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News Articles: Health

This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan. 5, 2024, shows different views of a Busseto charcuterie sampler with prosciutto, sweet sopressata and dry coppa.

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  • Food

Charcuterie sold at Costco and Sam's Club is being linked to a salmonella outbreak

The CDC says there have been at least 47 illnesses across 22 states tied to the outbreak, which officials believe is linked to charcuterie meat trays sold at the two wholesale stores.

January 19, 2024
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
McAlester Regional Health Center's administrative offices in McAlester, Oklahoma.

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  • Health

In this Oklahoma town, almost everyone knows someone who's been sued by the hospital

U.S. hospitals face growing scrutiny over aggressive debt collection tactics. At one community hospital, few patients get financial aid when they can't afford to pay. Many more are taken to court.

January 19, 2024
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By:
  • Mitchell Black and
  • Noam Levey
A two-paper investigation published in <em>The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health</em> finds that pediatric care for nonwhite children is universally worse across the United States.

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  • Children's Health

Kids of color get worse health care across the board in the U.S., research finds

From neonatal and primary care to emergency medicine, kids got lower-quality care than their white peers, researchers found. Disparities include longer waits and less pain medication for broken bones.

January 18, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
Apple says the ability to measure blood oxygen levels will no longer be available on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 models, after the tech giant's loss in a patent case.

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  • Technology

Apple Watch users are losing a popular health app after court's ruling in patent case

The ability to measure blood oxygen levels is dropping from the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. Apple is making the change to comply with a ruling by the International Trade Commission.

January 18, 2024
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
Drug price hikes appear to be moderate this year, with some drug prices falling.

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  • Health

What to know about January's annual drug price hikes

Spoiler: There are some decreases this year, too. Here's an overview of the changing prices and what to make of them.

January 18, 2024
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

Research shows U.S. children of color get worse health care across the board

New research finds that from neonatal care — to primary care — to emergency medicine, children from racial and ethnic minorities face disparities in the quality of care they receive.

January 18, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
June O'neal yells an offer of cold weather shelter toward a homeless encampment by the Ocmulgee River in Macon.

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  • Health

In Macon, communities struggle to bring the unhoused in from the cold

June O'Neal leads the local coalition of homeless service providers. But sometimes the offer of those needed services isn't heeded.

January 17, 2024
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Some researchers say restraint and seclusion of children can cause long-lasting trauma and escalate negative behaviors.

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  • Children's Health

'I'm not safe here': Schools ignore federal rules on restraint and seclusion

Federal officials have long warned that restraint and seclusion in schools can be dangerous and traumatizing for children, but school districts often fail to report incidents as required by law.

January 17, 2024
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By:
  • Fred Clasen-Kelly
Students from Launch Charter School march on Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 2 last year in Brooklyn, NY.

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  • Children's Health

'Say Something' tip line in schools flags gun violence threats, study finds

A new study in Pediatrics shows that an anonymous tip line for students is catching some gun threats before they can escalate. It is part of an effort to treat gun violence as a public health problem.

January 17, 2024
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
This picture taken on Oct. 31, 2023, shows a man smoking a cigarette in Sundbyberg, near Stockholm, Sweden. The WHO has issued a new report on global tobacco use, finding rates are going down.

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  • Global Health

Tobacco use is going down globally, but not as much as hoped, the WHO says

In 2022, there were about 1.25 billion tobacco users ages 15 and older, down from 1.36 billion in 2000. But countries around the world had set a bigger goal.

January 17, 2024
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By:
  • James Doubek
hurricane damage

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  • Climate

STUDY: Poor communities wait longer to have power restored after extreme weather events

A study of over 500 counties in the Southeast finds that communities with higher than average poverty and unemployment rates wait much longer to get their power back after major storms, but more research is necessary to understand why. 

January 16, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Christina Applegate at the 75th Emmy Awards.

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  • Television

An emotional Christina Applegate receives a standing ovation at the Emmys

The Dead to Me actor made a rare public appearance Monday night, after announcing she was diagnosed with MS.

January 16, 2024
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
Former U.S.President Donald Trump speaks during the 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses at Horizon Events Center in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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  • Health

What would a second Trump presidency look like for health care?

The former president is reviving campaign promises to undo Obamacare, an idea that fizzled during his first time in office. Based on his record, here's what else he might do in health policy.

January 16, 2024
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By:
  • Julie Rovner
Maribel Martinez shops the produce section at King Sooper's in Boulder, Colo., the day after picking up her Fruit & Veg coupons.

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  • Health

To get fresh vegetables to people who need them, one city puts its soda tax to work

In Boulder, Colorado, officials realized there were many people who needed access to fruits and vegetables but didn't qualify for federal food assistance.

January 16, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
A demonstration at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in 2023. A perennial Davos topic is how to improve the lives of the world's poor.

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  • Global Health

So far it's a grand decade for billionaires, says new report. As for the masses ...

As the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos, the charity Oxfam has issued its annual report on wealth, poverty and inequality. It makes some bold assertions. But there are skeptics.

January 15, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
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