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DACA recipients will now be eligible for federal health care coverage under new Biden rule
Over 100,000 young immigrants without health insurance will now be able to buy affordable health care through the plan, the administration estimates.
It may be safe for some to wait 15 years for repeat colonoscopy, study suggests
For people with no family history of colon cancer or other risk factors Swedish researchers found that screening every 15 years was still protective.
Bird flu is bad for poultry and cattle. Why it's not a dire threat for most of us — yet
The H5N1 virus isn’t spreading among people, but scientists are on guard about the outbreak that's infecting dairy cows across the U.S.
Boeing whistleblower dies following a brief illness, weeks after the suicide of another
Joshua Dean, 45, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, alleged that managers failed to act on manufacturing defects on the 737 Max.
A new form of mpox that may spread more easily is found in Congo’s biggest outbreak
Since January, Congo has reported more than 4,500 suspected mpox cases and nearly 300 deaths, numbers that have roughly tripled from the same period last year.
USDA says ground beef tests negative for bird flu virus
The agency collected 30 samples of ground beef from stores in states with outbreaks in dairy cattle herds.
Pregnancy-related deaths are dropping. Here's why doctors aren't satisfied.
Maternal mortality rates fell in 2022 after spiking in 2021, a new federal report found.
FDA misses own deadline to propose ban on cancer-linked formaldehyde from hair relaxers
The government regulator said in October that it would propose a ban on the use of the chemical, which is commonly in hair relaxers used primarily by Black women.
Two possible bird flu vaccines could be available within weeks, if needed
The H5N1 virus has infected at least 36 herds across nine states, raising the risk of potential human spread, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Cottage cheese and sour cream are safe amid bird flu outbreak, FDA says
The agency has tested nearly 300 retail dairy products, including cottage cheese and sour cream, finding no evidence that they harbor live bird flu virus.
Johnson & Johnson to pay $6.5 billion to resolve nearly all talc ovarian cancer lawsuits in U.S.
The deal, pending approval by claimants, would allow J&J to resolve the lawsuits through a third bankruptcy filing of a subsidiary company.
