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Support for medical marijuana transcends political affiliation
Use by cancer patients supported by over 80% of survey respondents, regardless of party.
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Open enrollment 2020: HealthCare.gov activity down from last year
Nevada opened its own exchange this year and moved off the federal system.
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Spray-painted bandages and pharma sings ‘Dough Canada!’
Plus when is a dead person alive enough to finish out a life sentence?
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Fentanyl-related deaths show strong regional pattern
Overdose death rates for cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl are high in the East and low in the West.
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Medicare beneficiaries pay most for Alzheimer’s
Long-term care takes a toll on beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
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Sleep vs. Netflix, and grape juice BPAP
Plus, how proactive management strategies drown out the siren song of temptation.
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Student vapers make mint the most popular Juul flavor
Bans that don’t include mint may not be “optimal strategies for reducing youth e-cigarette use.”
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Premiums down slightly for 2020 plans on HealthCare.gov
While the 2020 premiums are down, compared with 2019, they are significantly higher than they were in 2016, according to a report from the Centers...
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Werewolves of Vallejo and a haunted-house doctor’s note
Plus, artificial intelligence is going where no human has gone before: scatological selfies.
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THC use reported in majority of vaping-related illnesses
“THC-containing products are playing an important role in this outbreak [but] no single compound or ingredient has emerged as the cause.”
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Suicide deaths rising in children aged 10-19 years
Death rate from suicide has nearly tripled for those aged 10-14 since 2007.
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Electrified pathogens and urbanized mosquitoes
Plus, the yeasty secret separating Belgium’s best brews from Bud Light.
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Online resources influencing cosmetic treatment choices
Rate and review websites affect almost 70% of consumers seeking providers for cosmetic procedures.
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Drug crisis continues to evolve beyond opioids
Primary care physicians “are well intentioned but underprepared and may miss some of the drug misuse risks affecting their patients,” says the...
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America’s peas problem and freshly grated tattoos
Plus, why Dick Nixon never stood a chance in the 1960 political beauty pageant.