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A Revolutionary Drug for Extreme Hunger Offers Clues to Obesity’s Complexity

Ali Foley Shenk still remembers the panic when her 10-year-old son, Dean, finished a 20-ounce box of raisins in the seconds the cupboard was...
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Journalists Recap State of NIH Cancer Research and Abortion Law’s Effect on Clinical Decisions

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Trump administration cuts to the National Institutes of Health on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show”...

8 Homemade Baby Care Recipes (That Really Work)

If you looked at my bathroom countertops, you’d see them littered with natural skincare products. While there are plenty of healthy, natural products on...

A Dietitian’s Top 10 Summer Salad Picks

Juicy peaches, ripe tomatoes, crisp zucchini, and leafy greens—summer is the ultimate season for fresh, flavorful produce.  This means it’s also the perfect time to...

After the joy of birth, new moms face ‘the wilderness’

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Florida’s Deloitte-Run Computer System Cut Off New Moms Entitled to Medicaid

Daniel Chang and Samantha Liss In mid-May, Mandi Rokx had a 3-month-old baby and a letter from a Florida agency warning that they both would...
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Brightening Green Tea Serum

Formally known as camellia sinensis, green tea is a great way to perk up tired skin. Camellia sinensis leaf extract is gaining popularity in...
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Indiana Hospitals Pull Merger Application After Pushback Over Monopoly Concerns

Samantha Liss Two rival hospitals in Terre Haute, Indiana, pulled back their merger application Monday, just days before the state was due to rule on...
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6 Ways To Get Healthy Hair

I’ve been pregnant a time or six and had the wonderful thick hair that comes with it. Then comes the postpartum hair loss. For...
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Efforts To Curb ACA Enrollment Fraud Face Real-World Test

Julie Appleby, KFF Health News The current Affordable Care Act open enrollment season is the first big test of new federal guardrails against fraud. The rules...
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My Guide to Holiday and Christmas Planning (to Save Your Sanity!)

Every year, it seems like the holidays get here faster and faster! Once the end of summer rolls around, it’s a quick race to...