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Feb 12 2025BUSINESS

CVS Health's 2024 Financial Results: A Closer Look

CVS Health Corporation recently shared its financial performance for the final quarter and the entire year of 2024. The earnings per share (EPS) for the fourth quarter, following Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), dropped to $1. 30 from $1. 58 the previous year. This decrease was mainl

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Feb 10 2025HEALTH

What gets you up at Night and No. Its not Interupted clock, its mostly nocturia |

: Women often face a lot of being stripped from sleep. One big cause is nocturia. That is when someone has to get out of bed to go to the bathroom multiple times during the night. This isn't just annoying. About half of all women have this issue which means it effects not only their but friends an

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Feb 09 2025HEALTH

Telehealth Company Faces Flak for Super Bowl Ad

A telehealth company out of San Francisco is in hot water over a Super Bowl ad promoting a weight loss drug. This drug is not approved by the FDA because it's custom made by specialized pharmacies. Two U. S. senators and a pharmaceutical industry group are upset because they think the ad doesn't pro

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Feb 09 2025HEALTH

Boosting Patient Feedback: Making Healthcare Surveys Work for Everyone

Picture this: you're in a hospital or clinic, and you're asked to fill out a survey about your health. Easy, right? Not so much for everyone. Turns out, many people from diverse backgrounds and Indigenous communities find these surveys, called Patient Reported Outcomes (PROMs), a bit tricky to com

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Feb 07 2025HEALTH

Smoke Signals: Wildfires and Health Alerts

In a surprise move, a federal health journal restarted after a two-week break. It published two reports on wildfires. This journal is a big deal in the public health world. It is published every week and it gives updates on diseases and other health issues. One report looked at the Maui wildfire

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Feb 06 2025ENVIRONMENT

Is Northwest Indiana's Environment in Danger?

More than a thousand EPA employees who happened to be one of the several changes during the Trump administration may be facing job cuts. Activists in Northwest Indiana point out that there is still a possibility for the environment and public health to take a hit if the staffing cuts go through. T

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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Making Hospitals Rainbow Friendly

The Rainbow Project is a five year old initiative that has been making big changes in healthcare. It aims to improve services for LGBTQ+ young people and their families dealing with chronic health issues. It all started in 2020 when a big city hospital decided to make a change. They wanted to mak

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

Helping Family Members Helping Kids

Think about the tough job family members have when their kids need extra support. Kids with trouble growing might need something called growth hormones to help them. They may physically grow properly. But these health struggles don't just affect kids. Parents and caregivers are often dealing with bi

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

Unlocking Hidden Patterns: Fluorescent Staining in Vaginal Health

Vaginitis, which is just a fancy word for inflammation or irritation of the vagina, is a painfully common issue for women. It's crucial to have reliable diagnosis method. Doctors usually check samples of vaginal discharge using methods like wet mounts and gram staining. But there's a new kid on the

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Health Controversies Around Vaccines: Who Really Controls Policy and The Role of Biden's HHS Appointments

Robert F Kennedy Jr the new HHS secretary nominee as well as President Joe Biden are set up for a big battle. The decisions around vaccine policy in the U. S. could be shifted to a more vaccine-risk focused way. The Biden administration, in its final stretch, made a series of last-minute a

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