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Trump administration has quietly throttled an agency devoted to the safety of American healthcare

The Trump administration has effectively shut down most of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s activities, closing the spigot on federal funding estimated to have saved thousands of lives and billions of dollars over the past 27 years by improving medical practice. In a July 15 letter, the small Department of Health and Human…

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Carly Simon reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis: “I am still learning how to live with it”

Carly Simon announced she has Parkinson’s disease in a statement Monday that also revealed she was treated for basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer. The “You’re So Vain” singer said she received the Parkinson’s diagnosis after experiencing a decline in mobility. “Eventually, there were periods when I could not walk without considerable help,” she said…

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