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US Supreme Court torn over Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement

The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits…

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Britain’s Parliament honors Elton John for his work fighting HIV in UK and beyond

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FDA expands cantaloupe recall after salmonella infections double in a week

WHO asks China for more info about rise in illnesses, pneumonia clusters

November 23, 2023

Chinese officials say they did not detect any “unusual or novel diseases” in the country, the World Health Organization said Thursday, following an official request by the U.N. health agency…

K-pop star Rosé joins first lady Jill Biden to talk about mental health

November 18, 2023

K-pop superstar Rosé said Friday at a mental health awareness event hosted by first lady Jill Biden that it’s important for the world to understand that famous people grapple with…

US Health officials: The flu is soaring in 7 States, rising in others

November 17, 2023

The U.S. flu season is underway, with at least seven states reporting high levels of illnesses and cases rising in other parts of the country, health officials say. The Centers…

Biden admin is slow to act as millions are booted off Medicaid, advocates say

November 14, 2023

Up to 30 million of the poorest Americans could be purged from the Medicaid program, many the result of error-ridden state reviews that poverty experts say the Biden administration is…

Jill Biden to lead new initiative to boost fed. govt research into women’s health

November 13, 2023

The Biden administration on Monday announced a White House initiative to improve how the federal government approaches and funds research into the health of women, who make up more than…

FDA: Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid & others carry possible infection risk

October 30, 2023

U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the risk of infections that could lead to blindness. The Food…

US Govt plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade

October 26, 2023

In response to escalating overdose deaths, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rolled out a comprehensive strategy on Thursday to crack down on materials traffickers use to produce fentanyl and…

Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with workers

October 13, 2023

Unions representing 75,000 health care workers who recently held a strike against industry giant Kaiser Permanente over wages and staffing shortages have reached a tentative agreement with the company. The…

Health care strike over pay heads into final day with no deal

October 6, 2023

A massive health care strike over wages and staffing shortages headed into its final day on Friday without a deal between industry giant Kaiser Permanente and the unions representing the…

Jill Biden urges women to get mammogram cancer screening

October 4, 2023

Jill Biden is urging women to consult their doctors about getting mammograms or other cancer screenings, saying in a new public service announcement for Breast Cancer Awareness Month that early…

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