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U.S. health insurers to pay $330 million in premium rebates (Reuters) - U.S. health insurers will send out about $330 million in rebates to employers and individuals this summer under President Barack Obama's healthcare law, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday. The law, often cal
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Surgical Robot Fails to Show Advantages A new study finds treating bladder cancer with a surgical robot made by Intuitive Surgical is no better at reducing procedural complications than performing the procedure with traditional surgery.
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Study: Robotic surgery no better than traditional surgery Costly robotic surgery is rising in popularity, but researchers find it doesn't improve the patient's care
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Key Question on Health-Law Subsidies: Were Plaintiffs Harmed? An argument is simmering beneath court battles about the legality of insurance subsidies tied to the Affordable Care Act: Were plaintiffs harmed by the government's action? One plaintiff challenged the subsidies even though he could have paid as little as
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Childhood traumas more common in military members CHICAGO (AP) Childhood traumas are more common among military members and veterans than among civilians, according to a new study. Researchers say the results support the notion that for some, enlistment serves as an escape from troubled upbringings.
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Colorado theater gunman's lawyers challenge firearms analysis By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Lawyers defending accused theater gunman James Holmes challenged the reliability of firearms analysis on Wednesday, despite conceding that their client was solely responsible for the 2012 massacre that killed 12 moviego
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Sterling marriage 'stress' at issue as L.A. Clippers trial nears end By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling's bid to block the $2 billion sale of the NBA team in a probate trial entered its final stretch on Wednesday when his attorneys sought to prove his estranged wife impro
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Australian Medical Board bans prominent euthanasia doctor Prominent Australian right-to-die doctor Philip Nitschke on Thursday vowed to continue giving advice on how to end life after the Australian Medical Board used emergency powers to suspend him. The ruling -- an interim measure pending the outcome of an inq
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San Francisco approves soda tax for November ballot By Jennifer Baires SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco city leaders have approved a measure for the November ballot that would place a two-cents-per-ounce municipal tax on sodas and other sugary beverages, hoping to become the first major city to succ
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The Untouched Generation Read full story for latest details.
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