A new law requires screenings for every child at ages 1 and 2 in bid to catch lead exposure early and minimize the health impact it can have.
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New hospital emergency department in New Hampshire will focus on older adults
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center plans eventually to use telehealth to expand to 4 other sites around the region.
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More choices and stable premiums for ‘Obamacare’ next year
Despite President Trump’s best effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the program has stabilized 3 years into his term.
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U.S. endorses tobacco pouches as less risky than cigarettes
The company will be able to advertise that its pouches pose a lower risk of lung cancer and heart disease than cigarettes.
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Drug distributors, drugmaker reach $260 million deal to settle opioid lawsuit
The settlement averts the first federal trial among thousands of lawsuits targeting pharmaceutical companies.
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Study finds a virus to blame for paralyzing illness in kids
The paralysis is very rare. U.S. health officials have confirmed 590 cases over the past five years.
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Opponents of new vaccine law will get their shot at overturning it at the polls
Maine’s secretary of state has certified the voter signatures on a petition that calls for voters to decide on the law ending religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccines.
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Seniors find high-dose flu vaccines hard to come by
Health officials say the shortage is only temporary and supplies of the high-dose shots often used by seniors will be available soon.
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Study: Opioid crisis cost U.S. economy $631 billion over 4 years
The cost of this year’s crisis is likely to be between $171 billion and $214 billion.
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Who says you can’t eat red meat? Food advice questioned anew
Health experts are wrestling with how solid scientific findings should be before guidance is issued, how to address biases that might skew conclusions and whether the pleasure we get from eating should be considered.