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Dancers perform on the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony and the screening of The Great Gatsby at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: Will a switched-at-birth Japanese drama tug on Steven Spielberg's heart strings? The Cannes Film Festival was wondering that Saturday, when Kore-eda Hirokazu's elegant and emotional "Like Father, Like Son" premiered. It quickly emerged as an early contender for ...

In this Dec. 24, 2012 photo, Tiffany Burril, 22, of Vancouver, Wash., visits with their newborn baby girl Harley Gulliksen, whose birth weight was 15 ounces at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver. Burril's daughter was born at 27 1/2 weeks. A full-term pregnancy is 38 to 40 weeks. (AP Photo/The Columbian, Zachary Kaufman)

Tiny baby finally leaves Wash. hospital

Little Harley Gulliksen has gone home after five months in the neonatal intensive care unit at a Vancouver hospital. She weighed just 15 ounces and measured 10 inches when she was born prematurely on Dec. 20. Her arm was smaller than an adult's pinky finger, The Columbian reported (http://is.gd/0BXYe9). The ...

This undated image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in a promotional photo for Peter Morgan’s play "The Audience." National Theatre Live will broadcast to movie theaters a live performance of the West End world premiere on June 13.  (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Johan Persson)

'The Audience' to be shown in NJ nursing home

A special audience will get to see Helen Mirren onstage next month in London in the play "The Audience" — some retired show business veterans in a New Jersey nursing home. The live cinema event company BY Experience said Friday it will show a live performance of Peter Morgan's play ...

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2012 file photo, British singer George Michael performs at a concert to raise money for AIDS charity Sidaction, during the Symphonica tour at Palais Garnier Opera house in Paris, France. George Michael's publicist says the singer is being treated for minor injuries after he was a passenger in a car crash. A statement released Friday May 17, 2013 said he was in the accident on Thursday night and suffered "superficial cuts and bruises." (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

George Michael injured in another car crash

George Michael was being treated at a hospital Friday for what his publicist called minor injuries after being a passenger in a car crash near London. A statement released Friday said the singer was in an accident on Thursday night and suffered "superficial cuts and bruises." The statement from publicist ...

CDC Takes A Closer Look At Kids' Mental Health

Somewhere between 13 and 20 percent of kids in the United States experience some sort of mental illness, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That adds up to millions of children suffering from disorders like ADHD, depression, autism and illicit drug use.The total ...

FILE - This March 8, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the Women in the World Summit in New York. Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in  an op-ed she authored for Tuesday's New York Times under the headline, "My Medical Choice." She writes that between early February and late April she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts.  (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed

Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer — strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday. ...

Docs, Nurses Disagree Over Expanded Nurse Roles

As nurse practitioners lobby to expand their authority and scope of practice in many states, a New England Journal of Medicine study released Wednesday documents a deep chasm between doctors and nurses on that issue.The study found the two groups overwhelmingly agreed that nurse practitioners should be able to practice to ...

FILE - This Feb. 26, 2012 file photo shows actors Brad Pitt, left, and Angelina Jolie at the 84th Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Pitt says it was important for his partner, Angelina Jolie, to share her story about having her breasts removed to avoid cancer “and that others would understand it doesn't have to be a scary thing." In an interview in USA Today on wednesday, May 15, 2013, the actor said: "In fact, it can be an empowering thing, and something that makes you stronger and makes us stronger."  (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, file)

Pitt says it was important for Jolie to go public

Brad Pitt says it was important for his partner, Angelina Jolie, to share her story about having her breasts removed to avoid cancer "and that others would understand it doesn't have to be a scary thing." In an interview published Wednesday in USA Today, the actor said: "In fact, it ...

FILE - This Feb. 26, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the 84th Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in  an op-ed she authored for Tuesday's New York Times under the headline, "My Medical Choice." She writes that between early February and late April she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

Jolie: From girl with tattoo to woman with a cause

In her bad girl days, Angelina Jolie's body was a billboard for tattoos that said such things as "Billy Bob." Now she's sharing intimate details of her anatomy to help women at risk, going public with her preventive double mastectomy to greatly reduce her high odds of breast cancer. It's ...

GOP Raises Concerns About ‘Sebelius Shakedown'

As the GOP-controlled House of Representatives prepares again to vote this week on a repeal of the 2010 health law, some key Republican senators have seized on recent news developments to show their ire.Senate GOP leaders Tuesday took issue with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for soliciting money from private ...

87 cheap and healthy lunch and dinner recipes

Whether you're a veggie- or meat-eater, we've got a main dish (or 10) for you. From zucchini noodles to BBQ chicken, here are our Greatist-approved main dish ideas for a healthier lunch or dinner any day of the week. Scroll down for all of our healthy recipes, broken up by whether ...

FILE-  In this Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 file photo, actress Angelina Jolie poses for a portrait to promote her directorial debut of the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey"  in New York. Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday’s May 14, 2013 New York Times where she writes that in April she finished three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts as a preventive measure. She says she’s kept the process private but is writing about it now with hopes she can help other women. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File) ITALY OUT

Jolie admired for bravery in mastectomy revelation

"I hope that other women can benefit from my experience," Angelina Jolie wrote in a powerful op-ed article Tuesday, explaining her decision to go public with having her breasts removed to avoid cancer. But amid the accolades for the film star's courageous revelation, doctors and genetic counselors were careful to ...

FILE - This Feb. 26, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the 84th Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in  an op-ed she authored for Tuesday's New York Times under the headline, "My Medical Choice." She writes that between early February and late April she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

Celebrities react to Jolie's mastectomy revelation

Celebrities react to Angelina Jolie's revelation Tuesday in a New York Times editorial that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy: — "She'll have empowered millions of women all over world. She is sexier than ever." — Sharon Osbourne, who announced last year that she underwent the same preventive procedure. — ...

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces several concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. Stacy Walker, a choreographer who worked with Jackson in his ill-fated “This Is It” shows, told a civil jury in a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday May 13, 2013, that she did not see any signs that the singer was ill or might die in his final days and weeks. Walker is AEG’s first defense witness in a civil case filed by Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, who claims the concert giant failed to properly investigate or supervise the doctor convicted in 2011 of causing the singer’s death.   (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)

Jackson described as 'loopy' after doctor visits

Michael Jackson appeared "a little loopy" after visits with his longtime dermatologist and was considering using a teleprompter to help him perform some of his songs during his ill-fated comeback concerts, a choreographer who worked one-on-one with the pop superstar told a jury Tuesday. Travis Payne said he expressed concerns ...

Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy: Q&A

Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy: Q&AWebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD More from WebMD Studies Point to Reasons for Mammograms in 40sExercise Benefits Breast Cancer PatientsBone Drug May Extend Lives of Young Women With Breast CancerBone Drug Prevents Breast Cancer ReturnMay 14, 2013 -- Actress ...

Most Doctors Still Waiting On Medicaid Pay Raise

Five months after primary care doctors who treat Medicaid patients were supposed get a big pay raise, most physicians have yet to see it.Only three states have implemented the pay raise — Nevada, Michigan and Massachusetts, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians.The two-year pay hike is intended to entice more ...

Doctors Transform How They Practice Medicine

Dr. Thomas Bellavia transformed his traditional medical practice in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., into a so-called medical home where patients are seen by teams of doctors and nurses.  He says it has paid off in better, more coordinated care for his patients and healthier income for the nurse practitioners and physicians in ...

Angelina Jolie, Genetic Testing, And The ACA

Dr. Otis Brawley, the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, is on the record with a quick post on Angelina Jolie’s startling announcement in a New York Times op-ed that she has had a prophylactic double mastectomy to cut her inherited risk of breast cancer. Jolie’s mother, actress ...

FILE - Actress Angelina Jolie arrives for the British Gala premiere for the film 'Salt', at a central London cinema, in this Aug. 16, 2010 file photo. Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday’s May 14, 2013 New York Times where she writes that in April she finished three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts as a preventive measure. She says she’s kept the process private but is writing about it now with hopes she can help other women.  (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy: Q&A

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie disclosed Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene mutation that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. A look at the procedure: Q: What kind of surgery did Jolie have? A: Jolie had a preventive double mastectomy, meaning she chose ...

CMS Won't Penalize Hospitals In States Slow To Expand Medicaid

That sigh of relief you heard Monday was from hospital administrators in nearly two dozen states, including Florida and Texas.That’s because the Obama administration announced that for the next two years, it doesn’t plan to penalize states that have yet to expand Medicaid coverage under the federal health law by targeting ...

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