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The Food and Drug Administration is taking the first step toward implementing a rule about the role flavors, including menthol, play in attracting users to certain tobacco products, CNBC reported. The agency is publishing an advanced […]

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The number of uninsured Americans in 2017 marked its largest increase in one year since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansion. The number of Americans who do not have health insurance rose […]

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ObamaCare is showing its resilience after a year where in which it took a beating but survived. A surprisingly high number of people signed up under the law in the enrollment period that ended last […]

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A new study shows that black people die from cocaine overdoses almost as much as white people die from prescription opioid overdoses. At certain periods, the overdose death numbers were almost equal. In the period […]

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New report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that abortion rates in the United States have dropped to historic lows. Data from all 50 states have been analyzed. The numbers indicate […]

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More than half a million women and girls in the United States are either victims of female genital mutilation or are at risk of being subjected to it, last estimations show. Sudan, Somalia and Sierra […]

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The cost of the opioid epidemic was about $504 billion in 2015, approximately six times higher than other studies from previous years, newly released analysis from the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) shows, […]

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Unannounced policy enacted in August allows people with a history of “self-mutilation,” bipolar disorder, depression and drug and alcohol abuse to apply to serve in the U.S. Army. The news about the decision comes while the […]

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After 15 years of no real change, the rate for gun deaths in the United States has increased for the second straight year. Government report indicates that about two-thirds of gun deaths are suicides and […]

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President Donald Trump would use the Republican Party’s tax bill to repeal ObamaCare’s individual mandate, his tweets indicate. However, the tax reform bill will not include a repeal of ObamaCare’s individual mandate, sources told The […]

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ObamaCare faces new crucial period starting on Wednesday after it survived nearly ten months of repeal attempts with Republicans in full control of Washington. Millions of Americans will get a chance to shop for health […]

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President Donald Trump said Monday that Obamacare is “gone”, but encouraged both Republicans and Democrats to work together on finding a short-term fix for the law. He urged Senator Lamar Alexander, who is also the […]

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The executive order President Donald Trump is expected to sign this week would enable people to purchase cheaper health insurance policies. The order on ObamaCare would also loosen regulations, though precise details of the measure […]

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President Donald Trump allegedly told wealthy GOP donors on Saturday night that he would continue to pursue the ObamaCare repeal, despite hurdles he has encountered. The president made the announcement during a speech he delivered […]

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A women’s reproductive health clinic in Texas is offering free abortions for those affected by Hurricane Harvey, and at least 74 women have signed up so far, The Dallas Morning News reported. Austin-based Whole Woman’s Health has raised […]

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