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Orlando Sentinel - Health

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Trump team's use of arcane budget rule threatens Medicaid coverage

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A federal policy is complicating how organizations battle the opioid crisis

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Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration

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What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola

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A fungus that can cause severe infections is spreading across US. Doctors explain risks

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Patients wary of governments, companies pushing AI as a rural healthcare solution

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Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed

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Drug prices have declined sharply, and Trump is taking credit. The reason behind the drop is complex

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A Navy family moved into military housing, then started getting sick

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The CDC has zombie programs. Congress funds them, but few people are left to do the work

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Catering business is lone Central Florida venue shut down after health inspections last week

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US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

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Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country's worst with over 2,300 dead

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Opt-out testing for hepatitis C seen as key to fighting disease

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Same knee surgery, twice the price: Hospital monopolies push up healthcare costs

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A tiny fish's behavior suggests aging may happen in stages, Stanford study finds

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As federal protections fade, disabled Americans fear a return to institutions

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Congo's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province

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Earlier lifeline for rural hospitals faces test under 'Big Beautiful' law

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Trump's vaccine plan would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago

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Congo's Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, WHO chief says

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Rise in US preteen suicide rate alarms mental health experts

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Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line

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The newest federally recognized tribe wants better healthcare. It may be on its own

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Doctors say Trump's vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids

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6 Central Florida restaurants shut down after health inspections last week

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FACT FOCUS: Trump makes false claims as he signs order urging revisions around childhood vaccines

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Florida pediatricians denounce Trump vaccine order

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Pediatricians and health departments sidestep Trump's CDC on vaccine guidance

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Wildfire smoke is now the primary pollutant affecting pregnancy, study shows

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Congo says 2,000 people have died in history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak

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Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups' guidance

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Trump officials propose new scrutiny of food additives and ingredients

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WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared

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Taylor Farms recalls jalapeno products over salmonella concerns

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Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections

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This teen once suffered hundreds of seizures a day. Now he can walk thanks to an experimental drug.

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Profs and Pints: Psychedelics' emerging role in therapy

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Foodborne illnesses are rising. What not to eat right now.

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One man works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and he's doing it unpaid

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School backpack overload: Heavy bags can strain kids' bodies

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Severely ill prisoners granted early release are left stuck behind bars

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AI is being used to boost Medicaid enrollment, but not without concerns

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'This is revolutionary': New guidelines take aim at a syndrome impacting nearly 90% of US adults

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Medical marijuana is legal in Florida. Why is a paramedic being punished?

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Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had hysterectomy due to labeling error

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US sees a big jump in nausea cases among frequent marijuana users in the hospital

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Jalapeños linked to a US salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributor

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Congo monitors nearly 200 boat passengers after a traveler dies with Ebola-like symptoms

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Leave it: Dog trainers help pets avoid venomous snakes

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Violence repeatedly erupts at dementia care facilities despite warnings, inspections show

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New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine

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People with disabilities fear service cuts as Trump's DOJ questions legal protections

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Hospice's bad reputation amid fraud crisis will hurt patients, industry experts warn

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Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root

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1 Central Florida restaurant shut down after health inspections last week

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Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions

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US moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures

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15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says

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Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency

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WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay

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Biking to work: Tips to get started, stay safe and look presentable when you arrive

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Abortion drug law in Louisiana heightens hemorrhage risk for pregnant patients

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Nurses chase cyclospora, aided by interviews, fast-food receipts — and the messy details

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Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges

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'The world's sanitarium': How Colorado's history is tied to tuberculosis

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Florida has 12 of the best hospitals in the United States

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How desert hospitals treat heat stroke before it's too late

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Michigan reports the first 2 US deaths related to a diarrhea-causing parasite

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Clean bills of health: Which Central Florida restaurants had perfect inspections in July?

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