Cannabis use before age15 is linked to physical and mental health issues : Shots

Cannabis use before age15 is linked to physical and mental health issues : Shots

The adolescent brain is still developing, and the use of cannabis regularly may disrupt healthy neural…

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At a Boyle Heights hospital, ICE agents call the shots, doctors say

At a Boyle Heights hospital, ICE agents call the shots, doctors say

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Children’s hospitals brace for Medicaid cuts in Trump’s budget : Shots

Children’s hospitals brace for Medicaid cuts in Trump’s budget : Shots

Phoenix Children’s Hospital, pictured during the pandemic on April 15, 2020, stands to lose $172 million…

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Here’s how Trump’s health care moves will push medical bills higher : Shots

Here’s how Trump’s health care moves will push medical bills higher : Shots

President Trump pledged to “make America affordable again.” But his health care moves mean more people…

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Trump administration moves undercut RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda on toxic chemicals : Shots

Trump administration moves undercut RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda on toxic chemicals : Shots

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda proposes to get rid of…

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Former CDC staff warn of ‘a five-alarm fire’ : Shots

Former CDC staff warn of ‘a five-alarm fire’ : Shots

Michael Beach, former deputy director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases at CDC,…

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