legal in California, but the state's thriving illegal cannabis market is undercutting those playing by the rules.

    Jul 5

• Jul 5

  • UK marks 70th birthday of health service with pride, worry

    Church services, tea parties and even a medically themed symphony are on the agenda as Britain marks the 70th anniversary of the National Health...

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• Jul 5

  • Can sleep camp improve the quality of your sleep?

    "GMA" goes inside Bluesleep's sleep camp to learn about battling insomnia, and Dr. Ashton discusses how you can improve your sleep at home.

    Jul 5

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• Jul 5

  • Health network denies liability in fertility clinic lawsuits

    A health care network responding to lawsuits says it wasn't liable for a storage tank malfunction that destroyed more than 4,000 eggs and embryos at...

    Jul 5

• Jul 4

  • Child obesity could be influenced by mom's lifestyle habits: Study

    The study in the British Medical Journal looked at 24,000 children.

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• Jul 4

  • 4-year-old with cerebral palsy celebrates after taking first independent steps

    Maya Tisdale's walk -- seven weeks postsurgery -- left her family in disbelief.

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• Jul 4

  • Judge's ruling slows plans for Medicaid work requirement

    Federal judge slows Trump drive to wean poor from government benefits by making them work

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• Jul 3

  • Doctor's retirement marks end of Guam abortion providers

    Guam no longer has physicians performing abortions following the recent retirement of a doctor

    Jul 3

• Jul 3

  • Measles spreads in Brazil after cases come from Venezuela

    An outbreak of measles is growing in Brazil after cases were imported from neighboring Venezuela

    Jul 3

• Jul 3

  • HPV test may be better than Pap smears to detect early cervical cancer: Study

    A new study published in JAMA found a higher rate of detection with HPV tests.

    Jul 3

• Jul 3

  • Coffee may help you live longer, study finds

    ABC News' Dr. Jennifer Ashton shares the biggest takeaways from the new study.

    Jul 3

• Jul 3

  • Iowa struck down a 72-hour abortion waiting period, many states have one

    More than half of the U.S. have mandatory waiting periods in place.

    Jul 3

• Jul 3

  • Coffee drinkers may live longer: Study

    ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton shares the biggest takeaway from the study

    Jul 3

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• Jul 3

  • Overtime work may overdrive diabetes risk in women

    Working overtime may help your paycheck and give you a leg up in the office, but a new study suggests that women who log too many hours may have an...

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• Jul 2

  • Fresh grounds for coffee: Study shows it may boost longevity

    New research offers fresh grounds for drinking coffee, showing that it may boost chances for a longer life

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• Jul 2

  • Overtime work may overdrive diabetes risk in women

    This is surprising given that the risk decreased in men working long hours.

    Jul 2

• Jul 2

  • Do patients care if their doctors have tattoos or piercings?

    A study reveals if people prefer a more traditional looking doctor.

    Jul 2

• Jul 2

  • Kentucky cuts vision, dental care for up to 460,000 people

    Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is cutting dental and vision coverage for as many as 460,000 people after his Medicaid overhaul plan was rejected in court

    Jul 2

• Jul 2

  • Hundreds protest plan to further restrict abortion in Poland

    Hundreds of abortion-rights activists in Poland have held a protest against a proposed law that would ban abortions in cases involving irreparably...

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