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Here's what it looks like when you fry your eye in an eclipse

Here's what it looks like when you fry your eye in an eclipse

Most people seem to have heeded the warning not to look at August's total eclipse without eye protection. But an unlucky few suffered serious injury, and doctors could see changes at a cellular level.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Even low-dose contraceptives slightly increase breast cancer risk

Even low-dose contraceptives slightly increase breast cancer risk

The absolute risk is very low. But low-dose formulations of birth control pills and other hormone-releasing contraceptives pose about the same risk to breasts as older formulations, a big study finds.
by Patti Neighmond

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UnitedHealth ventures deeper into patient care with $5B deal

UnitedHealth ventures deeper into patient care with $5B deal

UnitedHealth said that its Optum segment will buy the DaVita Medical Group from DaVita Inc. DaVita Medical Group runs nearly 300 primary and specialty care clinics in several states. It also operates urgent care and outpatient surgery centers.
by The Associated Press

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Small towns face a 'crisis' of aging water, sewer pipes

Small towns face a 'crisis' of aging water, sewer pipes

Water and sewer pipes are reaching the end of their expected life spans in many places across Minnesota, and there's not enough state or federal funding to meet the needs -- especially for small cities.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Dayton uses own cancer recovery to tout screening

Dayton uses own cancer recovery to tout screening

"I'm a believer," Dayton says as he joins cancer survivors and other advocates of early detection programs in promoting the importance of getting tested for various cancers, especially those with elevated risk factors.
by Brian Bakst

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