Health
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Tears and tail wags: Inmates reunite with service dogs they raised
Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin's prison when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who helped raise...
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Layoffs begin at U.S. health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food
Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul...
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A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant
Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time.
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Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat
The defense secretary's decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandora's box of widely...
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Mexico bans junk food sales in schools in its latest salvo against child obesity
A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries to tackle one of the...
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Vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes Kennedy for promoting 'misinformation and lies'
The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing...
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The Latest: Countries sending humanitarian aid after Myanmar earthquake
The death toll from Myanmar's powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake keeps climbing amid rescue efforts.
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Doctor cites the pope's 'surprising improvement' after surviving life-threatening crises
Pope Francis has shown ''a truly surprising improvement'' since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with...
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'Wellness rooms' are claiming space in many homes
Our homes have been multitasking for a while now. They may be where we work, they are certainly where we play, and in today's stress-filled world,...
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FDA's top vaccine official, Peter Marks, resigns in rebuke to RFK Jr.
The Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Peter Marks, says he is resigning because he believes Health and Human Services Secretary...
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Michigan resident dies after getting rabies from a transplanted organ
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed this week that a resident of the state died of rabies following an organ transplant...
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Utah bans fluoridation of public water, allows doctors to prescribe fluoride
Utah became the first state to ban fluoridation of public water when Gov. Spencer Cox signed the new law Thursday.