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New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots
Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy. Companies that want to market their vaccines to those Americans will need to conduct large, new studies, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. 
New studies show what's at stake if Medicaid is scaled back
Researchers studied the health care program's effect on the health of millions of Americans and found tens of thousands of lives were saved.
The Aging Mind
Studies show that 1 in 4 older adults live with a mental illness such as depression, anxiety and substance use disorders.
Doctors urged to treat pain for IUD insertion and other procedures
A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated.
Study finds medical cannabis provided relief for those with obstructive sleep apnea
The study by the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management is the largest on record involving obstructive sleep apnea and medical cannabis patients. It found nearly 4 in 10 patients were able to achieve relief in symptoms.
The U.S. hasn’t seen a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why
Health officials are urging vigilance as reports of bird flu cases in humans appear to have stopped. In the last 14 months, infections have been reported in 70 people in the U.S. — most of them workers on dairy and poultry farms.
Beyond the Mirror: The Challenge of Eating Disorders
An estimated 29 million Americans will suffer from an eating disorder in their lifetime. These mental illnesses can be profoundly disruptive to a person’s life and psychological wellbeing.
Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
Former President Joe Biden's office says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone.