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One in Ten Adults Worldwide Have Diabetes

One in Ten Adults Worldwide Have Diabetes

This number is expected to increase over the coming years, leading experts calling...

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Fauci: We May Know Next Week if Omicron Evades Immunity

Fauci: We May Know Next Week if Omicron Evades Immunity

Studies are underway in test tubes and animals to determine whether the new Omicron...

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Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

From more than 3,000 older adults with the eye disease, researchers found those...

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Black Women at Greater Risk for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery

Black Women at Greater Risk for Lymphedema After Breast...

New research suggests that Black women have more than three times the risk for lymphedema...

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Patients Can Experience Burnout Too

Patients Can Experience Burnout Too

Although the primary focus of clinical burnout has been health care professionals...

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How a Viral Hand Gesture Is Helping Abuse Survivors

How a Viral Hand Gesture Is Helping Abuse Survivors

In April 2020, the Toronto-based Canadian Women's Foundation launched the “signal...

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Clean the Christmas Tree and Keep It Toxin-Free

Clean the Christmas Tree and Keep It Toxin-Free

Whether a Christmas tree is real or artificial, there is plenty you can do to reduce...

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Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?

Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?

researchers found that those taking Viagra were 69% less likely to develop Alzheimer's,...

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Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy

Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy

A new study confirms that most dog breeds are now highly inbred, increasing a dog's...

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Canada Aims to End Ban on Blood Donations from Gay, Bisexual Men

Canada Aims to End Ban on Blood Donations from Gay, Bisexual...

The end of Canada’s ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood based on sexual...

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'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy

'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy

Psychedelic therapy focused on psilocybin has received new interest as a potential...

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Seaweed Extract Stops COVID in Early Testing

Seaweed Extract Stops COVID in Early Testing

As scientists hunt for alternatives for people who can't access vaccines for COVID-19,...

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CrossFit Steps Into Primary Health Care Realm

CrossFit Steps Into Primary Health Care Realm

The idea of blending health care with fitness has been intensifying in recent years....

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Young People Recover Quickly From Rare Heart Side Effect of COVID Vaccine

Young People Recover Quickly From Rare Heart Side Effect...

Myocarditis is a rare but serious condition that's most often triggered by an infection...

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Before You Quit Your Job: What to Know About Health Insurance

Before You Quit Your Job: What to Know About Health Insurance

Tempted to give your 2 weeks’ notice and join the “Great Resignation”? Here’s what...

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Make-A-Wish, Ronald McDonald House, St. Jude Pivot to Help Sick Kids During the Pandemic

Make-A-Wish, Ronald McDonald House, St. Jude Pivot to Help...

Organizations that help children with serious medical conditions and their families...