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A colorized closeup of the hepatitis C virus.

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FDA Expected To Approve New, Gentler Cure For Hepatitis C

6:30am December 06, 2013

by Richard Knox

The first in a new class of drugs that can cure the viral infection that is the leading cause of liver failure and liver cancer is poised for a marketing green light from the Food and Drug Administration. More than 3 million Americans have hepatitis C, but most don't know it.

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Syrian boys line up to get the polio vaccine at a refugee camp in Sidon, Lebanon, on Nov. 7. The Lebanese government plans to vaccinate all kids under age 5 for the virus, including Syrian refugees.

As Polio Spreads In Syria, Politics Thwarts Vaccination Efforts

9:31am December 05, 2013

by Deborah Amos

The polio outbreak in Syria has spread to four cities, and new cases are suspected each day. But U.N. agencies responsible for combating the outbreak can work only with the Syrian government. This limitation has hobbled vaccination efforts in rebel-held regions, where the virus was first detected.

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NC A & T Alzheimer's Disease Study Seeks Participants

8:15am December 04, 2013

Alzheimer's Disease remains a mystery – with no known cause or cure.

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Cancer Center Expansion Provides Comfort & New Services for Patients & Families

7:27pm December 03, 2013

by Keri Brown

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is getting ready to welcome patients to its newly expanded Comprehensive Cancer Center in Winston-Salem. The center will be the regions first dedicated cancer hospital.

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Colleen Frainey, 16, of Tualatin, Ore., cut back on advanced placement classes in her junior year because the stress was making her physically ill.

School Stress Takes A Toll On Health, Teens And Parents Say

5:35pm December 03, 2013

by Patti Neighmond

Teenagers say their parents often don't realize how overwhelmed they feel about school. Psychologists say parents can help children manage their expectations and live a more balanced life, even if it means not racking up as high a GPA as their friends.

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*PROMO IMAGE *Cristina Sevin attempts to wake up her 16-year-old daughter Lily. It usually takes three rounds of this before she is up and out of bed.

Parents Of Sleep-Deprived Teens Push For Later School Start Times

5:32pm December 03, 2013

by Allison Aubrey

Scientists agree that teenagers naturally go to bed late and sleep late, too. But high school start times are traditionally very early. Proponents of later start times say they're finally getting traction. The result, they say, will be happier kids who do better in school.

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Workers process applications for Oregon's health exchange program. The state paid tech giant Oracle to build its online exchange, but with the site still not functional, people shopping for insurance have been forced to apply on paper.

Could A Tech Giant Build A Better Health Exchange? Maybe Not

8:48pm December 02, 2013

by Steve Henn

Since the rollout of HealthCare.gov, many have wondered whether a private company could have avoided the federal site's many pitfalls. Oregon took that route, hiring Silicon Valley titan Oracle to create its state insurance exchange. But two months after its scheduled launch, the website is still not working.

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Archbishop Joseph William Tobin of Indianapolis prays at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual fall meeting in Baltimore on Nov. 12.

ACLU Sues, Claiming Catholic Hospitals Put Women At Risk

7:50pm December 02, 2013

by Julie Rovner

A woman in Michigan says that a Catholic hospital failed to give her adequate health care when she came to the hospital after her water broke when she was 18 weeks pregnant. That has sparked a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union.

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Insurance help isn't easy to find in many Iowa counties.

In Rural Iowa, Distance Makes Health Care Sign-Ups A Challenge

10:05am December 02, 2013

by Sarah McCammon

Right now, there are about a dozen full-time navigators and a few part-timers to help 200,000 Iowans make decisions about health insurance. In the countryside, it's particularly hard to get help to people who want it.

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The Affordable Care Act could change the culture and decisions of doctors in hospitals experimenting with cost controls.

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3 Ways Obamacare Is Changing How A Hospital Cares For Patients

10:04am December 02, 2013

by Lisa Chow

For the first time, doctors have a financial incentive to keep patients out of the hospital. That's leading to some interesting changes.

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