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Breast Cancer Mammography vs. Thermography

Breast Cancer Mammography vs. Thermography

Mammography is still the tried-and-true, go-to tool doctors and the FDA recommend...

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CDC Gives Final OK for COVID Vaccinations for Youngest Kids

CDC Gives Final OK for COVID Vaccinations for Youngest...

The final regulatory decision paves the way for doctors, pharmacists, and others...

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Using Mental Health Team, Not Cops, on 911 Calls Lowers Crime

Using Mental Health Team, Not Cops, on 911 Calls Lowers...

Researchers evaluated a pilot program in Denver where dispatchers do not send police...

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Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic

Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During...

Researchers report that the life expectancy of Native Americans plummeted by nearly...

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Americans Think They Eat Healthier Than They Really Do

Americans Think They Eat Healthier Than They Really Do

A new study looks at the disconnect between how healthfully Americans think they...

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How to Keep Cool During a Heat Wave

How to Keep Cool During a Heat Wave

Talk about a summer sizzler: A record-breaking heat wave is making its way across...

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Fauci Tests Positive for COVID-19

Fauci Tests Positive for COVID-19

Anthony Fauci, MD, the chief medical officer to the White House, tested positive...

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FDA Panel Votes Unanimously for COVID Shots for Youngest Kids

FDA Panel Votes Unanimously for COVID Shots for Youngest...

FDA advisors lent strong support to expand authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna...

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Biden Boosts LGBTQI Protections, Bans Conversion Therapy

Biden Boosts LGBTQI Protections, Bans Conversion Therapy

President Joe Biden issued an executive order today banning conversion therapy and...

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Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring

Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring

Researchers found that from 2010 to 2018, the cost of brand-named epilepsy drugs...

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Flu Shots Lag in States With Low COVID Vaccine Uptake

Flu Shots Lag in States With Low COVID Vaccine Uptake

New research indicates adult flu shots have slumped in states with low COVID vaccination...

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The Science of Screaming: What Happens When We Turn Up the Volume

The Science of Screaming: What Happens When We Turn Up...

Hear the six types of human screams (with audio!). Find out what researchers have...

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More Black Mothers Deliver by Cesarean, Not Always by Choice

More Black Mothers Deliver by Cesarean, Not Always by Choice

Black women are more likely than white women to undergo surgical deliveries, even...

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Upended: How Medical Debt Changed Their Lives

Upended: How Medical Debt Changed Their Lives

People talk about the sacrifices they made when health care forced them into debt.

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Food Allergy Test Breakthrough: Less Risk, More Useful Results

Food Allergy Test Breakthrough: Less Risk, More Useful...

What would you do if you believed you had a serious health issue, but the best way...

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Past COVID-19 Infection Could Play Role In Child Hepatitis

Past COVID-19 Infection Could Play Role In Child Hepatitis

While the hypothesis is plausible, experts say it is too soon to draw any conclusions.