Health Care
‘Designer Xanax’ designated Schedule I controlled substance in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WOWK) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said on Monday that bromazolam, also known as "Designer Xanax," has...
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Promising vaccine may prevent certain cancers from returning
An experimental cancer vaccine has shown promising results in keeping pancreatic and colorectal cancers from coming back. In a clinical...
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Copycat Ozempic, Mounjaro proliferate even in postshortage era
Copycat versions of popular drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro have continued to proliferate in a postshortage era, with some experts...
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Texas declares measles outbreak over after 762 confirmed cases
Texas health officials on Monday declared the measles outbreak that began in West Texas earlier this year is now over...
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Fewer Americans than ever confident in food safety regulations: Gallup
Confidence in the government's ability to ensure food safety in the U.S. has hit a new low — a drop...
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Senate Democrat rips Costco for ‘refusing to sell’ abortion pills
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) hammered Costco on Friday for appeasing "far-right extremists," after the retailer said earlier this week that...
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Inside the fight to stop US from destroying $10M of contraceptives
Lawmakers and activists in Europe and the United States are scrambling to stop the State Department from destroying nearly $10...
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RFK Jr.: ‘I am not running for president in 2028’
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said on Friday that he is not running for president...
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Costco will not sell abortion medication at pharmacies
Costco Wholesale Corporation will not dispense the abortion medication mifepristone at its pharmacies. The wholesaler did not immediately respond...
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4 dead as Legionnaires’ disease continues to spread in NYC
(WPIX) – A fourth person has died amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem, health officials in New York...
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