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Medical credit cards may lead patients to overpay for their health care, Democrats warn

Medical credit cards may lead patients to overpay for their health care, Democrats warn

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democratic senators is asking the nation's consumer finance watchdog to take action against medical credit cards such as CareCredit, saying use of these cards can result in patients paying much more for their medical care t
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B.C. health authority issues drug alert after benzodiazepines found in vape juice

B.C. health authority issues drug alert after benzodiazepines found in vape juice

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A British Columbia health authority has issued a public warning after it says benzodiazepines were detected in vape juice sold in Chilliwack, B.C.
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Cheaper competition for Humira is hitting the market, but savings will depend on your insurance

Cheaper competition for Humira is hitting the market, but savings will depend on your insurance

Patients who take the autoimmune disease treatment Humira may see some price relief when several lower-cost, biosimilar versions of the AbbVie drug reach the U.S. market in July.
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Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors

Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors

VANCOUVER — Sukinder Mangat has been waiting 11 years for a kidneytransplant while enduring dialysis three times a week as part of a routine that leaves him exhausted, worried and unable to work.
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Opioids aren't effective in treating neck, lower back pain, study says

Opioids aren't effective in treating neck, lower back pain, study says

Opioids should not be prescribed to treat acute neck and lower back pain, new research suggests.
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In rural India, summer's heat can be deadly. Ambulance crews see the toll up close

In rural India, summer's heat can be deadly. Ambulance crews see the toll up close

BANPUR, India (AP) — Siren blaring, Sunil Kumar Naik's ambulance tore across a dry and rocky countryside blasted by dangerous midday heat, rushing to check on a vomiting and dizzy 30-year-old man with possible heat stroke.
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Mexico acknowledges 112 heat-related deaths so far this year, almost triple the figures in 2022

Mexico acknowledges 112 heat-related deaths so far this year, almost triple the figures in 2022

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican health authorities say there have been at least 112 heat-related deaths so far this year, acknowledging the deadliness of a recent heat wave that the president previously said was being overblown by alarmist journalists.
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New Mexico regulators fine oil producer $40 million for burning off vast amounts of natural gas

New Mexico regulators fine oil producer $40 million for burning off vast amounts of natural gas

SANTA FE, N.M.
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RCMP say several people have life-threatening injuries after crash on Highway 93

RCMP say several people have life-threatening injuries after crash on Highway 93

RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, B.C. — Police say a serious head-on collision has closed Highway 93 north of Radium Hot Springs, B.C., not far from the Alberta boundary.
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North Carolina measure limiting LGBTQ+ curriculum heading to governor's desk

North Carolina measure limiting LGBTQ+ curriculum heading to governor's desk

RALEIGH, N.C.
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