Washington Times - Health
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First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people
A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month.
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Pope Francis sits upright in an armchair as Argentines in Rome pray for his recovery
Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines and Romans alike gathered in...
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Trump reinstates and strengthens health care price transparency
President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that will reinstate and strengthen price transparency in the health care industry.
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Wisconsin Gov. Evers defends proposal subbing 'inseminated person' for 'mother'
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers defended his budget proposal replacing the word "mother" with "inseminated person" in state law, saying he was concerned...
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Medics say 6 babies have died from the cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents and rubble
At least six infants have died from hypothermia in the last two weeks in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people are living in tent...
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Security conditions in a famine-hit camp in North Darfur are 'unbearable,' aid worker says
All roads around Sudan's famine-stricken Zamzam camp in North Darfur are blocked and the security situation for aid workers on the ground has...
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Carlyle Group co-founder Bill Conway's $1 billion plan to end the nursing shortage
Bill Conway didn't start out wanting to make a big impact on the nursing profession.
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FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier
Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The...
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Patients struggle with lack of consistent coverage for popular weight-loss drugs
Supplies of high-demand obesity treatments are improving, but that doesn't mean it's easier to get them.
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Pennsylvania hostage-taking and shootout highlight rising violence against U.S. hospital workers
A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded five other people highlights the...
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Pope is awake, resting on 10th day of hospitalization after early stages of kidney problem detected
Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung...
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Pope Francis is conscious and receiving supplemental oxygen following a respiratory crisis
Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, as...