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Researchers found that in 2023, health care spending in the United States reached $4.9 trillion and increased 7.5 percent, up from a rate of 4.6 percent in 2022.

Georgia House Bill 451 - will require insurance companies to cover mental-health services for first responders suffering post-traumatic stress disorder from being exposed to traumatic events in the line of duty. https://buff.ly/40c9ugS

There were already indications that propranolol might reduce tremors in Parkinson's, but until now, no thorough research has explored its potential effects.

A northern Kentucky resident has died from rabies, the first confirmed infection since 1996, Kentucky health officials report. According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. the source of the individual's exposure has not been identified but may have originated outside of the U.S. during travel.

Around 90 thousand women die every year from stroke and about 57% of all stroke deaths in the U.S. are in women according to the American Heart Association. While stroke in women has historically been linked to menopause or pregnancy, new studies are showing an increase of strokes in patients as young as only 15 years old.

LA department leadership has a new policy: Advertising or otherwise promoting the COVID, influenza or mpox vaccines, an established practice there — and at most other public health entities in the U.S. — must stop.

Wendy Barnes will officially take on the chief executive position at the drug discount and digital health company on Jan. 1, according to a press release. She joins GoodRx from RxBenefits, which calls itself a pharmacy benefits optimizer, consulting with self-insured employers on pharmacy benefits.

Columbus-based OhioHealth unveiled plans to open a $226 million outpatient cancer center, with construction slated to begin in 2026.