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Thinking about taking a stab at IV therapy? Ask some questions first

By Associated Press’s Tom Murph With promises of speedy recovery from a strenuous workout or a hangover, IV treatment clinics are popping up all ...

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Burns and fireworks injuries: What to do when seconds count this July 4th

When celebrating the Fourth of July, many things might go wrong, from a BBQ explosion to a serious firework injury. When it does, even ...

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RFK Jr.’s made promises about vaccines. Here’s what he’s done as health secretary

By The Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, stated during his Senate confirmation hearings that he would not compromise immunizations. He ...

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WHO expert group fails to find a definitive answer for how COVID-19 began

Written by AP Medical Writer Maria Cheng London (AP) Scientists still don’t know how the biggest health disaster in a century started, according to ...

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Thimerosal: What to know about the preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate

A long-standing controversy surrounding flu shots is being revived by the Trump administration’s vaccine advisers: should the final few vaccines that contain the contentious ...

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FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots

Associated Press, by Matthew Perrone Washington (AP)The Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday that it has increased the number of warnings on a ...

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Boston declares heat emergency as temperatures set to reach 100°

Through Tuesday, Boston will continue to be under a heat emergency, with temperatures predicted to hit a record-breaking 100 degrees. Mayor Michelle Wu said, ...

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Guns kill more US children than other causes, but state policies can help, study finds

According to Stateline.org, Nada Hassanein According to a recent study, states with more liberal gun laws had higher death rates and more pronounced racial ...

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‘Expensive and complicated’: Most rural hospitals no longer deliver babies

By Stateline.org’s Anna Claire Vollers Grove Hill Memorial Hospital in nearby Clarke County similarly ceased delivering infants in October 2023, nine months after Monroe ...

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‘Gas station heroin’ is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts

By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little ...

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