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Gary D. Robertson/APNorth Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid reimbursement rate reductions he initiated over two months ago, preserving in the short term access to care for vulnerable patients while a political fight with Republican legislators to enact additional funding gets resolved. -
William West/AFP via Getty ImagesDeath cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally.
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Scientists are using artificial intelligence to make bionic limbs act more like natural ones.
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A study points to a new concern about the effect that heat can have on young children. -
There's been a steep increase in how much Americans pay for health care, despite seeing worse health outcomes than most other developed nations.
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A new report by the Gates Foundation and researchers at the University of Washington predicts that 200,000 more children will die of preventable causes this year than last year. -
Maternity care across the Mountain West is diminishing. Now, midwives are providing pregnant people with care options at birthing centers.
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Stokes County civic leader and U.S. Air Force veteran Chester Arzell Montgomery has given $3 million to help Novant Health's ability to advance breast cancer care in the Triad. -
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine committee voted last week to change decades of guidance over Hepatitis B vaccines for children, several committee members referenced the approach in Denmark and other European nations.
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The Gates Foundation and the University of Washington estimate that more than 200,000 more kids will die this year than last.
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For many people, the holidays mean more parties and more occasions to drink. But if you've noticed that one cocktail hits you harder than it used to, there's a scientific reason to explain it. -
Craig Garthwaite, Director of the Program on Healthcare at Northwestern University and co-author of a new paper from the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, talks about reforms that could make healthcare cheaper and more efficient.
