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News Articles: Health

Chessboards have no players at the Kabul Elite Chess Club in Kabul after Taliban authorities have barred the game across Afghanistan.

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  • Global Health

The Taliban has banned a lot of things ... but chess?

A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching it — is forbidden." Why was the game banned?

June 17, 2025
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid and
  • Fariba Akbari
Grace Bisch hold a picture of stepson Eddie Bisch who died as a result of an overdose on outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on December 4, 2023  in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court overturned a previous version of the Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy plan, leading to a new deal now under review.

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  • Health

Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach new $7.4 billion opioid settlement

A new $7.4 billion opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family has been approved by all U.S. states and territories

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Research on music therapy and cancer was done at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

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  • Health

The doctor said 'be happy.' Music therapy can help cancer patients do that

A new study shows that music therapy is as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy at helping cancer patients and survivors heal emotionally.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Consumers have flocked online for cheaper alternatives to name brand obesity drugs.

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  • Health

A new chapter for online sales of obesity drug alternatives tests legal limits

While some compounding pharmacies have stopped making alternatives to Wegovy and Zepbound since shortages were declared over, others are continuing and pushing regulatory boundaries. 

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
Tea Church is a stay-at-home mom with five kids. She says SNAP is a big part of what keeps her family afloat each month.

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  • Health

This mother relies on SNAP to help feed her kids. Now, she's bracing for cuts

Millions of people who use the food assistance program SNAP are facing changes: on what food they can buy, how much money they'll receive or even if they'll still qualify for the program.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (R) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary at the White House in May, when Kennedy released a Make America Healthy Again Commission report that blamed the rise in chronic illnesses on ultraprocessed foods, chemical exposures, lifestyle factors and excessive use of prescription drugs.

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  • Health

Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
Esther Ngumbi with her parents, Bertha and Harrison — both teachers. They were determined to give an education not only to their son but to their four daughters — even though neighbors told Harrison not to spent money on school for his daughters since they'd grow up, marry and leave the family.

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  • Global Health

People told my dad not to bother educating his 4 daughters. He didn't listen

On Father's Day, Esther Ngumbi thinks of the sacrifices her Kenyan dad made to ensure that not only his son but his four daughters got an education. He'd say, "I choose to educate you, my girls."

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Esther Ndumi Ngumbi

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  • Health

Advice for trying GLP-1 drugs for weight loss from a doctor who's been there

Former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler says the new weight-loss drugs are a powerful tool to fight obesity. But they come with pitfalls. Here's his tips for how to use them successfully.

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Muraskin
meeting getting ready to begin

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  • Mental Health

Applications for 2025 opioid abatement funds due June 18

The Georgia Department of Behavioral and Developmental Disabilities today announced the first round of $50 million in opioid abatement funds has been distributed, and its online portal is open to applications.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A group of medical experts that advise the CDC largely determine which vaccines people should receive, what gets covered by insurance and which shots are made available free of charge to millions of low-income children.

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  • Health

RFK Jr. overhauled the CDC's vaccine panel. Here's what it does and why it matters

It plays a big role in deciding which vaccines kids and adults get routinely, what's covered by insurance and which shots are made available free to low-income kids.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Godoy

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  • Mental Health

Atlanta clinic uses noninvasive, nontraditional therapy like ketamine for mental health conditions

Serenity Mental Health Center in Sandy Springs is offering patients transcranial magnetic stimulation, a non-invasive treatment that uses magnetic fields to stimulate the brain.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Global Health

An AIDS orphan, a pastor and his frantic search for the meds that keep her alive

In the wake of U.S. aid cuts, Pastor Billy is reminded of his twin sister's death from AIDS. He doesn't want 9-year-old Diana, who's HIV-positive, to meet the same fate.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel,
  • Rebecca Davis,
  • and 1 more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during his Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing.

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  • Health

RFK Jr. sent Congress 'medical disinformation' to defend COVID vaccine schedule change

A document circulated to members of Congress misinterprets studies and cites debunked research, scientists say. It could influence congressional perceptions of vaccine safety.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Jackie Fortiér
The Department of Health and Human Services notified 400 laid off CDC workers on Wednesday that their reduction in force had been "revoked."

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  • Investigations

More than 400 CDC staff may be called back to work after being laid off in April

Laid off workers were told their notices of an upcoming reduction in force were "revoked." Officials didn't explain why HHS appeared to be restoring hundreds of jobs it previously called duplicative.

June 12, 2025
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By:
  • Chiara Eisner
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picked eight new members for a panel that helps set national vaccine policies.

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  • Health

RFK Jr. names new slate of vaccine advisers after purging CDC panel

Two days after firing vaccine experts who help set the nation's immunization policies, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked eight successors for the CDC panel.

June 12, 2025
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  • Will Stone and
  • Pien Huang
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