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Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses have postponed their indefinite strike and will vote on a contract deal with Mass General Brigham that leaves out a key demand, their union announced late Saturday …
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Alison Kuznitz (via WWLP22 News - US News)
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10/11/26
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President Donald Trump's Trump’s promised $90 Medicare rebate rolls out this week, but millions of people will be left out. The rebates are estimated to cost $2 billion and are intended to help …
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Associated Press (via WCCB Charlotte)
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10/11/26
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Hawaii’s largest insurer is rolling out a new, lower-cost plan for its Medicare Advantage patients, but The Queen’s Health Systems is not participating in it.
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Nina Wu (via Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
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10/11/26
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Vaccination provides the best protection against influenza. Several safe and effective vaccines are available this season, including a new mRNA shot for people 50 and older and a nasal spray for …
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Annette Regan, University of California, Los Angeles (via PhillyVoice)
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10/11/26
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Health officials report rising hospitalizations and positive flu tests, while doctors urge residents to get vaccinated sooner rather than later.
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Via KING5
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10/11/26
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Scientists have long understood exercise as something whose beneficial effects fade away over time. But new research is challenging that notion.
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Diego Hernandez-Saavedra, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Yi-Heng (Hank) Huang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (via PhillyVoice)
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10/10/26
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has reported the state’s 13th human case of West Nile virus this year.
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Ted Zwinski (via WWLP22 News - US News)
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10/9/26
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A Warren-based shellfish dealer is recalling clams that were harvested on Sept. 22 due to possible contamination, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health.
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Sarah Bawden (via WPRI - Local News)
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10/9/26
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The Hawaii Department of Health has identified a new travel-related dengue case on Oahu.
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Nina Wu (via Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
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10/9/26
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Health officials in Monongalia County are studying a proposal to post letter grades on local restaurants following regular inspections.
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Eric Minor (via WBOY)
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10/9/26
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Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchersA controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African …
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Melody Schreiber (via Guardian)
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10/9/26
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A new systematic review, published by Cochrane, has found a direct “dose-response” relationship between the number prescriptions for certain drugs and the amount of free meals given to doctors.
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Matthew Phelan (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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10/9/26
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After multiple people got sick due to oysters from a Central Virginia waterway, state health officials are closing the river to oyster and clam harvesting.
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Ryan Nadeau (via WRIC ABC 8News)
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10/9/26
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Recent data from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly suggests GLP-1s can noticeably slow down people's molecular aging clocks.
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Ed Cara (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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10/9/26
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The Town of Amherst Public Health Department, in collaboration with the Northampton Department of Health & Human Services, will host a public vaccine clinic offering updated flu and COVID-19 shots.
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Carolyn Rodriguez (via WWLP22 News - US News)
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10/9/26
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While the federal government has offered states more funding to combat measles, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy moved forward this week on plans to emphasize vaccine injury.
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Tim Henderson (via Louisiana Illuminator)
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10/9/26
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A new federal vaccine safety research center launches as flu cases arrive early, RSV poses the biggest risk to babies and ADHD often goes unnoticed in women.
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Via KING5
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10/9/26
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Top insurance executives and healthcare experts are calling for new payment incentives and a reimagining of where and how care is delivered to help mitigate the state's escalating affordability …
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Alison Kuznitz (via WWLP22 News - Massachusetts News)
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10/9/26
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The Rev. Charles Rubey founded the LOSS Program in 1979 after hearing from women whose priest told them their loved ones were in hell. Now the Chicago archdiocese has dedicated a memorial in his …
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CBS Chicago (via CBS Chicago - latest)
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10/9/26
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Oxford Area High School in Chester County is closed Friday because a measles case was confirmed in its school community. The school is confirming the immunity documentation of its staffers. Anyone …
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Molly McVety (via PhillyVoice)
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10/9/26
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