Rural health board shake-up opposed as locals fight cuts to hospital beds
The plans would see inpatient beds reduced from 146 to either 90 or 60 in the county.
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Kenya releases 5 Ebola patients after negative tests as 2 remain hospitalized
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Rebecca Gayheart Opens Up About Eric Dane’s Life and Legacy
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Child’s measles death marks New York state’s first in more than 30 years amid outbreak
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Washington state resident dies from bird flu following exposure to infected cattle
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New cancer treatment approach could help immune cells fight tumors longer
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Woman saved by CPR has 'another chance at life'
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Type 2 diabetes patients 21 times more likely to achieve remission with intensive lifestyle changes
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Stuck in shelters, some migrant kids lose hope of staying in U.S.
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Do you know signs of a stroke? BE FAST are the words to remember
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Your walking speed may hold a clue to how long you’ll live, study suggests
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Women's sex drive treatment linked to higher rates of heart attack and stroke
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Has Trump kept his promises to the MAHA movement?
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Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty
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Nearly 75% of ex-NFL players who died from 2008-2023 had CTE, study finds
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Hospital beds for the nation's sickest kids are disappearing
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