Health Headlines for Wednesday, May 25

Only 15 Percent of U.S. Adults Now Smoke, CDC Finds

NBC News

The nation seems to be kicking its smoking habit faster than ever before.

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More Men With Early Prostate Cancer Are Choosing to Avoid Treatment

New York Times

Seemingly overnight, treatment of men with early-stage prostate cancer has undergone a sea change.

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Aid-in-dying bill passes Assembly Health Committee in close vote

Legislative Gazette

The Assembly Health Committee on Monday reported the Medical Aid in Dying Act (A.10059/S.7579), which would allow terminally-ill, mentally competent, adult patients to self-administer prescribed medicines to end their own lives if suffering becomes unbearable.

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Family Health Care Costs Have Tripled Since ’01: Analysis

NBC New York

The costs of providing health care to an average American family surpassed $25,000 for the first time in 2016 — even as the rate of health cost increases slowed to a record low, a new analysis revealed Tuesday.

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