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Advocates are optimistic that Jimmy Carter's perseverance, even after a year of entering hospice care, will help to bring attention to the cause.
Health Care

Advocates are optimistic that Jimmy Carter’s perseverance, even after a year of entering hospice care, will help to bring attention to the cause.

One year ago, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his residence in south Georgia. Since then, he has marked his 99th birthday, received recognition for his accomplishments, and mourned the passing of his wife of 77 years. Rosalynn Carter passed away in November, approximately six months after her family revealed her dementia

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Artificial intelligence is being used to make important decisions in the field of healthcare. The sheriff is currently missing in action.
Health Care

Artificial intelligence is being used to make important decisions in the field of healthcare. The sheriff is currently missing in action.

A physician utilizes artificial intelligence to assist in viewing an x-ray. Medical professionals are currently utilizing unregulated artificial intelligence resources, such as virtual assistants for note-taking and predictive software for disease diagnosis and treatment. The government has been slow to regulate the rapidly advancing technology due to the significant funding and staffing obstacles that agencies

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State governments are seeking ways to safeguard health data used in the ongoing controversy surrounding abortion.
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State governments are seeking ways to safeguard health data used in the ongoing controversy surrounding abortion.

Certain state governments and federal regulatory bodies were already taking steps to protect the confidentiality of people’s reproductive health information. However, a recent report from a U.S. senator revealed that cellphone location data was utilized to send millions of anti-abortion advertisements to individuals who had visited Planned Parenthood facilities. It is against federal law for

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The FDA has broadened the scope of Xolair, a medication used for asthma, to now include treatment for severe food allergies.
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The FDA has broadened the scope of Xolair, a medication used for asthma, to now include treatment for severe food allergies.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday that a medication typically prescribed for asthma can now be utilized to assist individuals with food allergies in preventing severe reactions. The medication omalizumab, sold under the brand name Xolair, was granted approval to decrease allergic responses triggered by accidental ingestion of food. People as young

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Health workers in Brazil are searching through junkyards and on rooftops to find mosquitos in order to combat the dengue outbreak.
Health Care

Health workers in Brazil are searching through junkyards and on rooftops to find mosquitos in order to combat the dengue outbreak.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The small team of state public health workers slalomed between auto parts strewn across a Rio de Janeiro junkyard, looking for standing water where mosquitoes might have laid their eggs. These were initiatives across the country aimed at controlling the increase of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness, during Brazil’s peak

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Fourteen states, led by the GOP, have rejected federal funding to provide meals for underprivileged children during the summer. Here's the reason why.
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Fourteen states, led by the GOP, have rejected federal funding to provide meals for underprivileged children during the summer. Here’s the reason why.

Families with children of school age who have lower incomes may receive assistance from the national government to cover their grocery expenses during the summer, except if they reside in any of the 14 states that have declined to participate in the program this year. The rejections are based on various reasons, all coming from

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