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Florida has more enrollees in the Affordable Care Act marketplace than any other state, with more than 3.2 million people, or 20 percent of the country’s totals. -
The state education department rejected the program, saying it is "inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value." -
A list of some in-game or in-competition medical events that either suspended or postponed the competitions in which they occurred: -
It's still unclear what makes people vulnerable to long COVID. Evidence suggests most recover substantially within a year, but recent data show that it has contributed to more than 3,500 U.S. deaths. -
Expanded growth charts now include a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at 37. Officials also expanded measures to map severe obesity, which affects an estimated 4.5 million children and teens in the U.S. -
The proposal would create a $1 billion reinsurance fund. Lawmakers will also consider property tax relief for Hurricane Ian victims and highway toll reductions for frequent commuters. -
Nearly 3.4 million people have signed up — an increase of 17% compared to the same time last year. The boost in enrollment comes as the number of uninsured Americans this year reached a historic low of 8%, according to HHS. -
Abortion bans in several states allow exemptions for life-threatening health emergencies, but they say mental health crises don't count. They include Florida. -
The effort is aimed at expanding the number and type of healthy foods available to families who get assistance from the Agriculture Department's program known as WIC, officials said. -
The WHO chief remains optimistic but urges caution, noting that testing and sequencing rates remain low, vaccination gaps between rich and poor countries are still wide, and new variants continue to proliferate. -
Reports of flu are already high in 17 states, and the hospitalization rate hasn’t been this high this early since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to the CDC. -
The developments amount to what could be the last round of huge settlements after years of litigation over the drug industry’s role in an overdose crisis that has been linked to more than 500,000 U,S. deaths.
