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FDA Tries Last-Ditch Move to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

FDA Tries Last-Ditch Move to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

Dec 11, 2024

In the final days of the Biden administration, the Food and Drug Administration is seeking White House approval to propose a drastic reduction in the amount of nicotine in cigarettes, a longstanding g...

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ADHD Diagnosis in Older People Has Increased

ADHD Diagnosis in Older People Has Increased

Dec 11, 2024

Over her life, Tanya Murphy had become accustomed to hiding her depression. In the Christian social circles in Georgia where she raised her three children, this was the rule — not the exception, she s...

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Health Panel Endorses New Option for Cervical Cancer Screening

Health Panel Endorses New Option for Cervical Cancer Screening

Dec 10, 2024

Doctors routinely advise that women undergoing screening for cervical cancer receive Pap smears every three years beginning at age 21. Now, beginning at 30, women have a new option.Instead of undergoi...

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Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination

Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination

Dec 09, 2024

More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.T...

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The Brave New World of A.I.-Powered Self-Harm Alerts

The Brave New World of A.I.-Powered Self-Harm Alerts

Dec 09, 2024

Dawn was still hours away when Angel Cholka was awakened by the beams of a police flashlight through the window. At the door was an officer, who asked if someone named Madi lived there. He said he nee...

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