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Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very Obese People

Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very...

The study participants were also affected by what's known as nonalcoholic fatty...

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Long Hours at Day Care Don't Worsen Young Kid's Behavior: Study

Long Hours at Day Care Don't Worsen Young Kid's Behavior:...

Working parents will be relieved to know that young children who spend extended...

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The Clitoris Steps Into the Spotlight With New Scientific Discovery

The Clitoris Steps Into the Spotlight With New Scientific...

Until recently, the clitoris was an understudied body part that has led to stigma...

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Your Next Colonoscopy Could Get an Assist From AI

Your Next Colonoscopy Could Get an Assist From AI

Artificial intelligence holds a lot of potential in medicine, helping doctors find...

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Cold Takes Your Breath Away: How to Breathe Easier in Winter

Cold Takes Your Breath Away: How to Breathe Easier in Winter

People with respiratory disorders (like asthma, COPD, sinusitis, or allergies) or...

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What Parents Should Know About RSV

What Parents Should Know About RSV

RSV is sweeping through children and crowding hospitals and outpatient pediatrician...

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Long COVID Patients Find Aid and Risk in Online Support Groups

Long COVID Patients Find Aid and Risk in Online Support...

Online support groups provide advice and encouragement to patients. They’re also...

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Coming to Terms With Chronic Heart Failure

Coming to Terms With Chronic Heart Failure

How one person went from feeling shocked about a heart failure diagnosis to accepting...

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Managing Chronic Heart Failure With Other Conditions

Managing Chronic Heart Failure With Other Conditions

Heart failure with other conditions: How one person manages heart failure, high...

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Heart Failure: How Race Plays a Role

Heart Failure: How Race Plays a Role

Heart failure is more common in Black people. Learn more about how heart failure...

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Finding Support When You Have Chronic Heart Failure

Finding Support When You Have Chronic Heart Failure

Support for chronic heart failure can come from relatives, online or in-person groups,...

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Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again

Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients...

Researchers report they've identified a specific group of cells in the lower spine...

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Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans

Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled...

Researchers ascribe the increase in fatal heart infections to the growing number...

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Doctor's Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk

Doctor's Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk

New research suggests evaluating a person's psychological stress can be a good way...

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Q&A: Health Challenges Facing Aging Latinos

Q&A: Health Challenges Facing Aging Latinos

Alicia Arbaje, MD, PhD, MPH, of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, talks to WebMD...

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Living My Life to the Fullest With Pulmonary Hypertension

Living My Life to the Fullest With Pulmonary Hypertension

You can still enjoy your life, even with pulmonary hypertension. Diagnosed 12 years...