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New race-neutral kidney evaluation moves thousands of Black patients up transplant waitlist
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jazmin Evans is one of more than 14,000 Black kidney…
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ParkRx aims to provide 'prescription for wellness' by getting more people outside
ABC News Medical Correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton walks through Rock Creek National Park in Washington, D.C. with Walk with a…
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4-year-old who received new heart after waiting 1,025 days goes home from hospital
Texas Children’s Hospital (NEW YORK) — A 4-year-old girl was discharged from Texas Children’s Hospital on Thursday after waiting on…
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Trans care restrictions force some families to travel hours, spend hundreds for treatment
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Misty Stamm was working tirelessly to figure out the details: waking up early, the…
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Couples allege IVF provider destroyed their embryos in toxic solution: Lawsuit
Carlos Duarte/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Two couples have filed lawsuits against in vitro fertilization provider Ovation Fertility alleging its…
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ER visits for heat illness rose in 2023 amid record-breaking temperatures: CDC
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Heat-related emergency room visits increased in 2023 in the U.S. compared to previous years, according…
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Evidence of racial disparities in health care reported in every US state: New report
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are evident in every state, even those…
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Consequences of aging, why we die explained by Nobel biologist
ABC (NEW YORK) — Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan sat down with ABC News Live to discuss the science…
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Human infections from rat urine on the rise in New York City
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has…
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Melatonin makers urged to follow new packaging, labeling guidelines to protect kids
Grace Cary/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A trade association is calling on melatonin makers to follow new guidelines on labeling…
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