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October 27, 2025

In this week’s edition of health news across the states: Critics of marijuana legalization; Loneliness speeds up aging, researchers find; States reconsider involuntary commitment laws; Daylight saving time ends soon, potential impacts

Plus: Adam Radman, Americans for Tax Reform: Republicans must hold the line on ending expanded Obamacare subsidies

HealthPlatform.News [[link removed]] Driving high study may boost critics of marijuana legalization [[link removed]]

The rate of driving deaths linked to marijuana use has remained steady — even slightly increased — after the legalization of the drug in one state, according to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) — a finding that could complicate efforts to relax federal restrictions on cannabis.

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Loneliness speeds up aging, researchers find [[link removed]]

Having a rich social life might do more than lift your mood — it could actually help slow down how your body ages.

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Blue states forced to reconsider involuntary commitment laws amid homeless, mental health crisis [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

Several state legislatures with Democratic majorities are pivoting away from their long-held positions on involuntary commitment as their states grapple with homelessness, mental illness, and drug abuse.

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Daylight saving time ends soon — new evidence suggests potential health impacts [[link removed]]

As daylight saving time (DST) ends on Nov. 2, researchers are renewing their focus on the toll that shifting clocks takes on the body — particularly the heart.

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Radman: Republicans must hold the line on ending expanded Obamacare subsidies [[link removed]]

Congressional Republicans should heed President Trump's advice to "hold the line on the shutdown” and resist efforts to extend the temporary COVID-era Obamacare subsidies. Negotiating with Sen. Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats on these subsidies not only puts our country further in debt, but could have serious political consequences heading into the midterms.

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Poor sleep may make your brain age faster [[link removed]]

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Colorado drug price cap raises concerns over access and innovation [[link removed]]

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