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U.S. Drug Overdoses Rose Sharply Last Year
The Covid-19 pandemic undoubtedly increased the number of Americans that died from overdoses. Provisional CDC data estimate that a record high of about 100,300 people died as a result of a drug overdose between April 2020 and April 2021. That’s an almost 30% increase year-on-year. The vast majorit...
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Some Americans Will Have Medical Debt Wiped From Credit
The three major credit reporting companies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, will no longer include paid medical debt in their credit ... read more
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Natural Gas Used to Heat Homes Contains Some Harmful Chemicals
A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has found that several dangerous cancer-causing chemicals are present ... read more
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Uterine Cancer Claims Many Black Lives
Instances of endometrial cancer, also known as uterine cancer, are on the rise, especially among Black women. Cancer of the ... read more
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Babies and Toddlers Get COVID-19 Shots
The CDC has approved Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for America’s youngest citizens. Children as young as six months will ... read more
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