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UK experts recommend chickenpox shot for kids for the first time, decades after other countries

UK experts recommend chickenpox shot for kids for the first time, decades after other countries

LONDON (AP) — An expert scientific committee advising the British government recommended for the first time Tuesday that children should be immunized with the chickenpox vaccine — decades after the shots were made widely available in other countries,
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Is Hamas hiding in Gaza's main hospital? Israel's claim is now a focal point in a dayslong stalemate

Is Hamas hiding in Gaza's main hospital? Israel's claim is now a focal point in a dayslong stalemate

JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group. Shifa is Gaza’s largest and best-equipped hospital.
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Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each

Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each

LONDON (AP) — Earlier this year, the doctor who leads the World Health Organization’s efforts to prevent sexual abuse travelled to Congo to address the biggest known sex scandal in the U.N.
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Publicly funded genetic test for suitable antidepressants would save health-care costs: study

Publicly funded genetic test for suitable antidepressants would save health-care costs: study

VANCOUVER — Loss. That's the word that comes to mind when Linda Riches thinks of the debilitating depression that robbed her of the ability to fully care for her son, advance in her career and pursue her goal of a PhD in education.
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Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says

Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says

U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce.
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In crowded field of psychedelic startups, Filament CEO makes case for 'natural' drugs

A recent boom in psychedelic research has given way to a bumper crop of startups seeking to harness the potential of mind-altering drugs for treating depression, addiction and other conditions.
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Injectable HIV drug less accessible to patients in B.C. than other provinces: doctor

Injectable HIV drug less accessible to patients in B.C. than other provinces: doctor

VANCOUVER — British Columbians with HIV have less access to an injectable drug compared to patients elsewhere in the country who can get a shot every two months instead of taking a daily pill, says an infectious diseases specialist. Dr.
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Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20%, study finds

Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20%, study finds

The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of serious heart problems by 20% in a large, international study that experts say could change the way doctors treat certain heart patients.
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B.C. poultry staff told to vaccinate against flu as avian strains spread among birds

B.C. poultry staff told to vaccinate against flu as avian strains spread among birds

VICTORIA — British Columbia's provincial health officer is urging people living or working on the province's poultry farms to "prioritize" getting influenza vaccinations as avian flu spreads among flocks this fall. Dr.
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Republican faction seeks to keep courts from interpreting Ohio's new abortion rights amendment

Republican faction seeks to keep courts from interpreting Ohio's new abortion rights amendment

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Four Ohio Republican state lawmakers are seeking to strip judges of their power to interpret an abortion rights amendment after voters opted to enshrine those rights in the state's constitution this week. Republican state Reps.
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