Measles-stricken New Zealand girl visited Disneyland, other California destinations - Reuters

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 16:07

reuters.com - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops across Southern California earlier this month, possibly…

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Illinois patient's death may be first in U.S. tied to vaping

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 12:56

ctvnews.ca - CHICAGO -- Health officials said Friday that an Illinois patient who contracted a serious lung disease after vaping has died and that they consider it the first death in the United…

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Only a failing government could have come up with the NHI

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 12:33

citizen.co.za - Performance in South Africa’s two-tier health system – the public and the private – has been worsening for some time. Politicians have attempted to attribute the decline in the public…

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The robots are coming for your job, too

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 12:31

clickondetroit.com - (CNN) - The robots. They're coming for your jobs. All of you. Long the prediction of futurists and philosophers, the lived reality of technology replacing human work has been a…

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Kamala Harris Has Nothing to Offer Progressives

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 12:24

truthdig.com - In the latest in a series of reversals, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., announced Tuesday that she would, in fact, be attending a CNN climate forum next month after initially bowing out…

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Ginsburg Completes Radiation Therapy Before Disclosing Cancer Diagnosis

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 12:21

dailycaller.com - The Supreme Court announced Friday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was successfully treated for pancreatic cancer. Friday’s announcement is the second time in recent months the…

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Rural Hospitals Say ‘Medicare For All’ Would End Up 'Closing Our Doors'

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 11:53

wbur.org - Adopting a single-payer government health care program that covers all Americans would force more rural hospitals to close, according to hospital administrators from Texas to Maine.…

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High-blood pressure drug shortage highlights wider problem in Canada

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 10:53

ctvnews.ca - The recent shortage of a medication used to treat high blood pressure and other heart conditions is calling attention to the greater problem of drug shortages in Canada. In July,…

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Athletes are damaging their teeth with energy drinks, study finds

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 09:30

theguardian.com - British Olympic and professional athletes regular use of sports drinks, energy bars and gels could be damaging their teeth, according to a study. Researchers from University College…

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The Challenges of Breastfeeding as a Black Person

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 08:40

aclu.org - The fight to protect individual choices about reproductive care, including breastfeeding, is an ongoing battle. The central lesson of the reproductive justice movement is that choice means…

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