Public Health
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Toxic Gas That Sterilizes Medical Devices Prompts Safety Rule Update
Over the past two years, Madeline Beal has heard frustration and even bewilderment during public meetings about ethylene oxide, a…
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Readers Call on Congress to Bolster Medicare and Fix Loopholes in Health Policy
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity…
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Hacking at UnitedHealth Unit Cripples a Swath of the US Health System: What to Know
Darius Tahir Early in the morning of Feb. 21, Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans that plays a…
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Bathroom Bills Are Back — Broader and Stricter — In Several States
Republican lawmakers in several states have resurrected and expanded the fight over whether transgender people may use bathrooms and other…
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California Takes Up White House Call to Toughen Gun Storage Rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers are weighing a pitch from the White House for states to toughen gun storage rules…
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Oprah is leaving WeightWatchers board, giving away all her stock
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023. …
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The Supreme Court Confronts a Public Health Challenge: Homeless Encampments
Homelessness is a soaring public health crisis, with a record 653,000 unhoused people in the United States, according to federal…
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Liver disease is newest weight loss drug use
Image of a healthy liver not ravaged by fatty liver disease. BSIP | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague…
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California Lawsuit Spotlights Broad Legal Attack on Anti-Bias Training in Health Care
Ronnie Cohen Los Angeles anesthesiologist Marilyn Singleton was outraged about a California requirement that every continuing medical education course include…
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Say That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary
It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called his father, who was 94 when he…
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