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TL/DR - A helicopter crashed near the California and Nevada border in eastern San Bernardino County, resulting in no survivors. The helicopter, a Eurocopter EC 130 registered to Burbank-based tour company Orbic Air, crashed near Nipton on the edge of the Mojave Desert Preserve. The cause of the crash has not yet been determined. Helicopter…

TL/DR - Deductibles for single-person health insurance plans have grown 380% (or 8.7% annually) between 2002 and 2022, while family plan deductibles have increased 332% (or 7.8% annually). However, the state's plan to slow the growth of health spending could mean consumers pay less over time. Critics, however, argue that the spending cap fails to…

TL/DR - Federal regulations implemented by administrative agencies provide important health and safety protections for Americans. However, these regulations are now under threat due to private sector lawsuits and two pending Supreme Court cases involving the National Marine Fisheries Service's authority to require commercial fishing boats to…

TL/DR - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines for tracking the genetic signatures of viruses collected from people newly diagnosed with HIV. The updated policy encourages health officials to be more transparent about the tracking process, a practice used to curb infections but critiqued for potentially…