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The identity is not disclosed due to privacy matters. The astronaut was two months into a six-month mission when the clot was discovered. NASA had no clue t...

ThedaCare temporarily prevents children under 12 from visiting patients during flu season

CDC estimates there have been at least 6.4 million flu illnesses and 55,000 hospitalizations. This could mean a less threatening season in terms of death, he sa...

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Casey , which upheld Roe v. Wade and barred states from placing an " undue burden " on access to abortions. Right to Life Michigan said the Lousiana law at ...

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It is part of Public Health England's "Every mind matters" campaign , which has partnered The Royal Foundation and The Football Association's Heads Up initia...

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Rockets target Baghdad's Green Zone, base housing USA troops

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi joined marchers in a funeral procession, many of whom chanted slogans such as "Death to America" and "America is the Great...

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Drugmakers hike 2020 medicine prices despite lawmakers' ire

The news organization had reported on Tuesday that 200 drugs - from companies including Pfizer Inc ., GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Sanofi S.A. - would increase in...

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Intending to bring to light the connection between consumption of cow milk, which has a high-fat content, and the risk of acquiring obesity, a team of medical r...

Smokers, do not apply: U-Haul won't hire some nicotine users

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China: Pneumonia cluster reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, Agent still unknown

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China Investigates Respiratory Illness Outbreak Sickening 27

An emergency notification issued Monday by the Wuhan municipal health committee said hospitals in the city have treated a "successive series of patients with un...

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Sanders’ doctors say he is in ‘good health’

In a third letter from another one of Sanders' doctors, Dr. Martin LeWinter, cardiologist at UVM Medical Center, said that while Sanders "did suffer modest hear...

Two flu-related deaths reported in Florida

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Will Democrat Douglas Jones Vote With Senate Republicans On Trump Impeachment?

Murkowski made her comments in an interview with KTUU, an NBC affiliate in Anchorage, Alaska , which aired Tuesday night. Despite the fact that a couple of...

Obama, Trump Tie for Most Admired Man of 2019 in Gallup Poll

Obama also earned 18 percent as the most admired man. Gallup notes that public support for Trump has risen from 36 percent in 2017, to 40 percent in 2018, to ...

'Peloton husband' gifts his real-life girlfriend a Peloton for Christmas

Speaking to Storyful, Hunter said his girlfriend "mentioned that it would be awesome to have one", referring to the Peloton bike. "I now sit here hoping t...

Caffeine may offset health risks of diets high in fat, sugar

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Intermittent fasting may provide health benefits

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Pentagon Warns Military Mail-In DNA Tests Pose Security Risks

News, says some DNA kit companies have been targeting military personnel with discounts. "The unintentional discovery of markers that may affect readiness c...