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Virginia experiencing statewide outbreak of serious meningococcal disease: Officials

File photo -- KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) -- Health officials in Virginia have announced the state is experiencing…

1 year ago

Medicare recipients say new drug price negotiations will save them thousands

Mint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Every month, Dawn LaGuerre has to decide which bills she's going to pay or if…

1 year ago

Overdose reversal drug Narcan will be available to buy over-the-counter starting in September

Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The overdose reversal drug Narcan will be available for…

1 year ago

Former Trump health adviser believes current COVID response is falling behind

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Late last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signaled it expects to have the…

1 year ago

COVID hospitalizations increase for 6th consecutive week but still at historic lows

Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID hospitalizations are continuing to increase in the United States, according to data updated…

1 year ago

Eighteen-year-old donates kidney to mom, encourages others to ‘be a donor’

Courtesy Brooke Lyle and Jessica Jordan(NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas) -- For years, Jessica Jordan of North Richland Hills, Texas, lived…

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Biden administration names 10 prescription drugs for first-ever Medicare price negotiations

Tetra Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to…

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Couple welcomes quintuplets after years of infertility

Courtesy Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center(NEW YORK) -- With one delivery, Graham and Stephanie Freels became first-time…

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Semaglutide used for weight loss also helps reduce heart failure symptoms, study finds

bymuratdeniz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Semaglutide, the active ingredient in drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, is also effective at reducing symptoms…

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School districts in Kentucky, Texas cancel classes amid ‘surge’ of illnesses including COVID

Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Just weeks into the new school year, districts in multiple states are canceling in-person classes…

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