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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health

CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients

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The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

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Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, poll finds

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Six hospitals in San Diego County make honor roll for substance use treatment

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FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting outrage from conservatives

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A student 'womb service' works covertly to deliver contraception at a Catholic college

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It's time to get a flu vaccination. Here's who needs one and why

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Maine clinics also hit by cuts that targeted Planned Parenthood plan to halt primary care

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New study builds evidence of immune system's role in ALS

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States target ultraprocessed foods in bipartisan push

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Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown

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Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump

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One path to kick-starting a healthier lifestyle: Start small

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Insurance company repeatedly denied her medical claim, then AI delivered victory

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All the News That's Fit: Vaccine by floss, elimination estimation and a close-up look at pores

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What you eat and drink can contribute to your hair loss

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A drug made from marijuana reduced back pain in a large study

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President's Tylenol statements make more work for already-busy doctors

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Listeria found in Walmart meatball meals may be linked to deadly fettuccine outbreak

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As the Trump administration and states push health data sharing, familiar challenges surface

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States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit

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Democrats spotlight their demand for restored health insurance subsidies in budget stalemate

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Scripps Health plans to add third tower at La Jolla, eventually close Green Hospital

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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut

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Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns

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Biden offered health insurance access to DACA immigrants. Trump took it away

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Trump's touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it

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Trump's Tylenol and vaccine warnings leave some pregnant women concerned, others angry

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Scientists rebuke Trump's Tylenol-autism claim, stress fever is bigger danger in pregnancy

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'Nightmare bacteria' cases are increasing in the US

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They've dropped the weight. But what about the skin?

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All the News That's Fit: Eating for sleep, a survey of senses, and the odds of unusual death

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What happens if you drink from a plastic water bottle left in a hot car

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Here's what dietitians recommend for healthy high-protein meals

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Trump's unfounded claims heap new stress on household brand name Tylenol

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Deaths prompt state lawmakers to consider new hyperbaric oxygen therapy rules

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As AI enters exam rooms, states step up oversight

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Projected surge in uninsured will strain local health systems

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New vaccination recommendation appears to clear way for COVID shots without prescription

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Kennedy's vaccine advisers change COVID shot guidance, calling them an individual choice

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Rady Children's continues gender-affirming care program amid national pullback

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Trump administration to close Miami organ donation group it calls 'failing'

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Why are more older people dying after falls?

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Texas has a new abortion pill law. But at least one provider plans to keep shipping them there

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Without insurance, immigrant patients may face unregulated 'medical deportation'

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Kennedy's advisory panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines

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West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting

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FDA proposes ban on Orange B, a food dye not used for decades

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Deadly disease caused by blood-sucking insects spreading in US, CDC says

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Trump's Medicaid cuts were aimed at 'able-bodied adults.' Hospitals say kids will be hurt

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Fact check: RFK Jr. said 'everybody can get' a COVID vaccine. Is that true?

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Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health

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RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot for children

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FDA takes aim at Hims & Hers, weight loss drugs in new advertising blitz

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Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are 7 tips to help

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All the News That's Fit: Ultrasound introductions, attacks on cancer and flauta binges

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A small change in how you walk may help curb your knee pain

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As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds

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Kennedy's vaccine committee plans to vote on COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox shots

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Youth mental health challenges keep mounting 2 years after Maui wildfires

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Drug company, patients bond riding the surf. 'I just like to feel the wind in my face, too.'

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States are taking steps to ease access to COVID-19 vaccines as they await federal recommendation

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Many Black, Latino people can't get opioid addiction med. Medicaid cuts may make it harder

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Mira Mesa care facility owner charged with elder abuse

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San Diego's legislative delegation probing Palomar's loss of $50 million grant

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West Nile virus footprint expands in San Diego County

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He built Michigan's Medicaid work requirement system. Now he's warning other states

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Taming chronic pain is hard. An experimental approach shows promise.

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Ultraprocessed diet decreases male sex hormones, new study suggests

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Do food expiration dates really matter?

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All the News That's Fit: Robotic drug delivery, redhead pain threshhold and sneezing at sunlight

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Another New Hampshire man gets a pig kidney as transplant trials are poised to start

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Lawsuit alleges patient died after more than 10-hour delay in getting CT scan

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States move to protect vaccines in the face of attempts to remove mandates

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Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump's biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skeptics

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WHO chief says the mpox outbreak in Africa is no longer a global health emergency

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What polls show about Americans' views on childhood vaccine mandates

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Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing

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Washington, Oregon and California governors form a health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration

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Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates

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State rescinds $50M grant awarded to Palomar Health for mental health hospital

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American kids are less likely to reach adulthood than foreign peers

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Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in the Southern US

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This 92-year-old sprinter has the muscle cells of someone in their 20s

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All the News That's Fit: Aging brain power, spaghetti feasting and a look back at insulin breakthrough

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How to find the right medical rehab services

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Mediterranean diet reduces diabetes risk, study shows

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What new limits on student borrowing could mean for San Diego doctors, patients and care

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North County still lacks promised mental health hospitals, forcing hundreds to go elsewhere

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County to pursue behavioral health campus in San Diego's Midway District

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Nonalcoholic beer and mocktails can help people stay sober or drink less, but are not for everyone

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Trump administration tells states to remove references to 'gender ideology' from sex ed materials

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Fire departments concerned about cancer risks are buying gear that is free of forever chemicals

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What to know about a Texas bill to let residents sue out-of-state abortion pill providers

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With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency's lost work

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CDC gets new acting director as leadership turmoil leaves agency reeling

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First peer-reviewed study of Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis finds link between water pollution and toxic gas in air

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Salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs has sickened 95 people since January

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Why getting a COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be more complicated this year

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FDA approves updated Pfizer COVID shots but limits access for some kids and adults

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