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Celebrate Valentine's Day with actual hearts in mind

Valentine's Day is a celebration of the heart. But some of the clichΓ©d approaches to commemorate it – we're looking at you, big red box of candy and decadent dinner out – are not that great for your actual heart.

NC fines UnitedHealthcare over claims handling practices

NC's Insurance Commissioner fined UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina Inc. and its affiliate UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. $3.4 million on Friday, following over four years investigating the companies’ claims handling practices involving balance billing.

New Bird Flu strain found in Nevada

A newer strain of the Bird Flu virus has been detected in Nevada. According to the Nevada Department of Agriculture six dairy herds in the state stated positive for a new strain.

Cancer cases climbing in young women

Alarming new data released today by the American Cancer Society reveals young women are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with cancer as young men.

NC governor rolls out further abortion protections ahead of next Trump term

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced measures to protect reproductive health care providers and patients via a new executive order. The order announced Thursday mandates that state Cabinet agencies will not cooperate with prosecuting and penalizing physicians who provide lawful reproductive health services.

FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive

The Biden administration is floating a long-awaited proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine levels. But the plan comes in the final days of his presidency and is unlikely to take effect anytime soon.

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