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Chemotherapy drugs to treat cancer came from mustard gas?

Yale pharmacologists in the 1940s realized mustard gas attacked white blood cells, which could have therapeutic properties in lymphatic cancers.

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North Carolina man once robbed bank for $1 in attempt to get healthcare in prison

James Richard Verone, who was unemployed, was arrested in June 2011 after a desperate plan to receive medical attention.

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12 images we’ve fact-checked about climate change

Maps or images allegedly showing rising sea levels or increasing temps often circulate online. Some are real, others are not.

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RFK Jr. Defends Ouster of CDC Director by Distorting List of Public Health Achievements

Amid upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the firing of the agency’s director, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F....

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Can I get an updated COVID-19 vaccine this year? Is it available yet? Will insurance cover it?

Can you get a COVID-19 vaccine in 2025? Here’s what to know.

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DCCC Serves up Spin for the Labor Day Cookout

Over the Labor Day weekend, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is running digital ads on social media blaming House Republicans for “driving up the...

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How AI, an old video and road closures fueled Easter weekend rumors about President Trump’s health

How rumors about Trump’s health spread over Easter weekend