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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. The Supreme Court announced Aug. 23, 2019, that says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining.. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court: Ginsburg treated for tumor on pancreas

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Supreme Court: Ginsburg treated for tumor on pancreasSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas

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FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2015, file photo, visitors walk toward Sleeping Beauty's Castle in the background at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. A teenage girl traveling from New Zealand to Southern California this month was infectious with highly contagious measles and may have exposed others at Disneyland and a nearby hotel, health officials said Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Tourist may have brought measles to Southern CaliforniaPublic health officials say people who visited Disneyland and other Southern California tourist spots last week may have been exposed to measles

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In this Tuesday, April 10, 2018 photo, Marshfield High School Principal Robert Keuther displays vaping devices that were confiscated from students in such places as restrooms or hallways at the school in Marshfield, Mass. Illinois health officials are reporting what could be United States' first death tied to vaping. In a Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, news release, the Illinois Department of Public Health says a person who recently vaped died after being hospitalized with "severe respiratory illness." The agency didn't give any other information about the patient, including a name or where the person lived. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Illinois patient's death may be first in US tied to vapingIllinois health officials are reporting what could be United States' first death tied to vaping

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Death Could Be Nation's First Connected to VapingA death in Illinois announced Friday by health officials could be the first in the nation connected to the use of e-cigarettes. The adult patient had vaped and was later hospitalized with severe respiratory illness, Fox News reports. No other information about the patient was released. "The severity of illness...

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In this Aug. 10, 2019 photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Moines, Iowa. Democratic voters appear to be re-assessing their approach to health care, and pragmatic ideas are getting a closer look. “Medicare for All” remains hugely popular, but in a recent poll, majorities of Democratic liberals and moderates said they would prefer to build on “Obamacare” to expand coverage. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

For Democrats, a shift toward the middle on health careDemocratic voters shift to the middle on health care as 'Medicare for All' loses some of its support

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First Big Study Finds a 'Polypill' Cuts Heart RisksThe idea has been around for two decades or so: Give people one pill containing different drugs to fight an array of heart ailments. Now, the first major long-term study of the concept is in the books—and researchers say it works, reports the BBC . The details are laid out...

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Spain reports 2nd death in widening listeria outbreakSpanish authorities say a second person has died in an outbreak of listeria from pork meat