Health and Fitness
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COVID-19 public health emergency declarations end soon. What will change?Mar 20, 2023 5:30 am - It's typical of our three-year COVID-19 odyssey that there's no perfect ending. In two months, pandemic public health emergency declarations will expire - a move that co...
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Medication safety tips and poison prevention in young childrenMar 19, 2023 7:00 am - Prescriptions and over-the-counter medications should always be stored safely and away from young children. Every year, about 50,000 U.S. children visit the hospital eme...
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Pink eye most often a viral infectionMar 19, 2023 7:00 am - Q: Our 7-year-old came home from school with an itchy eye. A few days later, all three of our kids, plus my husband and I, had pink eye. Our family doctor gave us antibi...
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'3-day stay' rule may be on its way outMar 19, 2023 7:00 am - Before the pandemic, you may have been caught unawares by this 58-year-old Medicare rule: You have to have been admitted as an inpatient in a hospital for at least three...
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How to shop for new insurance if you lose Medicaid coverage
Mar 19, 2023 1:00 am - Medicaid coverage will end for millions of Americans in the coming months, and it will push many into unfamiliar territory: the health insurance marketplace. States will...
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At 55, man didn't know he was living with a 'ticking time bomb'Mar 18, 2023 7:00 am - Richard Horton woke up one morning needing to use the bathroom. He got out of bed, took a couple steps and stumbled into the wall. The 55-year-old insurance broker told ...
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Create a soothing retreat you can go when overwhelmedMar 18, 2023 6:00 am - I think most of us need a place at home where we can feel calmer and basically comfortable. This is especially important when bereaved. Sometimes there is so much hurt a...
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How health care has changed forever after 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemicMar 18, 2023 1:00 am - Infectious disease outbreaks are always a concern at hospitals. They have drills. Protocols are in place. There is a plan. But it's hard to plan for a pandemic. "I would...
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How trip to 'Lyme hospital' in Germany helped save St. Charles familyMar 17, 2023 6:00 am - More than three years ago, the overriding theme of the unusual and cruel story of Lyme disease affliction for the Nitkey family of St. Charles was "desperation." Kelly N...
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Flight attack raises questions about security, mental health