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A growing team of nearly 50 employees at the neurotech startup Paradromics is working on a brain implant that sounds like the work of science fiction. And it has caught the attention of federal regula

Elon Musk says his days of trying to sleep less and work more are over — at least, relatively speaking. The Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter CEO, who referred to himself just last year as "fairly nocturnal,

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Amsterdam — As oral arguments resume Wednesday in a landmark federal court case over the Food and Drug Administration's decades-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, some Americans are circu

The GOP-controlled Texas Legislature on Wednesday approved a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors. The bill, which now moves to the governor's desk, bans hormone therapies, puberty bl

More than a quarter of American adults are depressed, a 10% surge from nearly a decade ago, according to the latest Gallup survey. WASHINGTON — More than a quarter of American adults are depressed, a

The White House team working on the broader issue of longstanding drug supply breakdowns includes national security, economic and health officials, according to James McKinney, a spokesman for the Foo

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CNN — Depression is more widespread than ever in the United States, according to a new report from Gallup. About 18% of adults – more than 1 in 6 – say they are depressed or receiving treatment for

Two British poultry workers have tested positive for bird flu, health officials have announced, bringing the total number of human infections recorded in the UK to three. Both individuals are known t

One baby died and a further three were admitted to hospital in an “unusual” cluster of heart infections in south Wales and southwest England, according to the World Health Organization. Late on Tuesd

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An infant formula recalled over potential bacteria contamination was distributed to retailers across eight states after the initial recall notice, according to a release published by the U.S. Food and

In a temporary ruling issued on Monday, a federal appeals court in Louisiana reversed a lower court’s decision overturning the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that all health plans cover preventive

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“We could see anti-abortion states and even pro-choice states enact policies that have secondary effects in other states,” said Drexel University law professor David Cohen. “Just like California said,

America's mpox outbreak "is not over" and could see a resurgence over the coming months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday, ramping up their warnings after reports of "ongoing

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Boise, Idaho CNN — The state of Idaho is in the beginning stages of a grand exodus. Doctors – specifically, those who care for pregnant women and perform abortions – are fleeing the state due to new

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More women suffering from "debilitating" symptoms of menopause should be presented with the option of hormonal therapy, according to a paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ

CNN — Don’t use sugar substitutes if you are trying to lose weight, according to a new guideline from the World Health Organization. The global health body said a systematic review of the available

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Recent research from Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute indicates that 73 percent of the United States food supply is ultra-processed. Based on these findings, the research team built

The results of this study may inform ongoing policy discussions on legalization and regulation of cannabis use and highlight the importance of targeted public health prevention and intervention effort

A man fatally shot his girlfriend in Dallas this week after learning that she had gone out of state to undergo an abortion procedure, authorities said. Harold Thompson, 22, allegedly shot and killed

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