Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon,...
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Apple AirPods Pro’s new hearing aid feature could help people face a problem they’d rather ignore
Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update available Monday. It's a...
People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, US science panel recommends
NEW YORK -- A scientific panel on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that...
Social Security recipients will get a 2.5% cost-of-living boost in 2025
WASHINGTON -- Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 2.5% cost-of-living increase to their monthly checks beginning in January,...
New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump
WASHINGTON -- No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis...
Don’t fall for fake dentists offering veneers and other dental work on social media
WASHINGTON -- If you have stained or chipped teeth, you might be considering veneers, customized teeth coverings that can restore...
An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden’s Medicare drug price reduction program
NEW ORLEANS -- A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for widely used...
Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama had to wait in line, sometimes for days,...
Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high wealth tax dodgers
WASHINGTON -- The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday,...
Patients will suffer with bankrupt health care firm’s closure of Massachusetts hospitals, staff say
AYER, Mass. -- When Christina Hernon was 5, her throat swelled shut from an infection and her mother rushed her...
