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Health

UnitedHealth Will Cooperate With Federal Probe of Its Medicare Billing Practices

On Thursday, the giant health care conglomerate announced that it had “proactively reached out” to the Justice Department, after reports of a government investigation had surfaced. Source link

RFK Jr. Rescinds Endorsement of Flu Vaccines With Preservative Falsely Linked to Autism

Federal guidelines no longer recommend flu vaccines containing a preservative, used in a small percentage of vaccines, that has been falsely linked to autism. Source link

Sarah Morlok Cotton, Quadruplet Who Knew Fame and Suffering, Dies at 95

She was the last of four identical sisters who were a national sensation even before they began performing onstage. Offstage, they endured abuse and schizophrenia. Source link

Sanitariums and Stigma: When TB Was Common in the U.S.

After The Times published an interview with John Green about his new book on tuberculosis, many readers wrote to share their families’ history with the disease. Source link

A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk

People across the United States have endured rushed or premature attempts to remove their organs. Some were gasping, crying or showing other signs of life. Source link

Under Trump, a New Focus for a Birth Control Program: Helping Women Get Pregnant

A little-noticed plan for an “infertility training center” signals that the administration intends to take a new approach with Title X, which has long helped low-income women access contraception. Source link

Heath Insurers Are Denying More Drug Claims, Data Shows

Offering a rare glimpse inside the hidden world of rejected insurance claims, new data shows a steady uptick among major private insurers. Source link

F.D.A. Panel to Reassess Hormone Therapy Warnings

Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, has said too many women avoid menopause treatments because the risks have been overstated. Source link

Trump Official Accused PEPFAR of Funding Abortions in Russia. It Wasn’t True.

PEPFAR, the AIDS relief program, hasn’t operated in Russia since 2012. Source link

H.H.S. Finalizes Thousands of Layoffs After Supreme Court Decision

Staff members who were first notified of terminations in April were finally let go late Monday. Source link
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