What's in a drink? U.S. regulators consider new alcohol label, but health advocates want even more

For the first time in decades, the agency regulating most alcoholic drinks is set to release updated rules about what basic information consumers are owed before they buy the bottle. Read more.

By Isabella Cueto

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Why U.S. health care cybersecurity laws are better at protecting a corpse's privacy than patients' lives

Hackers are mining for easy money in the ones and zeros, but studies show what's really at stake: Patients are more likely to die when hospitals are under attack. Read more.

By Brittany Trang

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Sudden cardiac arrest requires luck to survive. Scientists hope to turn those odds around

Survival rates for cardiac arrest outside a hospital have remained stuck at 10% for decades. But at last, researchers are making headway on a problem that kills more than 400,000 Americans every year. Read more.

By Elizabeth Cooney

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Meet the billionaire media mogul who's taking on the food industry. Todd Wagner is best known for his co-ownership of Magnolia Pictures alongside his business partner Mark Cuban. Now he's dedicating himself to fighting food makers and their creations, ultra-processed foods.
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