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		<title><![CDATA[In California governor race, single-payer is a litmus test. There's still no way to pay for it]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Gavin Newsom ran for California governor in 2018, his
support for a state-run single-payer healthcare system was
considered a risky move and earned him hefty labor
endorsements.

Today, leading Democrats in the wide-open race to succeed ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: The moonshot America needs to solve its healthcare crisis]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1961, President John F. Kennedy told the nation, “We choose to
go to the moon.” It’s often remembered as a moment of national
ambition. In reality, the United States was locked in a Cold War with
the Soviet Union, and the fear of falling ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[States eye aid to prop up distressed hospitals amid federal Medicaid cuts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — At Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital,
patients on gurneys line the hallways of the emergency department
waiting for care, and overflow mental health patients are consigned to
outdoor tents.

The 152-bed hospital, which ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hidden 'master switch' driving skin cancer growth and survival exposed]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tumors need two things to thrive: a good blood supply and a way to
keep the immune system at bay. Scientists
have discovered the protein that helps skin cancer achieve both, and
proved that disabling it shrinks tumors and reactivates the immune
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    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Have obesity as a kid? Chances are, you'll earn less as an adult, study finds]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[America’s obesity rate is near record highs, and that may pose more
than just health problems.

Children with obesity are less likely to climb the income ladder
later in life than children without it, a new study published in the
Journal of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask the Pediatrician: Poison prevention and treatment tips for parents]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each year, approximately 3 million people, many under age 5, swallow
or come into contact with a poisonous substance. Most poisonings occur
at home where even simple household products can be dangerous. These
include over-the-counter and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[That discount at the pharmacy counter may pack hidden costs]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Next time you go to the pharmacy, you might be offered a coupon on
your prescription drugs. While it may sound like a great deal — with
the prospect of saving hundreds of dollars — the decision to accept it
is complicated, especially for ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How the waste in healthcare drives the US debt]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington treats healthcare spending like a moral obligation and
interest payments like an accounting nuisance. They’re linked: Federal
spending that is wasted in the healthcare system forces higher taxes or
more borrowing, leaving less money ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4095025</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Her heart stopped after giving birth. Now, she's warning others about blood clots during pregnancy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last thing Chelsea Cheveria remembers after the birth of her
daughter was greeting her new baby girl.

“I said, ‘Hi, oh, that’s my baby,’” Cheveria, 38, recalled.
She kissed the tiny newborn, and her husband told her, “You did
it.�...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[This Coloradan can plug his brain into a computer. He's trying to help turn science fiction into reality]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ELBERT, Colo. — To say Brandon Patterson’s father wasn’t fully
on board when he first brought up the idea of having electrodes
implanted into his brain would be an understatement — and their family
doesn’t mince words.

Brandon, 41, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chicago health department leaves millions of federal COVID dollars on the table]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Throughout last year, Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed
to protect Chicago’s public health dollars from President Donald
Trump.

But behind the scenes, his
health commissioner voluntarily returned tens of millions of dollars
in COVID-19 grants to the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4094725</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bill of the Month: An urgent care treated her allergic reaction. An ER monitored her -- for $6,700]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Silvana Toska was playing in a grass field with her daughters late
last fall when she felt a sting on her ankle. The family had come to
listen for barred and great horned owls as the sun set on a large park
near their Davidson, North Carolina, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why stomach pain, 'scromiting,' and compulsive hot showering are sending some cannabis users to ERs]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA -- The morning after Christmas, 37-year-old Taylor
Armendariz awoke in her South Jersey apartment with stomach pain and
nausea like nothing she had ever experienced.

A self-described “avid” cannabis user, she had smoked before ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic Q&A: Questions to ask before joint replacement surgery]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I need to have a joint
replacement, but I'm really nervous. What questions should I ask my
orthopedic doctor?

ANSWER: Knee and hip
replacements have changed so much due to advanced surgical
techniques, making them far different ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dirty mind? Study suggests gut movement may flush excess material from our brains]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[With each step you take, coordinated contractions in your abdominal
muscles help keep you stable and upright.

Now, new research finds that those gentle changes in tension and
pressure also affect your brain, and may play a role in the organ's
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    <pubDate>May/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Health authorities work to contain cruise ship hantavirus outbreak]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship with a deadly outbreak of
hantavirus, was on its way to the Canary Islands on May 7, 2026, after
evacuating three ill passengers for treatment.

The World Health Organization confirmed the outbreak on May 4, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[18 cases of legionella, water-borne bacteria, found at Kaiser Santa Clara hospital]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif. — Santa Clara County Public Health is
investigating an outbreak of legionella at Kaiser Permanente’s Santa
Clara Medical Center, where at least 18 people were infected with the
bacteria that spreads in water systems.

Most ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tuberculosis cases hit a 12-year high in California. What to know]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is outpacing much of the rest of
the nation in cases of tuberculosis, according to the federal Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. 

In 2025, California had 5.5 tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people on
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4092273</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New findings from La Jolla Institute for Immunology suggest a possible measles treatment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — A new study from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology
suggests that it is possible to treat measles infections though
additional research is necessary to prove that the concept will work in
humans.

Published online Thursday in the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can peptide injections help people recover from injuries? Here’s what you need to know]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s tough to avoid the current hype about the health benefits of
injecting peptides. Although these substances – essentially, synthetic
bits of protein in solution – have long made the rounds in the fitness
world,  their popularity has ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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