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An attendee holds a handgun during the National Rifle Association Convention on April 15, 2023, in Indianapolis.

Most Americans say they or a family member has experienced gun violence, survey finds

April 16, 2023 at 11:05 a.m.

A majority of Americans say they or a family member has experienced gun violence, such as witnessing a shooting, being threatened by a person with a gun or being shot,...

Caitlyn Houston kisses her infant daughter, Parker, as they wait in the emergency department for a hospital bed to open up at Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Dec. 7, 2022.

Inside a children’s hospital struggling to cope with a surge of respiratory illness

December 26, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

Waiting for their turn in the emergency room, dazed-looking parents in winter coats bounced crying children in their arms, trying to catch the eye of Dr. Erica Michiels. Us! Pick...

The Alameda County coroner's van is seen near a warehouse after it was destroyed by a fire, Dec. 3, 2016, in Oakland, California.

The official who investigates suspicious deaths in your town may be a doctor — or not

December 25, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

When a group of physicians gathered in Washington state for an annual meeting, one made a startling revelation: If you ever want to know when, how — and where —...

This Nov. 8, 2018 file photo shows a page from the 2019 U.S. Medicare Handbook in Washington.

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

December 16, 2022 at 5:34 p.m.

In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records of patients treated by a podiatry practice whose owner had...

Cash for colonoscopies: Colorado tries to lower health costs through incentives

November 7, 2022 at 2:36 p.m.

State employees in Colorado are being asked to be better consumers when shopping for health care services. And if they choose lower-cost and higher-quality providers, they could get a check...

Joshua Grigaitis, owner of Pop's Blue Moon bar in St. Louis, sells cans of seltzer containing delta-9 THC, a form of the psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana. He is using a legal loophole in federal law, despite recreational marijuana being illegal in his state, because his version comes from hemp.

What looks like pot, acts like pot, but is legal nearly everywhere?

November 7, 2022 at 2:28 p.m.

It was not shocking that people listening to musicians covering Grateful Dead and Phish songs in October at a dive bar here would be interested in trying a new drink...

A dose of smallpox/monkeypox vaccine is ready for measuring and administering at the Cell Block Chicago club in the 3700 block of North Halsted Street Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, in Chicago.

When monkeypox reaches rural communities, it collides with strained public health systems

November 2, 2022 at 12:26 p.m.

When a case of monkeypox was reported in Nevada's Humboldt County in August, it was the state's first detected occurrence of the virus in a rural area. Soon, cases were...

A Round Rock ISD vehicle is seen outside during a school safety active shooter training demonstration conducted by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement at Walsh Middle School on July 11, 2022, in Round Rock, Texas.

Texas revamps ‘active-shooter’ drills at K-12 schools to minimize trauma

October 26, 2022 at 1:13 p.m.

After Britt Kelly's son participated in a lockdown drill two years ago in his Lamar, Texas, kindergarten class, he had nightmares and wet his bed. Now 8, he can sleep only...

<p><strong>> Retired workers:</strong> 4,563,824<br/>
<strong>> Pct. of population that is retired:</strong> 11.6% (4th lowest)</p>

Demócratas proponen ampliar beneficios de Medicare para la audición. ¿Qué pueden esperar los consumidores?

November 11, 2021 at 7:16 p.m.

El gigantesco proyecto de ley de gastos domésticos del presidente Joe Biden agregaría beneficios para servicios de audición al programa tradicional de Medicare, una de las tres principales prestaciones nuevas...

Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW, an at-home-rapid-covid test, two-pack cost $23.99.

Why at-home rapid COVID tests cost so much, even after Biden’s push for lower prices

September 15, 2021 at 5:06 p.m.

Rapid at-home COVID-19 tests are flying off store shelves across the nation and are largely sold out online as the delta variant complicates a return to school, work and travel...

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