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Even low-dose contraceptives slightly increase breast cancer risk
The absolute risk is very low. But low-dose formulations of birth control pills and other hormone-releasing contraceptives pose about the same risk to breasts as older formulations, a big study finds.
UnitedHealth ventures deeper into patient care with $5B deal
UnitedHealth said that its Optum segment will buy the DaVita Medical Group from DaVita Inc. DaVita Medical Group runs nearly 300 primary and specialty care clinics in several states. It also operates urgent care and outpatient surgery centers.
Small towns face a 'crisis' of aging water, sewer pipes
Water and sewer pipes are reaching the end of their expected life spans in many places across Minnesota, and there's not enough state or federal funding to meet the needs -- especially for small cities.
Dayton uses own cancer recovery to tout screening
"I'm a believer," Dayton says as he joins cancer survivors and other advocates of early detection programs in promoting the importance of getting tested for various cancers, especially those with elevated risk factors.
Health care fallout: Fate of 8M low-income children in limbo
The Children's Health Insurance Program provides low-cost coverage to children in families that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. But it has become caught up in a political stalemate over how to fund it.