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Orlando Sentinel - Health

Cyclospora outbreak followed years of declining FDA foreign inspections

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Medicare's paying less for cataract surgery. Eye doctors are turning to lucrative lasers

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My husband was kicked out of hospice for dying too slowly

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The 'nightmare days' of Minnesota's 1946 polio epidemic

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Plastic leaves its traces in unexpected places — like your dentist's office

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Endometriosis can elude diagnosis for years: What to know about the disease

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Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care

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This summer's COVID spread: How the symptoms have changed

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Trump and Kennedy's health industry deals haven't been enforced and are at risk of vanishing

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Mice may drive Lyme disease more than deer

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Some states raise pay for home caregivers as shortage looms

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High fertility costs push Americans abroad for IVF treatment

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5 challenges Congo faces in containing its fast-moving Ebola outbreak

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Take your blood to the bank (please)

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This vaccine reduces risk of melanoma coming back. Can it work for other cancers?

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Trump puts autistic kids in the spotlight and cuts agencies built to protect them

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Drive for nuclear power boosts uranium industry — and tribal health concerns in Southwest

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Locally acquired dengue fever case reported in Orange County

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Congo's Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000

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Tiny chip restores reading to people with age-related blindness

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Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion

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The Medicare GLP-1 discount has one big catch: Some sick patients don't qualify

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8 Central Florida restaurant shut down after health inspections last week

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

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Schools reopen in Congo's Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers

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Years after he quit smoking, a lung cancer scan saved his life

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Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths

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Mobility tests can tell doctors a lot about how you're aging, but there are many other factors

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Many states cover doula care, but access to a 'birthing bestie' is often out of reach

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Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials

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'I'm still here:' Florida patients see early promising results from new pancreatic cancer pill

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She was a pain specialist to top athletes. Her opioid prescribing alarmed the DEA

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Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

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Vending machines with free public health supplies help fight opioid overdoses

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Ebola is still killing in central Africa. These groups are working to save lives

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US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states

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Public hospitals face cutbacks if Florida property taxes are reduced under Amendment 3, report says

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Orange County issues alert for mosquito-borne West Nile virus

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Parents and teachers in Congo urge delay of school resumption as Ebola outbreak rages on

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California and the federal government battle over hospice fraud, as victims lose coverage and care

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Hospitals say they found a tool to help reduce childbirth risks: wristbands

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RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that

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Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells

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FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival

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They trained him for diabetes alerts. Then, this Idaho dog sniffed something worse

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6 Central Florida restaurants shut down last week after health inspections

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How to reset your child's sleep schedule for back-to-school season

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Pennsylvania reports first measles deaths in 35 years

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Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold

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Hospital prepayment requirements add new wrinkles to patients' financial responsibility

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Florida seeks repeal of four required vaccines for schools

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People can sense mental decline, says new research powered by smartwatches

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As the Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis, a mom stricken by it shares her story of hope

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'I wanted the pregnancy. It was just so scary': Personal stories from anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers

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Congo's Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet

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Florida is a major lightning danger zone. Here's how to stay safe from strikes

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The peptide craze has hit Florida hard. What you need to know.

16 days ago

Have trouble sleeping in a new place? Most do because of the first-night effect

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Mexico resumes livestock sales to US under tight controls over screwworm risk

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Congo receives more than 16,000 doses of Ebola vaccine as it grapples with unprecedented outbreak

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Alfalfa sprout linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, health officials say

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Why do farm children tend to avoid asthma and allergies? German team finds key bacteria.

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Abbott Laboratories to pay $670 million to settle cases, claims over its formula for premature babies

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Kennedy's quiet hunt for autism culprits stalls as Trump orders baseless changes to childhood shots

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Alfalfa sprouts linked to food poisoning illnesses in Minnesota and Wisconsin

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She battled rare diseases for 10 years. How she found health and joy

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

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Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine, which has been effective in past outbreaks

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People with disabilities say Medicaid's limits on income stifle career advancement

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Bedbugs can cause people to lose sleep — and blood. Here's what to do about them

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A federal policy is complicating how organizations battle the opioid crisis

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Moderna shares surge after it says its experimental mRNA cancer treatment passed a key test

20 days ago

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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Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers' efforts to contain 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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Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

Obesity drugs show early promise against the hormonal disorder PMOS, giving a suffering family hope

22 days ago

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

22 days ago

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

22 days ago

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

22 days ago

From mice to 'gym rats': Unregulated use of peptides raises alarm among researchers

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

22 days ago

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

25 days ago

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

25 days ago

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

26 days ago

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

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Could GLP-1s curb problem drinking? VA is finding out

26 days ago

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

26 days ago

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

27 days ago

Rise in US preteen suicide rate alarms mental health experts

27 days ago

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

27 days ago

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

27 days ago

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

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