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Men over 50: Here are a few things you can be doing to take better care of your health

June 30, 2022 admin No Comments

Michael M. Kadish, 83, lives in Brooklyn, New York, and describes himself as being “in good health with a few ailments, nothing life threatening.” After turning 55, he developed arthritis, prostate problems, spinal stenosis and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). The prostate issue is under control with medication, and he takes medicine for the arthritis…

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COVID vaccines for kids under 5 – what parents need to know

June 25, 2022 admin No Comments

The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have both authorized Pfizer PFE, + 2.99% and Moderna’s MRNA, + 0.71% COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5, and the Biden administration said that 10 million initial COVID vaccination doses could start being administered to young children beginning Tuesday, June 21. The…

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Roe v. Wade overturned: When do abortion-ban trigger laws go into effect?

June 24, 2022 admin No Comments

The Supreme Court’s reversal on Friday of Roe v. Wade, the watershed 1973 ruling that recognized a constitutional right to abortion access, will have a seismic and swift impact. So-called trigger laws banning abortion in three states – Kentucky, Louisiana and South Dakota – will immediately go into effect now that the court has overruled…

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The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: An estimated 40 million women will lose access to abortion

June 24, 2022 admin No Comments

The US Supreme Court said Friday it would strike down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States. The highest court in the land announced the ruling on a case brought by Mississippi that seeks to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Some 13 US states have…

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How can you keep up with the cost of prescriptions? Here are some ways to save.

June 24, 2022 admin No Comments

The cost of prescription drugs in the US can be enough to make you sick. What you pay varies enormously depending on the drug, the pharmacy, your insurance plan and your deductible, among many other factors. A drug that may have been cheap or at least affordable the last time you filled it could be…

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Paul McCartney: The 80-year-old Beatle proves that we can age gracefully

June 23, 2022 admin No Comments

Paul McCartney, who turned 80 June 18, is still “The Cute Beatle” – and so much more. The nickname-happy media gave McCartney that label around the time that “A Hard Day’s Night” came out, at the dawn of world-wide Beatlemania in 1964. McCartney has allowed himself to look his age with great dignity. He lets…

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US to start vaccinating very young children this week, and panel to recommend overhauling health care system

June 21, 2022 admin No Comments

The US will start vaccinating children below the age of 5 starting this week, after regulatory agencies approved the shots developed by Moderna and Pfizer and BioNTech over the weekend. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the vaccines for the littlest children, and the final signoff came hours later from Dr….

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Opinion: Did the assault weapons ban of 1994 reduce mass shootings? Here’s what the data tells us

June 9, 2022 admin No Comments

A spate of high-profile mass shootings in the US has sparked calls for Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons — covering the types of guns used in both the recent attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, NY, and that on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Such a prohibition…

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