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Minnesota Hospitals' Limited Charity Care Leaves Patients Struggling

Four years ago Cori Roberts, a newly returned worker in her mid-40s living in a rented basement in St. Cloud, Minn., was diagnosed with early-stage cervical cancer. Her job in human resources paid about $41,000 a year and she had insurance, but bills from her treatment topped $8,000.

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NAD+ Supplements and Infusions: What the Evidence Shows

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, or NAD+, has become a hot topic in the wellness and longevity world. Clinics, influencers and some celebrities promote pills, injections and IV drips that claim to boost energy, reverse aging, speed recovery and improve mental clarity.

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Two more MV Hondius passengers test positive for hantavirus

One French passenger and one from the US test positive after being evacuated from the vessel in the Canary Islands. A French woman and an American man have tested positive for hantavirus infections as countries around the world repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak.

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Gleevec: How One Pill Transformed Cancer Care

When Mel Mann was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia at 37, doctors told him he had about three years to live. It was January 1995. An Army major in Detroit, Mann had chalked up persistent back pain to working out until an MRI revealed trouble in his bone marrow.