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Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

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Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

Hair bonnets put to the test to find the best

Hair bonnets put to the test to find the best

Why your wallet may have to open wider for health insurance

Why your wallet may have to open wider for health insurance

Pfizer sues to stop rival bid for drugmaker Metsera by Denmark’s Novo Nordisk

Pfizer sues to stop rival bid for drugmaker Metsera by Denmark’s Novo Nordisk

FDA restricts use of kids’ fluoride supplements citing emerging health risks

FDA restricts use of kids’ fluoride supplements citing emerging health risks

Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown

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Super greens powder supplements sold at Sam’s Club linked to salmonella outbreak

Super greens powder supplements sold at Sam’s Club linked to salmonella outbreak

Daylight saving time ends: Fall back without losing sleep

Daylight saving time ends: Fall back without losing sleep

FDA says drugmakers have recalled a blood pressure medicine tainted with a cancer-causing chemical

FDA says drugmakers have recalled a blood pressure medicine tainted with a cancer-causing chemical

Federal judge in Hawaii rules FDA violated the law by restricting access to abortion medication

Federal judge in Hawaii rules FDA violated the law by restricting access to abortion medication

New deaths and illnesses reported in listeria outbreak tied to recalled pasta meals

New deaths and illnesses reported in listeria outbreak tied to recalled pasta meals

Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program

Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program

Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood

Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood

Senate hearing for Trump’s surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor

Senate hearing for Trump’s surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor

How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll

How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Fairfax Co. students say mental health is getting better, though concerns remain

Fairfax Co. students say mental health is getting better, though concerns remain

Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don’t want children

Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don’t want children

Federal health officials push effort to spur cheaper biotech drugs

Federal health officials push effort to spur cheaper biotech drugs

DC sickle cell treatment center sees funding boost

DC sickle cell treatment center sees funding boost

How to keep your kid out of the emergency room on Halloween night

How to keep your kid out of the emergency room on Halloween night

‘Digital masculinity’ bombarding teen boys with content, stereotypes of ‘what it means to be a man’

‘Digital masculinity’ bombarding teen boys with content, stereotypes of ‘what it means to be a man’

Federal shutdown leaves Maryland family struggling amid cancer battle

Federal shutdown leaves Maryland family struggling amid cancer battle

Sewage backup floods Anacostia High School basement, cafeteria

Sewage backup floods Anacostia High School basement, cafeteria

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