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Orlando Sentinel - Health

Florida lawmakers reach deal to reverse HIV drug cuts, step up oversight of spending

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Blood moonshot: Pitt researchers' artificial, shelf-stable platelets are a major step forward for trauma care

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Spotting a deadly melanoma often takes a handheld device. Does your doctor have one?

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FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

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When should you get a mammogram? Conflicting advice makes it hard to know

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Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment

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Florida is becoming a hotbed for reversing biological age

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Florida revives case against nurse tied to patient death, hours after Orlando Sentinel report

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Tiny patients, big fight: NICU parents win leave in 2 states and push for more

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Residents burn an Ebola center in Congo as fear and anger grow over the outbreak

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Shifting attitudes on menopause drive lawmakers to push for new protections

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A new Medicare option for weight loss drugs: What older Americans should know

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Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type

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Health inspections shut down 3 Central Florida restaurants last week

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What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebola causing an outbreak in Congo

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Trump and Kennedy seek to relax safeguards for AI healthcare tools

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Cherokee Nation integrates culture into new treatment center built with opioid settlement funds

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US health officials order quarantine for 2 passengers from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak

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Trump demands Medicaid data for deportation. Some states go a step further

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Affordable Care Act enrollment projected to plunge by 5 million as costs spike, analysis shows

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FDA blocked melanoma drug as confusion reigned under Makary

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WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead

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The Ebola outbreak in Congo went unnoticed for weeks. This is what we know

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Colorado Supreme Court orders Children's Hospital to restart gender-affirming care

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Ebola and hantavirus have Africa talking 'health sovereignty' as donor support fades

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Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120

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Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations

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Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection

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Health advice is all over social media. Here's how to vet claims

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Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks

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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

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France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses

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That discount at the pharmacy counter may pack hidden costs

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Her heart stopped after giving birth. Now, she's warning others about blood clots during pregnancy

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When the helpers 'feel helpless': First responders get a boost in mental health support

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What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases and deaths rise

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6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

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The world's reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID

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Saving lives by changing lives: The next frontier in suicide prevention

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France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak

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FDA chief's resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation's health department

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The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for care

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Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud

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This man can plug his brain into a computer. He's trying to help turn science fiction into reality

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How a legal challenge over gender dysphoria became a fight for disability rights

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Health inspections shut down 5 Central Florida restaurants last week

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Federal prosecutors seek NYU hospital information on gender-affirming care for children

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Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups

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Often-maligned 'mommy brain' isn't a bad thing, emerging research suggests

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Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV

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When natural disasters strike, another crisis hits those recovering from opioid addiction

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'A nightmare to think about.' Driving behavior may be early warning sign of dementia

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French hantavirus patient is critically ill, on an artificial lung as total cases grow to 11

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A crisis of conscience spurred this Christian IVF doctor's career pivot

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Alzheimer's deaths increase as population ages, lifespans increase

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Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years

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Princess Cruises ship with more than 100 sick from norovirus arrives to Port Canaveral

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3 passengers, French and American, test positive or have symptoms of hantavirus after evacuation

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Over 100 people get norovirus on cruise ship from Fort Lauderdale

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Florida AG says surrogacy is human trafficking, with big implications for families

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Plane carrying Spanish passengers from hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship leaves for Madrid

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A 'barbaric' problem in American hospitals is only getting bigger

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New Jersey says 2 residents were 'potentially exposed' to hantavirus on an airplane

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What we don't know about the hantavirus outbreak as the cruise ship nears Spanish territory

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'Gas station heroin' can be deadly, but it's just a mouse click away

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Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands

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Agency will move forward with plans to propose weakening some Biden-era PFAS limits, official says

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FDA's new playbook: Lots of media announcements but not much rulemaking

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'Demand is growing:' Florida lab ramps up stem-cell production

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They're in remission, but their medical bills aren't: Cancer survivors navigate soaring costs

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Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality

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Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease

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Study reveals potential link between 'forever chemicals' and childhood leukemia

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Your new therapist: Chatty, leaky and hardly human

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3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak

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Health inspections shut down 2 Central Florida restaurants last week

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Medigap premiums leap, and consumers have few alternatives

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Why the workouts of Formula 1 drivers might help computer users with 'tech neck'

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Investigation delves into how Tampa Bay plant vented toxic gas for years

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Abortion pill rulings bring the issue back to the forefront in a midterm election year

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Inside the cruise ship at the center of a rare hantavirus outbreak

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Does frequent worship lead to better mental health? Often, but not always, experts say

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Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies

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'I intend to stay on it forever.' Along with rapid weight loss, patients see other benefits and risks of GLP-1 drugs

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What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak

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A cruise ship is waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus

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

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Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, and some experts worry about future illnesses

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Law student gives part of her liver to 4-year-old in 'living donor' operation

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Japan awakens to Radio Taiso exercise tradition. One face of the country's longevity

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'They just want to get it done:' More Florida women turn to mail-order pills for abortions

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Novo obesity shot Wegovy helped alcoholics drink less in study

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Meet Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's new surgeon general nominee

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New federal Medicaid rules require one month of work. Some states demand more

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Three new measles cases reported in South Florida; state still ranks fourth in U.S.

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Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination. New pick is radiologist Nicole Saphier

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Trump administration appeals court order in effort to cut vaccine recommendations for kids

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