Some healthcare systems are taking on the challenge of health inequity — but ending the disparities isn't a quick process

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Racial and ethnic health disparities cost the US economy $451 billion in 2018.

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The head of the FTC says she used ChatGPT to successfully contest a medical bill

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Women are turning to Facebook for a DIY approach to getting pregnant

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Weight-loss drugs just got cheaper — and better

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More research suggests the medication tirzepatide leads to significant weight loss.

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Amazon Prime members just got cheaper healthcare

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Amazon bought healthcare service One Medical last year for $3.9 billion.

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We moved to Mexico from Texas and have never been happier. We're saving $2,000 a month and can even afford to go to the dentist.

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Spencer (left) and Braelyn Stone (right) moved to Mérida, Mexico in 2022.

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'It became me': Studies show that revolutionary new brain chips may bend your mind in strange and troubling ways

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Research has found that brain chips can warp your sense of self.

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Studies show that Elon Musk's new tech can bend your mind in strange and troubling ways

I moved to the US from Italy and it's been a rollercoaster. Here's what has shocked and disappointed me the most about America.

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Oana Adamopoulos was born and raised in Romania and now lives in Florida with her family.

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A third of Columbus, Ohio's population just had $335 million in medical debt wiped out thanks to Biden's American Rescue Plan

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Columbus, Ohio has launched a program to forgive $335 million in medical debt for their residents.

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Boomers are dominating the economy and benefiting from historic rate hikes. BofA explains which stock trades to make as millennials struggle.

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Residents of the John Knox Village Continuing Care Retirement Community participate in a water aerobics class on October 15, 2021 in Pompano Beach, Florida.

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