Public Health
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How doctors are using Google’s new AI models for health care
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, speaks on artificial intelligence during a Bruegel think tank conference in Brussels, Belgium,…
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Moderna, Merck cancer vaccine reduces risk of skin cancer returning
An exterior view of Moderna’s clinical manufacturing facility. David L. Ryan | Boston Globe | Getty Images Moderna and Merck‘s…
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Rift Over When to Use N95s Puts Health Workers at Risk Again
Three years after more than 3,600 health workers died of covid-19, occupational safety experts warn that those on the front…
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Vertex nonopioid painkiller posts positive midstage trial results
A sign hangs in front of the world headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston on Oct. 23, 2019. Brian Snyder…
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El condado de Los Angeles ofrece terapia virtual gratuita de salud mental para estudiantes
LOS ANGELES – Las escuelas públicas del condado de Los Angeles han puesto en marcha una ambiciosa iniciativa para ofrecer…
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Republicans Once Championed Public Health. What Happened?
It wasn’t that long ago that Republicans were all-in on boosting public health spending. “The highest investment priority in Washington…
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As Foundation for ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis Cracks, Fallout Spreads
When Angelo Quinto’s family learned that officials blamed his 2020 death on “excited delirium,” a term they had never heard…
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Millions in Opioid Settlement Funds Sit Untouched as Overdose Deaths Rise
Nearly a year after Montana began receiving millions of dollars to invest in efforts to combat the opioid crisis, much…
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Weight gain after stopping Eli Lilly’s new obesity treatment should help, not hurt the stock
Some Eli Lilly investors appear concerned about clinical trial data that showed patients regained weight after they stopped taking the…
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Gun Violence Is a Plague. Could Medicaid Help?
To tackle America’s gun problem, a growing number of states are allowing Medicaid dollars to fund community-based violence programs intended…
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