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The most popular pill to treat women's acne is a blood pressure drug
Prescriptions of spironolactone, a generic blood pressure medication, for acne have soared as dermatologists have moved away from antibiotics.
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How ‘ketamine clinics' in LA treat patients with mental health disorders
A powerful drug that’s been around for decades is being used in a new way to help treat patients with mental health illnesses.
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Seeking a sickle cell cure: 12-year-old in DC is 1st patient in US to get new gene therapy
A 12-year-old boy who suffers debilitating pain because of sickle cell disease has become the first patient in the U.S. to undergo a newly approved gene therapy.
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FDA approves Amgen's treatment for most deadly form of lung cancer
The FDA cleared the Amgen drug, called Imdelltra, as a treatment for patients with advanced small-cell lung cancer.
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Map: Where health warnings are in effect on the LA County coast
Health warnings remain in effect Monday at some locations along the Los Angeles County coast as the waters recover from a sewage spill.
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State public health advocates rally against $300M in proposed budget cuts
Public health officials and front-line health care workers across California are sounding the alarm on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget revision that proposes $300 million in proposed cuts.
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Marine, 58, details moments before his heart stopped on a run and how a stranger saved him
The lifesaving coincidence “renews your faith in humanity,” said General Eric Smith.
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Equinox launches $40,000 membership to help you live longer
“Optimize by Equinox” is a personalized health program that includes everything from personal training and nutrition to sleep coaching and massage therapy.
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Halle Berry shouts from the US Capitol, ‘I'm in menopause' as she seeks to end stigma, win funding
Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause.
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Tri-City nurses say staffing shortages are putting patients at risk
Nurses at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside voiced their concerns about what they say are ongoing staffing and health and safety concerns during a demonstration outside the hospital Wednesday.
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Johnson & Johnson to pay $6.5 billion to resolve nearly all talc ovarian cancer lawsuits in U.S.
The deal would allow J&J to resolve the lawsuits through a third bankruptcy filing of a subsidiary company, LTL Management.
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Is there a ‘facility fee' on your medical bill? Here's what to know about the charge
The next time you receive a medical bill, take a close look at it line by line. A certain type of fee is popping up on more and more bills, and experts say it can range anywhere from a couple bucks to $1,000.
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Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health
Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart. But better research methods have thrown cold water on that idea.
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More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why aren't more people getting help?
A new study finds little change in the number of people taking a key medicine for opioid addiction even though it’s now easier for doctors to prescribe it.
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Bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, though officials maintain supply is safe
The FDA is waiting on test results on the effects of pasteurization on the virus in cow’s milk, but to date, it’s seen nothing that would change the assessment that commercial milk is safe.
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Man, 110, still drives his car every day, lives on his own
He’s been able to avoid major diseases and has a fit mind and body. “I’ve been very, very, very lucky in my lifetime,” he says.
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As bird flu spreads in the US, is it safe to eat eggs? What to know about the risk to humans
Bird flu has spread to dairy cows in multiple states and one person in Texas. Here’s what to know about transmission, symptoms and food risks.
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‘I'm dying, you're not': Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death
Lawmakers in at least 12 states are debating bills that would legalize physician-assisted death. The laws would allow terminally ill patients under specified conditions to end their lives with a doctor’s help.
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US measles cases are up in 2024. What's driving the increase?
There have been 17 times as many U.S. measles cases in the first three months of this year compared with the average number seen in the first three months of the previous three years.
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Which cooking oil is healthiest? Dietitian shares no. 1 pick and ones to avoid
Cooking oils are a kitchen staple. Which type of oil has the most health benefits? Dietitians share the healthiest oils to cook with and oils to avoid.