CDC releases latest life expectancy data
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Want A Doc To Respond To Your Portal Message? These Tips Will Improve Your Odds, Study Says MedNews
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2026 Hoping for a quick response from your doctor to a message sent through your patient portal Then keep it cordial and positive, a new study
A Doctor’s Take: Executive Orders On Childhood Vaccines Raise Public Health Debate MedNews
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2026 On the first day of medical school, I walked through the historical displays in the campus library. Among historical instruments and vint
Chemo-Free Treatment Shows Promise For Some Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients MedNews
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2026 A new approach to treating metastatic breast cancer may allow some patients to avoid chemotherapy, at least initially.In a small early-st
Web App Helps Caregivers Manage Dementia Patients’ Aggression, Agitation MedNews
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2026 An experimental web app can help caregivers better manage loved ones who have dementia without resorting to drugs, a new study says.The a
Robot-Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery No Better Than Traditional Surgeon-Only Procedures, Trial Finds MedNews
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2026 Knee replacement patients do just as well with regular old sawbones surgery as they do with cutting-edge robot-assisted procedures, a new
Ebola Is Still Killing In Central Africa. These Groups Are Working To Save Lives MedNews
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2026 Misinformation and distrust are among the challenges facing public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they confront th
How Trump’s cuts are reshaping America’s health system
BANGOR, Maine — Last year, Republicans set American health care on a new path: They slashed $1 trillion from expected Medicaid funding over the next decade and allowed tens of billions of
Trump administration boosts spending on school meals to improve child nutrition
As kids go back to school across the U.S., the Trump administration is spending $25 million on farm-to-school grants and $70 million for schools to upgrade their cafeterias to cook nutritious meals.
Mayfield schools nutrition director attends national USDA event in Washington – KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News
MAYFIELD, Ky., (KBSI) — Mayfield Independent Schools Nutrition Director Leah Feagin is attending a national school nutrition event Monday at the U.S.