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Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination drive of the year after surge in new cases

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Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination drive of the year after surge in new cases

Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative

Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative

King Charles III says his cancer treatment is being reduced as he promotes benefits of screening

King Charles III says his cancer treatment is being reduced as he promotes benefits of screening

Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill

Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill

Winter virus season so far is not too bad, but doctors worry about suffering to come

Winter virus season so far is not too bad, but doctors worry about suffering to come

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Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildren

Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildren

Promising results emerge from blood tests that screen for 50 cancers at once

Promising results emerge from blood tests that screen for 50 cancers at once

Hunger and makeshift shelters persist in north Caribbean nearly 2 months after Hurricane Melissa

Hunger and makeshift shelters persist in north Caribbean nearly 2 months after Hurricane Melissa

Lawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to ‘professional’ programs list amid uproar

Lawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to ‘professional’ programs list amid uproar

China’s new ‘condom tax’ draws skepticism and worries over health risks

China’s new ‘condom tax’ draws skepticism and worries over health risks

Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

The Senate voted down dueling health proposals. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans

The Senate voted down dueling health proposals. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans

Hundreds are quarantined in South Carolina as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks

Hundreds are quarantined in South Carolina as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks

Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products

Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products

How a rare drug made from scientists’ blood saves babies from botulism

How a rare drug made from scientists’ blood saves babies from botulism

US suicide rate fell in 2024 after hovering at high level

US suicide rate fell in 2024 after hovering at high level

Appeals court rules New Jersey’s medically assisted suicide law is for residents only

Appeals court rules New Jersey’s medically assisted suicide law is for residents only

New York Times, after Trump post, says it won’t be deterred from writing about his health

New York Times, after Trump post, says it won’t be deterred from writing about his health

Denmark will compensate Greenlandic women and girls who were forcibly given contraception

This Wish kid from Fairfax County is officially cancer free

This Wish kid from Fairfax County is officially cancer free

Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail

Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail

Judge orders Georgia to continue hormone therapy for transgender inmates

Judge orders Georgia to continue hormone therapy for transgender inmates

What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?

What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?

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