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Georgia launches Medicaid expansion in closely watched test of work requirements
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you.
Jun 30, 2023 9:25 AM
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Parents of transgender youth are suing to block Georgia's gender-affirming care ban
ATLANTA (AP) — Parents of four transgender children have filed a lawsuit challenging a Georgia law set to take effect Saturday that bans most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18.
Jun 30, 2023 8:45 AM
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Want a more accurate number of Canada's homeless population? Try counting health data
HALIFAX — A new method for counting homeless people is offering a clearer look at the magnitude of the social issue, with preliminary results indicating the country's homeless population could be three times higher than current estimates.
Jun 30, 2023 8:05 AM
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Medical credit cards may lead patients to overpay for their health care, Democrats warn
NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democratic senators is asking the nation's consumer finance watchdog to take action against medical credit cards such as CareCredit, saying use of these cards can result in patients paying much more for their medical care t
Jun 30, 2023 7:52 AM
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B.C. health authority issues drug alert after benzodiazepines found in vape juice
CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A British Columbia health authority has issued a public warning after it says benzodiazepines were detected in vape juice sold in Chilliwack, B.C.
Jun 30, 2023 6:02 AM
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Cheaper competition for Humira is hitting the market, but savings will depend on your insurance
Patients who take the autoimmune disease treatment Humira may see some price relief when several lower-cost, biosimilar versions of the AbbVie drug reach the U.S. market in July.
Jun 30, 2023 1:01 AM
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Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors
VANCOUVER — Sukinder Mangat has been waiting 11 years for a kidneytransplant while enduring dialysis three times a week as part of a routine that leaves him exhausted, worried and unable to work.
Jun 30, 2023 1:00 AM
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Opioids aren't effective in treating neck, lower back pain, study says
Opioids should not be prescribed to treat acute neck and lower back pain, new research suggests.
Jun 30, 2023 1:00 AM
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In rural India, summer's heat can be deadly. Ambulance crews see the toll up close
BANPUR, India (AP) — Siren blaring, Sunil Kumar Naik's ambulance tore across a dry and rocky countryside blasted by dangerous midday heat, rushing to check on a vomiting and dizzy 30-year-old man with possible heat stroke.
Jun 29, 2023 8:06 PM
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Mexico acknowledges 112 heat-related deaths so far this year, almost triple the figures in 2022
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican health authorities say there have been at least 112 heat-related deaths so far this year, acknowledging the deadliness of a recent heat wave that the president previously said was being overblown by alarmist journalists.
Jun 29, 2023 7:16 PM
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