A former US surgeon general went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called healthcare a 'broken system.'

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Dr. Jerome Adams, the former US surgeon general in a suit and bowtie

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I left a red state and moved to a blue state. The politics and lack of healthcare in Texas drove me back to Oregon.

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Jules Rogers and her husband, Marshall, moved to Texas in 2018.

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Expect AI-made prescription drugs to be ready for clinical trials in a couple of years, predicts Google DeepMind CEO

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More healthcare researchers and providers could start to adopt AI tech in the coming years.

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Burned-out South Korean trainee doctors walked off their jobs over a plan to boost med school enrolment

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Doctors hold placards that read 'Opposition to the increase in medical schools' as they gather to protest against the government's plan to raise the annual enrolment quota at medical schools by 2000 in Seoul on February 15, 2024.
Doctors hold placards that read 'Opposition to the increase in medical schools' as they gather to protest against the government's plan to raise the annual enrolment quota at medical schools by 2000 in Seoul on February 15,

Healthcare startups are rushing to sell AI to hospital systems. But a new survey suggests many simply aren't ready for it.

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As startups seek to bring AI to the healthcare industry, many health systems don't have clear policies in place to govern the tech.

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2 major employers said they stopped paying for weight-loss drugs like Wegovy after the drugmaker threatened to penalize them

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I've been tortured by shame since I was 8. Then along came Ozempic.

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The thing about a lifetime of shame is that you have no idea how heavy a burden it is until the moment you set it down.

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Over a million boomers on Medicare could save big on prescription drugs next year

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Even more Medicare recipients could save thousands of dollars on out-of-pocket drug costs in 2025.

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A CVS pharmacist at an understaffed store knew she was having a heart attack but stayed at work until she died, her family says

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Most major drugstores like CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid will stay open on New Year's Day, but pharmacy hours might be different.

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I moved to Montreal to be with a man I met on Xbox. It was a bigger culture shock than I expected.

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Melissa Rebelo-Sauve married her Canadian husband in July 2020.

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