United States Health News API

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            "title": "“You Are Just Fat”: 65 Shocking Stories Of Patients Being Ignored In Emergencies",
            "description": "If you’re heading to the emergency room, there’s a good chance you’re not doing it just for kicks. It’s not exactly a fun place to hang out on a Friday night and make new friends. People rush into the ER, or are wheeled, in for urgent medical assistance, and the staff see things many of […]. Curiosities",
            "content": "#1\nYuuuuup. Went to the ER 4x in 1 week due to abdominal pain. The second time in, as I was walking back, a nurse said “oh welcome back” while rolling her eyes. Clearly thought I was medication seeking and they were not controlling my pain properly. ... [50285 chars]",
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            "title": "3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need",
            "description": "Some screenings and treatments no longer make sense for patients as they age. Researchers have just added a few more to the list.",
            "content": "Enough time had passed since the patient’s previous colonoscopy that she met the criteria to undergo another, said Dr. Steven Itzkowitz, a gastroenterologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.\nShe was in “reasonably good heal... [1685 chars]",
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            "title": "Colorectal cancer in young adults may be linked to weed killer",
            "description": "The new study confirmed existing links between early-onset colorectal cancer and risk factors such as smoking and poor diet, while also identifying a new association between the disease and exposure to a widely used weed killer.",
            "content": "A major health crisis may be rooted in an unlikely source.\nThat’s according to new research out of Spain, which suggests a widely used weed killer could be fueling the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer worldwide.\nIn the US, roughly one i... [4124 chars]",
            "url": "https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/health/colorectal-cancer-in-young-adults-may-be-linked-to-weed-killer/",
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