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As Texas’s measles outbreak slows, officials warn of rise in other states

Cases in New Mexico and Kansas give experts reason to be ‘concerned’ in second-worst US measles year since 2000The measles outbreak in Texas is showing signs of slowing, though other states are se

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I’m feasting on the contents of hedgerows like a horse in plimsolls – and I’ve never felt so healthy | Nell Frizzell

Nettles, hedge garlic, sticky weed: Britain in May is a lush salad bar that I can’t resist, and it’s doing wonders for my skinI had a daughter during one of the bone-cold early months of this year

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Dear America: women’s bodies are not state property | Tayo Bero

Adriana Smith, declared braindead in February, is being kept alive because she’s pregnant.

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Opinion: I’m a dentist from India. The fluoride debate in the U.S. horrifies me

While debates in the U.S. rage about potential overexposure to fluoride, people worldwide still lack basic access to it.

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Journalists Talk Medicaid Cuts and New Limitations on Weight Loss Drugs and Covid Shots

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Children with special needs in England may lose legal right to school support

Exclusive: Schools minister declines to rule out replacing EHCP documents as part of plans to change Send systemHundreds of thousands of children with special needs could lose their legal entitlement

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NHS to open network of mental health emergency units across England

Patients feeling suicidal or experiencing psychosis or mania will be able to walk in or be referred to units designed to ease pressure on A&EsThe NHS is to open a network of mental health accident

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Sperm from cancer-risk donor used to conceive at least 67 children across Europe

Case of man carrying rare genetic variant fuels calls for limit on number of children that can be fathered by one donorThe sperm of a man carrying a rare cancer-causing mutation was used to conceive a

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Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment Gets an Overhaul

(MedPage Today) -- A newly proposed framework expands acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) assessment beyond the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).

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Trump’s DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying ‘Kickbacks’ to Brokers

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