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Former Vice President Joe Biden (center) speaks during an event held by Democrats on Wednesday to mark the seventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.

Still A 'Big Deal': Biden Defends Threatened Affordable Care Act For Anniversary

2:35pm March 22, 2017

by Don Gonyea

The former vice president joined Democrats and supporters on the eve of the seventh anniversary of the law known as Obamacare, which Republican leadership hopes to repeal on Thursday.

Barry Cadden, center, an owner of the New England Compounding Center, was acquitted of 25 counts of second-degree murder of people who received tainted steroids manufactured by the pharmacy. He was found guilty of racketeering and mail fraud. Here, Cadden

Pharmacy Owner Acquitted Of Murder In Meningitis Outbreak That Caused 64 Deaths

2:11pm March 22, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy was acquitted of second-degree murder, but guilty of racketeering and fraud in the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people.

A textured breast implant, left, and a smooth breast implant.

Breast Implants Linked To Rare Blood Cancer In Small Proportion Of Women

2:05pm March 22, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The FDA says breast implants with textured surfaces are linked to at least 203 cancer cases, and that nine women have died. Nearly 300,000 people get breast implants each year in the U.S.

Scientists have developed a smartphone app to measure sperm count at home.

A Smartphone Can Accurately Test Sperm Count

2:03pm March 22, 2017

by Madeline K. Sofia

Measuring the quality of those little swimmers usually requires a trip to the doctor. Researchers have come up with a smartphone accessory that would let men do that at home in less than five seconds.

Fatun Mohamed Sareye, 30, sits with her family at a camp for internally displaced people in Garowe, Somalia.

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Social Media Star Has A 'Crazy Idea' To Help Somalia

1:56pm March 22, 2017

by Natalie Jacewicz

Jerome Jarre wanted to raise $1 million, buy 60 tons of food and get Turkish Airlines to fly it in for free. How's he doing?

Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, speaks to a crowd of Donald Trump supporters at a Trump campaign rally in Tucson, Ariz., in 2016. Brewer sided with Arizona Democrats to expand Medicaid eligibility in the state under Obamacare.

Repeal Of Health Law Could Force Tough Decisions For Arizona Republicans

12:10pm March 22, 2017

by Will Stone

The state expanded Medicaid under a Republican governor a few years ago, extending health coverage to hundreds of thousands of Arizonans. But the GOP plan in Congress would cut much of that funding.

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Many people who are on Medicaid are also in college or taking care of relatives, according to health policy analyst Leighton Ku. That would make it harder for them to meet work requirements proposed by the GOP.

It's Not Clear How Many People Could Actually Work To Get Medicaid

11:50pm March 21, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Audie Cornish talks with health policy researcher Leighton Ku about the GOP proposal that would let states require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work.

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President Trump Pushes GOP Health Care Bill On Capitol Hill

9:02pm March 21, 2017

by Susan Davis

President Trump traveled to Capitol Hill Tuesday morning to drum up support for the Republican health care bill. There is a last minute push for GOP holdouts as the House plans to vote later this week.

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Adding a work requirement to Medicaid could make it harder for people who have health problems from getting access to care, analysts say.

Medicaid Work Requirement Wouldn't Shrink Spending Much

7:06pm March 21, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Most of the people on Medicaid are elderly, disabled or children, so a GOP proposal to require able-bodied recipients to work probably won't add up to big cost savings, analysts say.

UNC Health Care: Patient Information May Have Been Leaked

4:29pm March 21, 2017

by Associated Press

The University of North Carolina Health Care System is alerting some patients that their medical information may have been compromised.