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Pharmacists call for medicine review program to be expanded
When fire brigade officer Colin O’Rourke left hospital after a heart procedure, he ended up on 32 different medications. Not all of them agreed with him. “When I got home, I felt that the meds were having adverse side effects … I was suffering from nausea and vomiting,” he said. “I ended up back in [hospital] and spent the…
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Opioid Overdose Deaths: National Trends and Variation by Demographics and States
Since the opioid epidemic was declared a public health emergency in 2017, it has claimed more than half a million lives. While the epidemic was initially driven by prescription opioids and heroin, it has evolved in recent years, to be dominated by illicit synthetic fentanyl—a substance significantly more potent than morphine. By 2023, most counterfeit opioid pills contained a deadly…
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ChatGPT Health fails critical emergency and suicide safety tests
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: ChatGPT Health, a widely used consumer artificial intelligence (AI) tool that provides health guidance directly to the public-including advice about how urgently to seek medical care-may fail to direct users appropriately to emergency care in a…
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More At-Risk Californians Find Housing and Get Access to Medical and Other Care thanks to More Than $284 Million in Investments This Decade by Health Net
More At-Risk Californians Find Housing and Get Access to Medical and Other Care thanks to More Than $284 Million in Investments This Decade by Health Net From 2020 to 2025, Health Net’s investments have fueled community-based programs to expand access to medical, behavioral, wellness and social services for Medi-Cal members SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Health Net, one of California’s…
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Few doctors have seen it before
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: At around 2 a.m., 7-year-old twin brothers arrived at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Both had a fever, a cough, a rash, pink eye, and cold symptoms. The boys sat in one waiting room and then…
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Cost, how it works, and who it’s good for
Feb. 23, 2026, 4:12 p.m. ET Traditionally, if you wanted prescription medication for weight loss, hair regrowth, or erectile dysfunction, you had to make an appointment with your doctor. Needless to say, that isn’t always a convenient — or comfortable — conversation to have. Enter: Hims, a telehealth company geared specifically towards men’s concerns. Hims makes it easier and more…
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‘We heard from patients’: New Mexico lawmakers put spotlight on health care | Legislature | New Mexico Legislative Session
New Mexico lawmakers’ efforts to make health care more accessible and more affordable claimed the spotlight in the state Capitol during this year’s legislative session. “We heard from family members and constituents; we heard from patients; we heard from providers coming into this session that more needed to be done,” said House Speaker Javier Martínez, an Albuquerque Democrat. “We have…
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As More Americans Embrace Anxiety Treatment, MAHA Derides Medications
After a grueling year of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to treat breast cancer, Sadia Zapp was anxious — not the manageable hum that had long been part of her life, but something deeper, more distracting. “Every little ache, like my knee hurts,” she said, made her worry that “this is the end of the road for me.” So Zapp, a…
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Esky native runs hometown chiropractic after training at top school | News, Sports, Jobs
In a room where she performs chiropractic adjustments on toddlers (on the giraffe table at left) and infants (on the rainforest table at right), Dr. Deno holds a pillow meant to fit a pregnant woman’s belly. She adjusts people of all ages. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press) ESCANABA — A local chiropractor known for having a family focus and…
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Study finds most YouTube advice on morning sickness lacks scientific evidence and some may pose risks
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: New research shows pregnant women seeking morning sickness relief on YouTube often encounter advice with limited evidence, raising concerns about safety, trust, and the growing role of digital health information in pregnancy care. Study: YouTube as…
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