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Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women's health
First lady Jill Biden on Monday unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States, plans that include spending at least $500 million annually on women’s health research.
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How to order free COVID-19 tests as a new round becomes available this month
Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests free of charge starting later this month. Here’s how you can order.
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More women than ever are freezing their eggs and delaying parenthood
Inside Boston IVF’s “Cryo Bio and Storage” room in Waltham, Massachusetts, are thousands of dreams — in the form of eggs, embryos and sperm — kept alive at a temperature of 196 degrees below zero. Those dreams belong to families hoping for a chance at parenthood down the road. Katy Daly, 32, who works at a pharmaceutical company in Boston,…
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Egg freezing on the rise as many women choose to delay parenthood
More women are freezing their eggs for a chance at parenthood down the road.
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Two or three cups of coffee a day is linked to a lower risk of heart and metabolic disease
Drinking several cups of caffeinated coffee or tea a day may protect against Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke.
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Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF
Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to IVF.
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Louisville is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?
Kentucky’s largest city has been praised for managing to raise childhood vaccination rates at a time when may places are trying to prevent further declines. But Louisville’s success is limited and the city has not been able to achieve herd immunity thresholds so far.
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CDC says Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off,' no signs of spreading
Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness.
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‘Basketball nun' Sister Jean, 105, still works every day, shares her longevity secrets
She loves sports and has become a good luck charm for the Loyola University men’s basketball team. Here’s how she stays healthy at 105.
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Novo Nordisk weight-loss drug is effective for kids as young as 6, study shows
A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6 when combined with diet and exercise, a small new study shows.
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4th person with EEE reported in Mass.
Another person in Massachusetts has contracted the rare and potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus eastern equine encephalitis, health officials said Monday, bringing this summer’s total to four.
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Missouri patient tests positive for bird flu despite no known exposure to animals
Health officials say a hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu, despite having no known contact with dairy cows or other animals.
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What is botulism?
Botulism is a rare but severe illness that attacks the nerves in the body.
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Mass. reports 3rd human case of EEE this year
A third person in Massachusetts has contracted the rare and potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, this summer, health officials said Thursday.
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America is trying to fix its maternal mortality crisis with federal, state and local programs
Federal, state and local governments are all trying to reduce maternal mortality rates across the United States and eliminate racial disparities.
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BMC is growing fresh food in rooftop gardens to better serve its patients
At Boston Medical Center, patient care includes programs that you probably don’t think of as traditional medicine. And yet, they have a huge impact on people’s well-being. This year, BMC opened a second rooftop garden, where fresh food is grown and then delivered to the hospital’s food pantry, which serves patients who are food insecure. “I find myself eating...
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FDA authorizes Novavax's updated Covid vaccine, paving way for fall rollout
The decision comes only a week after it approved a new round of messenger RNA shots from Pfizer and Moderna, which both target an offshoot of JN.1 called KP.2.
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Mass. doctors can now prescribe art
Health care providers in Massachusetts are starting to write prescriptions for arts and cultural activities as part of a partnership with Art Pharmacy.
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Plymouth County woman is second EEE patient in Mass. in 2024
A second person in Massachusetts has been diagnosed with EEE this summer, a woman in her 30s in Plymouth County, health officials said.
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Purple Heart recipient gives free tattoos to fellow veterans as therapy: Exclusive
Daniel Wright Jr.’s approach is clinically sound, experts say.