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How a family's choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants
NEW YORK (AP) — Mary Miller-Duffy was dazed and grieving. Her brother suddenly collapsed and days later was brain-dead.
Aug 19, 2023 6:29 AM
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Decathlete Trey Hardee's mental health struggles began after celebrated career ended
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A year ago, Trey Hardee found himself alone in a hotel room, hitting rock bottom.
Aug 19, 2023 3:59 AM
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Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed paperwork creating a new state health plan for low-income residents to much fanfare at the state Capitol three years ago.
Aug 18, 2023 11:19 PM
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Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics
Joplin officials say they have big plans for $13.8 million of pandemic relief funds the tornado-ravaged southwestern Missouri city received under a two-year-old federal law.
Aug 18, 2023 10:04 PM
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A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies
LONDON (AP) — A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others during a yearlong campaign of deception that saw her prey on the vulnerabilities of sick newborns and their anxious p
Aug 18, 2023 6:32 PM
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Planned Parenthood appeals ruling that let Nebraska abortion ban stand
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has appealed a judge's ruling that left a new Nebraska law intact that bans abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and imposes restrictions on gender-affirming surgery.
Aug 18, 2023 5:02 PM
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Ottawa 'shouldn't walk around with a stick' to enforce health deals: Holland
OTTAWA — Newly appointed Health Minister Mark Holland says he doesn't want to go waving a stick around as he negotiates the final details of a health accord with provinces and territories, and it'll largely be up to Canadians to hold them accountable
Aug 18, 2023 4:56 PM
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Shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada: manufacturer
A shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic that is used off-label for weight loss is expected in Canada, manufacturer Novo Nordisk and Health Canada said on Friday.
Aug 18, 2023 3:08 PM
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Alberta moves to de-privatize community lab tests in face of long waits, bottlenecks
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is de-privatizing its community lab testing in the face of long waits and bottlenecks — a move the Opposition NDP calls an admission of colossal failure and blinkered ideology.
Aug 18, 2023 2:52 PM
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Cyberattack keeps hospitals' computers offline for weeks
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to come back online more than two weeks after a cyberattack that forced some emergency room shutdowns and ambulance diversions.
Aug 18, 2023 2:27 PM
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