Scientists have discovered that certain species of microbe found in the human gut can absorb PFAS — the toxic and long-lasting ‘forever chemicals.’ They say boosting these species in our gut microbiome could help protect us from the harmful…
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Researchers tested 200 toddlers — 96 chemicals were lurking in their bodies
A national study published in Environmental Science & Technology finds children aged 2 to 4 years in the United States are routinely exposed to a broad range of potentially harmful chemicals. Many of the chemicals the researchers identified are…
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Centene Latest Insurer Facing Higher Costs As GOP Preps Bigger Hit
Care workers with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) participate in a living cemetery … More
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Ultrafast 12-minute MRI maps brain chemistry to spot disease before symptoms
A new technology that uses clinical MRI machines to image metabolic activity in the brain could give researchers and clinicians unique insight into brain function and disease, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report. The…
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Facing Slower Growth, Health Insurer Centene Pulls 2025 Profit Outlook
Health insurer Centene, one of the nation’s biggest providers of individual coverage under the … More
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A Welcome Shift In Direction At CMS–Now Comes The Hard Part
WOODLAWN, MARYLAND: An aerial view of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March … More
Recently, leaders at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Twice Yearly HIV Prevention Shot, Yeztugo, May Face Access Hurdles
FILE – A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, an injectable HIV prevention drug, at the Desmond … More
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Is cheese secretly fueling your nightmares? Science weighs in
Scientists have found that eating too much dairy could ruin your sleep. Researchers questioned more than 1,000 students about the quality of their sleep, their eating habits, and any perceived link between the two, and found a strong association…
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Synthetic storm: What’s really in your teen’s vape — and why scientists are alarmed
Novel research has revealed that adolescent vaping of current delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) has increased between 2021 and 2023. Also, adolescents are increasingly unsure about the…
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Indiana Fever Caitlin Clark May Miss WNBA Cup With Left Groin Injury
A groin injury has kept Caitlin Clark #22 sidelines. Here she is seen on the bench with Indiana … More
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