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Democratic voters appear to be reassessing their approach to health care, and pragmatic ideas are getting a closer look. “Medicare for All” remains hugely popular, but in a recent poll, majorities of Democratic liberals and moderates said they would prefer to build on “Obamacare” to expand coverage. The Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 55% […]

Image copyright Getty Images A daily pill containing four medicines can cut the number of heart attacks and strokes by a third, a study shows. The polypill contains blood-thinning aspirin, a cholesterol-lowering statin and two drugs to lower blood pressure. The researchers – in Iran and the UK – said the pill had a huge

I was born to this earth with small, thin lips. Influenced by the Kylie Jenners and Angelina Jolies of the world setting the beauty standard, I’ve always been on the hunt for ways to increase the volume of my pout. I’ve tried lip-plumping glosses and overfilling my lips with lipliner, but none gave me the

Federal health officials proposed Thursday to revamp stringent patient confidentiality regulations from the 1970s to encourage coordination among medical professionals treating people caught in the nation’s opioid epidemic. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the goal is to make it easier to share a patient’s drug treatment history with doctors treating that person

What kind of dog would President Donald Trump get if his son Barron asked for one? A Xoloitzcuintli, those exotic looking Mexican hairless dogs? No, of course not, send that good boy back! A Pungsan, maybe because North Korea’s Kim Jong Un recently gifted South Korean President Moon Jae-in with two of the rare Korean

Utah legislators are drafting a proposal to scrap a planned state-run medical marijuana dispensary system after facing pressure from county attorneys who said the system put public employees at risk of being prosecuted under federal drug laws. Republican Senate Majority Leader Evan Vickers says medical cannabis would instead be distributed through up to 12 private

35 Hilarious Tweets That Sum Up Back-To-School Season | HuffPost Life Back-to-school season is a chaotic time for parents. You have to shop for school supplies, establish new routines, deal with neglected summer reading lists and figure out a way to get suddenly sleepy kids out of bed in the morning. Naturally, many parents have

Creamy corn chowder is my guilty pleasure. It’s right up there with binging on reality TV while eating ice cream straight out of the container. What’s more delicious than sweet summer corn at its peak that’s been simmered in a warm bath of heavy cream, aromatics and cheese? Serve it in a sourdough bread bowl

A little over a year ago, Celtic fans Erin, Orlaith and Mikaela started a campaign to get free sanitary products into football grounds. Their own club Celtic were the first to sign up and then other clubs followed – but the reaction from other fans wasn’t totally positive. Since then, nearly 100 football clubs have

Aug. 22 is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. It marks the point when Black women’s income finally caught up to earnings of white non-Hispanic men in the previous calendar year. Despite efforts to raise awareness of the pay gap, this year’s Black Women’s Equal Pay Day comes more than two weeks later than last year’s.