Efforts by rogue health insurance agents to switch ACA policyholders out of their chosen coverage to grab commissions pose a dilemma for federal regulators.

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Young adults who got hooked on vaping struggle to kick the habit and vehicle tires emerge as a major source of air pollution.

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It took a pandemic for the U.S. to pass rules on paid sick leave. Since those temporary rules lapsed a few years ago, states have been passing their own laws.

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Research at the National Institutes of Health aims to analyze the DNA of at least 1 million people across the U.S. to build a diverse health database. The key word there is “diverse.

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Alzheimer’s disease may be inherited more often than previously known, according to a new study that paints a clearer picture of a gene long known to be linked to the common form of dementia.

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NEW: A “knife edge”: Federal regulators struggle to balance protecting ACA consumers from fraud without hurting record enrollment in Obamacare plans.

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NEW: Sunscreen is under fire in the U.S. Michael Scaturro reports on why Americans don’t have the same lotions to protect against skin cancer as the rest of the world. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

NEW: At a smaller dose, Amgen’s cancer pill may work just as well — and without as many nasty side effects. But that would cut the company’s revenue by millions.

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Skin cancer is by far the most common cancer in the U.S., but Americans have less effective sunscreens than people in Europe and Asia. Read why a 1938 U.S. law is getting in the way.

Michael Scaturro reports for KFF Health News & NBC News. ⤵️ nbcnews.com/health/health-…

At a smaller dose, Amgen’s cancer pill may work just as well — and without as many nasty side effects. But that would cut the company’s revenue by millions.

Arthur Allen reports for KFF Health News & The Washington Post.

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The Texas dairy worker who caught bird flu from a sick cow in late March had none of the symptoms typically associated with influenza. The only indication that he had been infected was a striking case of pinkeye.

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