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		<title><![CDATA[Public schools must excuse students for religious instruction, Florida AG says]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier last week issued a legal
opinion affirming that all school districts must accommodate parents who
want their children to leave or be absent from school for the purpose of
receiving religious instruction.

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    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Long-awaited rule aims to boost ACA choices while embracing higher deductibles]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Affordable Care Act seems to always be in a policy tug-of-war as
its backers and critics spar over how it should work and who can qualify
for coverage. This year is no different, with the Trump administration
embracing standards it says will ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4229342</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Final rules for Medicaid work requirements are out. Here's what you need to know]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has issued final rules on how states should
ensure that millions of Medicaid enrollees prove they’re working or
completing other activities, such as job training, volunteering, or
being enrolled in an educational program...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4229329</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Maryland's campaign trail still leads through churches]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — Despite declining religious affiliation, Maryland’s
campaign trail increasingly runs through church sanctuaries, fellowship
halls and post-service meet-and-greets, where candidates see an
opportunity to connect with voters in a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4229285</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Anguished parents. Doctors in tears. Utah's long measles outbreak takes a toll]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — Ben Dowse hadn't expected to treat measles when he
became a doctor, but there he was, examining a newborn exposed to the
virus in the womb. The infected mother had given birth just hours
earlier. The hospital had alerted Dowse ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vitamin D shows promise for hard-to-treat pancreatic cancers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Patients receiving a type of vitamin D lived longer after
chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer in a small study run by researchers
with the Salk Institute.

Among 36 patients with previously untreated pancreatic cancer that
had metastasized or ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4228102</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gut health is about more than what you eat]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA["No Guts, No Glory" was the title of an air-to-air combat manual written
by U.S. Air Force pilot Frederick Corbin Blesse in 1955. The title could
also be the motto for anyone hoping their health will fly high.

Your guts are at the center of your ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/youdocs/s-4225095</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Additional Dinner Invitation Upsets Birthday Girl]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I invited a friend, "Sybil," to dinner at a fine dining,
special occasion restaurant to celebrate her birthday. About a month
before, I called to say I had also asked someone else to join us, as it
was also her birthday. I thought the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4224660</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Woman Enters Manic Pyschotic Break That Takes A Toll On Family]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter's going through a manic psychotic break. Her reality is skewed, and she thinks that she's right and that the rest of us are out of touch. It's taking a toll on our family. How can I get through to her to seek ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4224603</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What does the Bible say about one daughter who is selfless and another daughter who is selfish and compares her success with her sister’s dull life?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Q: I have one daughter who is selfless and another daughter who is selfish and compares her success with her sister’s dull life. What does the Bible say about this? – M.D. A: Most people think of the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Older Californians are becoming homeless faster than any other age group]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif. — Older Californians are becoming homeless faster
than any other age group, advocates told a state commission this month,
warning that the state’s housing system is failing people who often
need more support than a shelter can...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4228257</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11 Massachusetts nurses were diagnosed with brain tumors: Is it a cancer cluster?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — As the state investigates a
possible cancer cluster at a high school, many Herald readers have
asked whatever happened with the potential tumor cluster at a local
hospital.

Seven current and former nurses
in Newton-Wellesley Hospital�...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4227873</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Connecticut health department confirms first case of measles in state in 2026]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. — The first case of the measles this year has been
reported in Connecticut.

The case involves an unvaccinated adult in Hartford County who tested
positive over the weekend, according to Brittany Schaefer, spokesperson
for the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4227830</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[As Affordable Care Act premiums skyrocket, catastrophic coverage is having a moment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jason Miller watched his monthly health insurance premiums quadruple
to $374 from $80 for a silver-level plan when the Affordable Care
Act’s enhanced tax credits ran out in December.

“That’s just not functionally doable,” the married ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4227740</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US immigration policies interfere with prenatal care and parenting choices, hurting people and communities]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Late in her pregnancy in the fall of 2025, Jacqueline, a Guatemalan
immigrant living in North Florida, began planning for labor alone.

After her husband was detained and deported by Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, she stopped leaving her ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[For strong bones, drink milk, filtered water and toss PFAs-loaded teflon cookware]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Children with more exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,
or PFAs, had lower forearm density by age 12 and could face greater
fracture risk, researchers found, with girls apparently more vulnerable
than boys.

“Adolescence is a key ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4227349</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In Pennsylvania, measles cases are rising as providers try to combat low vaccination rates]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA -- In late April, Joshua Good got a call from a parent
at Ephrata Mennonite School: Two of their children had been diagnosed
with measles.

Good, who heads the private religious school in Lancaster County,
knew he had to act quickly ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Looming Medicaid cuts supercharge California's latest labor-industry fight]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The looming impact of federal Medicaid cuts has reignited a
long-simmering, costly battle between California’s medical industry
and one of its largest health worker unions.

SEIU-United Healthcare Workers
West, with approximately 120,000 members...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4227342</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask the Pediatrician: Healthy meals for children]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having healthy meals at school, during breaks and at
childcare/after-school programs sets kids up for success so they can
learn, grow and stay active. Healthy meals are an important tool to help
children learn, just as much as textbooks and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Upcoming billing change could make pregnancy pricier]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having a baby in the United States is about to get more
complicated.

Under new billing codes that take effect in January, doctors who
manage maternity care will start charging à la carte for visits and
services related to pregnancy, childbirth, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/healthtips/s-4227307</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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