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Kim Kardashian Says She Was Diagnosed With a Brain Aneurysm
About one in every 50 people has an unruptured brain aneurysm. It was not clear whether Ms. Kardashian had experienced symptoms. Source link
Ruth A. Lawrence, Doctor Who Championed Breastfeeding, Is Dead at 101
As a pediatrician, she helped elevate breastfeeding from a medical afterthought to a specialty of its own. As a mother of nine, she practiced what she preached. Source link
U.S. Health Workers Recalled From Shutdown Furlough for Medicare, A.C.A. Enrollments
A federal agency said its employees would return on Monday, with the costs paid by user fees collected from researchers. Source link
Obamacare Is Expensive. But So Is All Health Insurance.
The main difference is that most Americans don’t confront the full cost of their coverage. Source link
I Feel Like a Fish Out of Water After Relocating for My Wife
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who moved to the South to satisfy his partner and now wants to find his way home. Source link
Drug With a 30-Year Monopoly Is Target of State-Level Push to Curb Prices
In a first, Colorado will cap the price of Enbrel, an arthritis drug. Using patent tactics, the drugmaker Amgen has aggressively blocked competition for it. Source link
A Pilgrim Route in Norway: Berries, Bogs and a Viking King
Following one of the nine St. Olav Ways, a photographer trudged with soggy feet through tundras, forests and wetlands. Here’s what she saw. Source link
N.A.D.+ Boosting for Longevity: What to Know
Infusions and pills are easy to come by. But there’s a lot that scientists don’t yet know. Source link
Cardiovascular Benefits of Wegovy Extend Beyond Weight Loss, Study Shows
An analysis found that a shrinking waist size was responsible for only around a third of the cardiovascular benefits in people who took Wegovy. Source link
‘Medicaid Cut Me Off’: A Rural Health Center Faces New Pressures
As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like Delta Health Center in Mississippi will be stretched more thinly than ever. Source link