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Health, Science & Environment988 has gotten roughly 10 million calls in the last two years. U.S. officials want to to raise awareness about the service
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Health, Science & EnvironmentMost adolescent overdose deaths happen in the home, often when family and friends are present.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentSome states’ wait-and-see approach worry public health expert as bird flu inches closer to humans.
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13 states introduced bills this year that could give rights to embryos and fetuses associated with people. None passed yet but IVF patients and doctors fear such laws could limit fertility treatment.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe Federal Trade Commission says drug makers are gaming the system in order to keep drug prices high by filing what it describes as "junk patents".
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Health, Science & EnvironmentPeople with cats shouldn’t feed them raw milk, some animal health experts have warned.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe H5N1 bird flu has been common across wild bird populations for the last few years leading to the culling of millions of chickens in the United States. Now that it's showing up in dairy cows and milk samples, what does this mean for our food and transmission to humans? Experts say, your milk is safe, and as of now, the risk to human health is low.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentLawmakers across the U.S. say they want to shield in-vitro fertilization providers from legal threats.The question is: How can they do that effectively?
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As the senior population in the U.S. grows, so do efforts to help older Americans stay at home — and out of hospitals and nursing homes.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentAt a time when many rural hospitals continue to make the tough choice to shutter their obstetrics units and stop delivering babies, some have found ways to make their units survive and, sometimes, even thrive.