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Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the US

Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the US

Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data — including in states that are battling outbreaks this year.
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Air quality worsens in eastern US as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over Midwest

Air quality worsens in eastern US as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over Midwest

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires worsened air quality in the eastern U.S. on Wednesday as several Midwestern states battled conditions deemed unhealthy by the federal government.
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Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry finds

Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law, according to a newly released federal investigation.
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Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be tainted with E. coli, USDA says

Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be tainted with E. coli, USDA says

U.S. agriculture officials are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets nationwide may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria.
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From frustration to joy: What I learned about getting a hearing aid

From frustration to joy: What I learned about getting a hearing aid

NEW YORK (AP) — My first tip-off were the little things, the high-pitched little things: the doorbell and ringtones my kids could hear but I could not.
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England star Millie Bright pulls out of selection for Women's Euros for health reasons

England star Millie Bright pulls out of selection for Women's Euros for health reasons

England defender Millie Bright withdrew herself from selection for the European Championship on Wednesday because of health reasons. "Right now I'm not able to give 100% mentally or physically,” Bright wrote in a post on Instagram .
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Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions

Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation's hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
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Carney says he'll 'take note' of opposition motion to table a spring economic update

Carney says he'll 'take note' of opposition motion to table a spring economic update

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he will "take note" of the successful opposition motion to add language calling for a spring economic update to the throne speech, but did not say when or how that will happen.
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Residential treatment school closes in North Carolina after deaths of 2 girls

Residential treatment school closes in North Carolina after deaths of 2 girls

A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has closed after a state investigation and the deaths of two of its students who took their own lives.
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Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worried

Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worried

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Walk into enough gas stations and they’re likely easy to find: gummies, drinks and vapes infused with THC, the compound that gives marijuana its psychoactive properties. That's given lawmakers across the U.S.
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