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Medicare plans can now cover Wegovy for patients at risk …

WEBShe started covering consumer health in the midst of the pandemic, reporting on everything from vaccination and racial inequities in access to health, to …

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Dr. Francis Collins on what we know about the Omicron …

WEBNPR's Audie Cornish speaks with National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins about how the new COVID-19 variant might affect U.S. response and …

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Vulnerable Americans are stuck in a Medicare-Medicaid …

WEBOn Thursday, a bipartisan group of six U.S. Senators will unveil a bill aimed at helping millions of Americans trapped in a special kind of health insurance hell. …

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What to know about omicron, the new COVID variant

WEBThe World Health Organization deemed it a variant of concern, and the U.S. is banning travel from parts of Africa where it's spreading. Here's what scientists know …

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Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare …

WEBDavid Meyers, assistant professor of health services, policy and practice at the Brown University School of Public Health, analyzed a decade of Medicare …

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Black Family Health and Wellness Association’s Wayne …

WEBHe also talked about the 23 rd Annual Health Fair. This free event at Omaha North High School on Saturday, March 25 th (from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) will provide …

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Weight-loss drugs aren't a magic bullet. Lifestyle changes …

WEBLisa Doggett is a columnist for Public Health Watch, a family and lifestyle medicine physician at UT Health Austin's Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology …

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Ady Barkan, activist who championed health care reform, …

WEBBut it did launch Barkan into the spotlight, and he amplified his advocacy for health care as a human right and other progressive causes in the years that followed. …

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Omaha City Council Considering Limitations To Health …

WEBThe Omaha City Council will consider reducing the decision-making powers for the city health director in the event of an epidemic. The Omaha World-Herald reports …

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Walmart says it will close its 51 health centers and virtual care

WEBWalmart had 51 health centers in five states, with the goal of helping people save money on their health care needs. "This is a difficult decision, and like others, the …

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Surge in syphilis cases drives some doctors to ration penicillin

WEBIn November, the maternal and infant health advocacy organization March of Dimes released its annual report on states' health outcomes. It found that, …

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Artificial intelligence could soon diagnose illness based on the …

WEBThe National Institutes of Health is funding a massive research project to collect voice data and develop an AI that could diagnose people based on their speech. …

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Ageism in health care is more common than you might think, and …

WEBAssumptions that older people are one big, frail, homogenous group can lead to problems, says the author of Elderhood.

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The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance

WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon drop its isolation guidance for people with COVID-19. The planned change was reported in The …

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Keyonna King on Public Health Disparities in Omaha and UNMC's …

WEBKeyonna King is an associate professor in the UNMC College of Public Health and a co-investigator in UNMC’s BEAT Cancer study. BEAT Cancer, which …

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Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh on Her Historic Filibuster and Hopes for …

WEBMachaela Cavanaugh represents Nebraska’s 6th district in the Unicameral. She was elected to her second term in 2022. In March of 2023, Cavanaugh made …

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Julie Kalkowski on Helping Single Moms Manage Money

WEBStudies have shown that Stress is the number 1 cause of health problems in America, and money is the number 1 cause of stress. Learning how to manage your …

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Doctors have their own diagnosis: 'Moral distress' from an …

WEBA term coined to evoke the torment felt by soldiers as they process the cruelty of war, it's now used by doctors to describe the guilt and helplessness we feel when …

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A new pill cures preschoolers of a parasitic worm. Delivering it …

WEBWhen Dr. Isaac Chikwanha was a kid in Zimbabwe, he got schistosomiasis. At the time, he didn't think about the cause of this parasitic disease: a worm that penetrates …

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Israel's military launched an overnight raid on Gaza's largest …

WEBBut Gaza's Ministry of Health said that due to the raid, a fire broke out at the gate of the Al-Shifa medical complex, trapping and suffocating displaced women and …

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