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Medicare will pay for Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi. What patients and doctors should know

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The Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023. Eisai | via Reuters Medicare has agreed to pay for the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi, a major turning point for patients who are diagnosed with the early stages of the disease. Leqembi is the only drug on the…

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Check to see if you are at risk of five new cancers related to obesity – SUCH TV

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Researchers from the World Health Organisation followed 2.6million people’s BMI since 2009 to see the impact of their lifestyles on their health. They discovered people who are obese aged between 18 and 40 are at risk of 18 different cancers – five more than previously believed. The new diseases linked to people’s weight are leukaemia,…

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Charleston springs 100m surprise | The Express Tribune

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EUGENE: Cravont Charleston surged past 2019 world champion Christian Coleman to win the men’s 100m at the US athletics championships on Friday as Sha’Carri Richardson won the women’s 100m to book her long anticipated World Championships berth. The 25-year-old Charleston, who had never made it to the 100m final at a US championships before, clocked…

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Drowning Is No. 1 Killer of Young Children. U.S. Efforts to Fix It Are Lagging.

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Yadira Salcedo was born in Mexico to parents who did not know how to swim. As a child, she nearly drowned when she waded too deep in a backyard pool. Now a mother of two in Santa Ana, Calif., Ms. Salcedo is “breaking the cycle,” she said, making sure Ezra, 3, and Ian, 1, never…

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More locally-acquired malaria cases reported in U.S.

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More locally-acquired malaria cases reported in U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News The first locally-acquired U.S. malaria cases in 20 years were recently reported in Florida and Texas, as hot and humid conditions have helped contribute to a more active mosquito season. Omar Villafranca has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…

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