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Heat waves like the one that's killed 14 in the southern US are becoming more frequent and enduring

Heat waves like the one that's killed 14 in the southern US are becoming more frequent and enduring

PHOENIX (AP) — Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the extreme weather events, which claim more lives than hurricanes and tornadoe
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Georgia launches Medicaid expansion in closely watched test of work requirements

Georgia launches Medicaid expansion in closely watched test of work requirements

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you.
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Parents of transgender youth are suing to block Georgia's gender-affirming care ban

Parents of transgender youth are suing to block Georgia's gender-affirming care ban

ATLANTA (AP) — Parents of four transgender children have filed a lawsuit challenging a Georgia law set to take effect Saturday that bans most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18.
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Want a more accurate number of Canada's homeless population? Try counting health data

Want a more accurate number of Canada's homeless population? Try counting health data

HALIFAX — A new method for counting homeless people is offering a clearer look at the magnitude of the social issue, with preliminary results indicating the country's homeless population could be three times higher than current estimates.
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Medical credit cards may lead patients to overpay for their health care, Democrats warn

Medical credit cards may lead patients to overpay for their health care, Democrats warn

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democratic senators is asking the nation's consumer finance watchdog to take action against medical credit cards such as CareCredit, saying use of these cards can result in patients paying much more for their medical care t
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B.C. health authority issues drug alert after benzodiazepines found in vape juice

B.C. health authority issues drug alert after benzodiazepines found in vape juice

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A British Columbia health authority has issued a public warning after it says benzodiazepines were detected in vape juice sold in Chilliwack, B.C.
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Cheaper competition for Humira is hitting the market, but savings will depend on your insurance

Cheaper competition for Humira is hitting the market, but savings will depend on your insurance

Patients who take the autoimmune disease treatment Humira may see some price relief when several lower-cost, biosimilar versions of the AbbVie drug reach the U.S. market in July.
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Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors

Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors

VANCOUVER — Sukinder Mangat has been waiting 11 years for a kidneytransplant while enduring dialysis three times a week as part of a routine that leaves him exhausted, worried and unable to work.
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Opioids aren't effective in treating neck, lower back pain, study says

Opioids aren't effective in treating neck, lower back pain, study says

Opioids should not be prescribed to treat acute neck and lower back pain, new research suggests.
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In rural India, summer's heat can be deadly. Ambulance crews see the toll up close

In rural India, summer's heat can be deadly. Ambulance crews see the toll up close

BANPUR, India (AP) — Siren blaring, Sunil Kumar Naik's ambulance tore across a dry and rocky countryside blasted by dangerous midday heat, rushing to check on a vomiting and dizzy 30-year-old man with possible heat stroke.
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