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			<title><![CDATA[ Stigma, funding cuts and Iran war put contraception out of reach for Africa’s girls]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:31:16 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Zimbabwean teenager Kelly Nhedega once dreamed of finishing school and starting a career before having a family]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Mystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia lab studying severe diseases]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:34:17 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization says it still doesn't know what caused the death of a young worker at a Russian lab focused on plague and other illnesses]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns opens up about grieving his mother]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:08:10 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Towns is still grieving the loss of his mother six years ago to COVID-19.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:06:16 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk in 2000 has been executed, a week after a failed lethal injection in Tennessee]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:14:22 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation&rsquo;s main abortion pill will continue into next year]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Gruesome injuries throw spotlight on France's policing of high school protests]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:20:33 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Police have arrested thousands of young people in France during protests demanding better school funding]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The plague never went away. Cases are reported in parts of Africa and the US nearly every year]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:38:35 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The plague, a rare bacterial infection known for its deadly impact in 14th-century Europe, still exists today]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:52:21 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Doctors warn about the risks energy drinks pose to kids. What families need to know]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:14:18 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Doctors nationwide have warned for years that energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine that can seriously harm children]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Kenya confirms its first Ebola case and death in a man who traveled from Congo]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:18:15 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend has become Kenya&rsquo;s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country&rsquo;s first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Zambia says it will sign $3.6B US health deal after stripping patient data clauses]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:46:22 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Zambia plans to sign a revised health agreement with the United States that excludes controversial clauses about sharing patient data and specimens]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Doctors, insurers sue Newsom over health insurance premium increases]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:15:23 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Doctors and health insurers have filed suit alleging Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature violated the law when they approved a healthcare tax that could substantially increase insurance premiums]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>13</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ As heat becomes more extreme, inmates are increasingly threatened by rising temperatures]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/heat-extreme-inmates-increasingly-threatened-rising-temperatures-136887925]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:56:50 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When summer heat feels stifling, most people can cool off with a glass of ice-cold water, turning up the AC or opening a window]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>14</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/congos-ebola-outbreak-recorded-4000-deaths-authorities-struggle-136943057]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/congos-ebola-outbreak-recorded-4000-deaths-authorities-struggle-136943057]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:31:54 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Congo's Ebola outbreak has resulted in over 4,000 deaths, with authorities struggling to contain the virus]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>15</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ The rise and fall of America's deadly love affair with the cigarette]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/rise-fall-americas-deadly-love-affair-cigarette-136898214]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/rise-fall-americas-deadly-love-affair-cigarette-136898214]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:38:16 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Cancer stick]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>16</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ After an outfield collision left him paralyzed, every gain in rehab is a big win for A's Ryan Lasko]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/after-outfield-collision-left-paralyzed-gain-rehab-big-136912779]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:42:40 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Ryan Lasko was a promising outfielder in the Athletics organization on a path he hoped would one day make him a major leaguer, having established himself in Double-A ball]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>17</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ 3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states' abortion 'shield' laws]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/3-gop-states-us-supreme-court-challenge-3-136904871]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:02:24 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana have gone to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge abortion &ldquo;shield laws&rdquo; in California, Massachusetts and New York that protect providers who prescribe abortion pills across state lines]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>18</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Pennsylvania records a fifth measles death as the nation endures its worst year since 1991]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/pennsylvania-records-measles-death-nation-endures-worst-year-136903411]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/pennsylvania-records-measles-death-nation-endures-worst-year-136903411]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:52:04 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania health officials have reported a fifth measles-associated death]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>19</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ The drug used in Tennessee's failed execution has come under past scrutiny]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/drug-tennessees-failed-execution-past-scrutiny-136921222]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:21:27 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The lethal drug administered in Tennessee&rsquo;s failed attempt to execute Christa Pike has been used in multiple states that carry out the death penalty]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Senate committee advances Dr. Nicole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/senate-committee-advances-dr-nicole-saphiers-nomination-surgeon-136890755]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/senate-committee-advances-dr-nicole-saphiers-nomination-surgeon-136890755]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:45:02 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Trump's third nominee for surgeon general, is moving closer to confirmation]]></description>
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                <media:keywords>21</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/doctor-wanted-small-town-offers-big-perks-attract-118880326]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 03:29:58 -0500</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[
This is a MedPage Today story.

HAVANA, Fla.  --  For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years.

But that ended in December when Mark Newberry, MD, retired. To attract a new doctor, Havana leaders took out want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free medical office equipped with an x-ray, an ultrasound machine, and a bone density scanner  --  all owned by the town.

Local leaders hope the recruitment campaign will help attract candidates amid a nationwide shortage of doctors.

&quot;This is important for our community,&quot; said Kendrah Wilkerson, Havana's town manager, &quot;in the same way that parks are important and good future planning is important.&quot;

According to a Florida Department of Health report, doctor shortages affect all or part of nearly every county, but less populous counties, such as Gadsden, where Havana is located, have the...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/rfk-jr-wrong-medicare-medicaid-senate-confirmation-hearing-118283858]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 15:05:53 -0500</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[
This is a MedPage Today story.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he'd oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary.

On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage, and appeared to mistakenly refer to the Affordable Care Act health exchanges.

&quot;Medicaid is not working for Americans, and it's specifically not working for the target population,&quot; he said in response to questions from Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), a physician, who asked him in what ways he would improve the healthcare delivery system.

&quot;I'm on Medicare Advantage and I'm very happy with it,&quot; Kennedy replied. &quot;Most people who are on Medicaid are not happy. The premiums are too high, the deductibles are too high, the networks are narrow.&quot;

In fact, Medicaid plans generally do not have premiums, or if they do, under federal law...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/settling-fraud-case-ny-medicare-advantage-insurer-ceo-117094516]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:05:43 -0500</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[
This is a MedPage Today story.

A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn't exist.

Independent Health Association of Buffalo, which operates two Medicare Advantage plans, will pay up to $98 million. Betsy Gaffney, CEO of medical records review company DxID, will pay $2 million, according to the settlement agreement. Neither admitted wrongdoing.

&quot;Today's result sends a clear message to the Medicare Advantage community that the United States will take appropriate action against those who knowingly submit inflated claims for reimbursement,&quot; Michael Granston, a Department of Justice (DOJ) deputy assistant attorney general, said in announcing the settlement on December 20.

Frank Sava, a spokesperson for Independent Health, said in a statement: &quot;The assertions by the DOJ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ What Is Spondylolisthesis, the Spine Condition Reported to Plague Luigi Mangione?]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/spondylolisthesis-spine-condition-reported-plague-luigi-mangione-116920540]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:05:48 -0500</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[
This is a MedPage Today story.

Luigi Mangione, the person charged with murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, reportedly had spinal surgery for chronic back pain caused by spondylolisthesis.

Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra slips forward out of place onto the vertebra below, explained Jessica Stark, MD, spine surgeon at UTHealth Houston. This slippage, a sequela of arthritis, happens most often in the lumbar spine and can put pressure on the nerves around the spine.

&quot;Really arthritic backs can have varying degrees of spondylolisthesis throughout the spine, just because the joints have become overgrown and slipped at different spots,&quot; Stark told MedPage Today.

Pain levels depend on the degree of slip and how the spondylolisthesis came to be. When patients come in with the condition, Stark begins by assessing the grade of severity and how much the condition is affecting the patient's life. Many report having back and leg pain or numbness.

&quot;I always tell patients...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Long COVID Patients Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn't Found New Treatments]]></title>
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This is a MedPage Today story.

Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with COVID.

Hayes is too sick to work, so she has spent much of the last 4 years sitting on her beige couch, often curled up under an electric blanket.

&quot;My blood flow now sucks, so my hands and my feet are freezing. Even if I'm sweating, my toes are cold,&quot; said Hayes, who lives in Western Pennsylvania. She misses feeling well enough to play with her 9-year-old son or attend her 17-year-old son's baseball games.

Along with claiming the lives of 1.2 million Americans, the COVID-19 pandemic has been described as a mass disabling event. Hayes is one of millions of Americans who suffer from long COVID. Depending on the patient, the condition can rob someone of energy, scramble the autonomic nervous system, or fog their memory, among many other symptoms. In addition to the brain fog and chronic fatigue, Hayes' constellation of symptoms includes frequent hives and migraines....]]></description>
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