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October 24, 2018 5:43 AM

Opioid deaths are starting to plateau, HHS chief says

Overdose deaths started to level off toward the end of 2017 and are "finally bending in the right direction," says Alex Azar, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

by Emily Sullivan

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October 23, 2018 3:41 PM

Health care costs are dipping

Premiums are dropping. What's the cause?

by Kerri Miller and Elizabeth Shockman

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October 23, 2018 9:30 AM

Sandra Day O'Connor announces likely Alzheimer's diagnosis

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, "probably Alzheimer's disease."

by The Associated Press

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October 23, 2018 6:49 AM

Microplastics are turning up everywhere, even in human excrement

A very small study shows that microplastics are in human waste in many parts of the world. While it's not entirely clear what that means for our health, it might be a sign that we need to pull back.

by Jill Neimark

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October 22, 2018 2:00 PM

Four years after diagnosis, Minnesota teen perseveres through AFM

It all started with a strange and persistent feeling of weakness one day in September 2014.

by Nina Moini

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October 22, 2018 7:16 AM

A new prescription for depression: Join a team and get sweaty

Most people who struggle with depression and anxiety have heard that exercise is a mood-booster. But exercising with friends, especially playing a team sport, may help even more.

by Sasa Woodruff

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October 22, 2018 6:10 AM

Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken dies at 94

It was the science fiction film "Frankenstein" that inspired Bakken to become an electrical engineer. He co-founded the medical device company out of a northeast Minneapolis garage in 1949.

by Martin Moylan

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October 21, 2018 2:10 PM

Congo rebels kill 15, threaten Ebola containment efforts again

Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the center of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Congo's military said Sunday, as the violence again forced the suspension of crucial virus containment efforts.

by Associated Press

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October 20, 2018 11:10 AM

Immunotherapy drug shows promise against some breast cancers

For the first time, a new immunotherapy drug has shown promise against breast cancer in a study that combined it with chemotherapy. But the benefit for most women was small, raising questions about whether the treatment is worth its high cost and side effects.

by Associated Press