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Kansas reckons with large tuberculosis outbreak as health officials hamstrung

Experts fear consequences of Trump’s restrictions on CDC as state sees one of largest outbreaks ever recorded in USKansas is experiencing one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks ever recorded

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UK weather: health alerts issued for spell of subzero temperatures

Met Office says temperatures could reach as low as -7C in rural parts of Scotland from Friday into the weekendTemperatures are expected to plummet as low as -7C (19F) in parts of the UK and cold-healt

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AI-Enabled Hand Sensor May Reduce Nocturnal Scratching Due to Mild Eczema

(MedPage Today) -- An artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled hand sensor delivering closed-loop haptic feedback appeared to be an effective nonpharmacologic intervention to decrease nocturnal scratchin

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Salt substitutes as a way to lower risk of death, stroke

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STAT+: Previewing Immunovant’s myasthenia gravis study readout — with all its quirky nuance

It’s show-me time for batoclimab, an antibody treatment from Immunovant and Roivant Sciences. Here's what you need to know.

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Remembering a remarkable Duchenne champion

Patient advocate Austin Leclaire, who died Feb. 1, played a pivotal role in spurring the development of the first medicines to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds

Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognitionA person’s ability to focus on everyday tasks is affected by short-term exposure to air polluti

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US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access

Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deathsPrivate equity investment firms have been slammed for their role in the declining healthcare qual

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Officials Seek To Dismantle Appeals Board for Montanans Denied Public Assistance

The Montana health department says the Board of Public Assistance is redundant and a bureaucratic hurdle that helps few people.

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Biden Rule Cleared Hurdles to Lifesaving HIV Drug, but in Georgia Barriers Remain

A new rule requires insurers to improve coverage of PrEP, which can prevent HIV, but Georgians face challenges getting the drug.

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