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Calgary clinic halts plan to charge fees for faster access to family physician

Calgary clinic halts plan to charge fees for faster access to family physician

The Alberta government says a Calgary clinic has halted its plan to charge patients fees for faster access to its family doctor. “The (Marda Loop Medical) clinic indicated they will not be proceeding with charging fees on Aug.
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Global AIDS program targeted in abortion battle gets new home in State Department bureau

Global AIDS program targeted in abortion battle gets new home in State Department bureau

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department launched a new bureau Tuesday aimed at making the battle against global outbreaks a lasting priority of U.S.
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Amazon adds video telemedicine visits nationwide to its virtual clinic

Amazon adds video telemedicine visits nationwide to its virtual clinic

Amazon is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last fall, as the e-commerce giant pushes deeper into care delivery.
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3 US Marines died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a car. Vehicle experts explain how that can happen

3 US Marines died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a car. Vehicle experts explain how that can happen

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The seemingly accidental deaths of three U.S. Marines who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in a parked car at a North Carolina gas station have raised questions about how the situation could have occurred outdoors.
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Ozempic craze feeds into harmful weight stigma, some eating disorder specialists say

Ozempic craze feeds into harmful weight stigma, some eating disorder specialists say

TORONTO — As a teen and into her 20s, Debra Wells-Hopey bought women's magazines by the dozen and devoured all the articles about weight loss she could find. She tried diet after diet and counted every calorie.
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Jill Biden says exercise including spin classes and jogging helps her find 'inner strength'

Jill Biden says exercise including spin classes and jogging helps her find 'inner strength'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Spin classes when she's on the road. Biking near her Delaware beach home. Jogging on the White House driveway. Jill Biden says exercise helps her find her “inner strength.” She gets out of bed at 5:45 a.m.
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Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms affect millions. New treatment studies bring hope

Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms affect millions. New treatment studies bring hope

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition that afflicts millions.
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Deadline passes, unclear whether Calgary medical clinic will move ahead with fee plan

Deadline passes, unclear whether Calgary medical clinic will move ahead with fee plan

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says a Calgary medical clinic has responded to its demand for a decision on whether the clinic will begin charging membership fees Tuesday for faster access to a family doctor.
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Appeals court lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender care for minors

A federal appeals court is allowing Kentucky to enforce a recently enacted ban on gender-affirming care for young transgender people while the issue is being litigated. The 2-1 decision Monday from the Sixth U.S.
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ACLU of Indiana asks state's high court to keep hold on near-total abortion ban in place for now

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana asked the state's high court Monday to keep Indiana's near-total abortion ban on hold while it pursues a narrower preliminary injunction in a trial court to address the scope of the ba
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