Health & Nutrition

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Pfizer's gene therapy for rare genetic bleeding disorder succeeds in late-stage trial

Pfizer's gene therapy for rare genetic bleeding disorder...

The hemophilia A treatment could become the company's second gene therapy to enter...

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Healthy Returns: The first round of Medicare drug price negotiations is nearing an end

Healthy Returns: The first round of Medicare drug price...

The first round of Biden's Medicare drug price negotiations is nearly finished....

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Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill aiming to crack down on drug middlemen as scrutiny ramps up

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill aiming to crack down...

The bill's introduction comes amid a hearing featuring testimony by UnitedHealth...

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Should We Take Any Responsibility for the Obesity Epidemic? 

Should We Take Any Responsibility for the Obesity Epidemic? 

The power of the “eat more” food environment can overcome our conscious controls....

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Op-ed: How well can AI chatbots mimic doctors in a treatment setting? We put 5 to the test

Op-ed: How well can AI chatbots mimic doctors in a treatment...

We subjected five major large language models to parts of the U.S. Medical Licensing...

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A growing number of parents are refusing to give their children smartphones — and the movement is going global

A growing number of parents are refusing to give their...

Parents are concerned about giving children smartphones as more studies show that...

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Brain implant patient says OpenAI's tech helps him communicate with family

Brain implant patient says OpenAI's tech helps him communicate...

Neurotech startup Synchron has built a new chat feature for its patients using the...

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Are Food Ads Making Us Obese? 

Are Food Ads Making Us Obese? 

We all like to think we make important life decisions, like what to eat, consciously...

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Healthy Returns: Diabetes drug Ozempic may lower dementia risk, nicotine use

Healthy Returns: Diabetes drug Ozempic may lower dementia...

New study suggests that Novo Nordisk's Ozempic may lower dementia risk and nicotine...

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Marketing Takes Off and Obesity Soars 

Marketing Takes Off and Obesity Soars 

The unprecedented rise in the power, scope, and sophistication of food marketing...

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Inside the $43 million Veterans Affairs simulation hospital where doctors are piloting new tech

Inside the $43 million Veterans Affairs simulation hospital...

Health-care workers are testing tech and simulating procedures in a $43 million...

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These are America's 10 worst states for quality of life in 2024

These are America's 10 worst states for quality of life...

These 10 U.S. states are letting residents down on quality of life, with high crime,...

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Healthy Returns: Drugmakers are racing to develop more convenient weight loss pills

Healthy Returns: Drugmakers are racing to develop more...

Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly and Pfizer are developing weight loss pills. Meanwhile,...

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Federal Trade Commission to sue drug middlemen over prices of medications including insulin, source says

Federal Trade Commission to sue drug middlemen over prices...

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx, CVS Health's Caremark and Cigna's Express Scripts...

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Samsung launches the Galaxy Ring — a first-of-its-kind product for the tech giant

Samsung launches the Galaxy Ring — a first-of-its-kind...

The Samsung Galaxy Ring has the ability to track various health metrics such as...

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Musk says next Neuralink brain implant expected soon, despite issues with the first patient

Musk says next Neuralink brain implant expected soon, despite...

Neuralink is gearing up to implant its second human patient, despite hardware challenges...