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Lenacapavir is now approved to prevent HIV infection as well as to treat certain infections.

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In October 2020, President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill making 988 the universal telephone number to reach the national suicide prevention hotline.

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Trump administration to end 988 suicide prevention specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth in July

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell/File Photo

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Gen X, millennials are about three times more likely than their parents to be diagnosed with appendix cancer, study finds

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‘Whole again’: Man receives double hand transplant after nearly 17 years

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New federal Covid-19 vaccine policies are already keeping some people from getting shots

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CDC vaccine advisers to vote on thimerosal in flu shots at first meeting of new panel

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When kids use screens, parents worry about the wrong thing, new study suggests

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Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke, large study finds

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FILE - Flu vaccines are lined up at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. As of December 2022, the CDC estimates there have been at least 190,000 hospitalizations and 12,000 deaths from flu so far this season. The deaths include at least 17 children. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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A long-standing puzzle of ‘missing’ ordinary matter in the universe may be solved, astronomers say

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