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For Survivors, School Shootings a Lasting and Mean Companion

For Survivors, School Shootings a Lasting and Mean Companion

For children who survive mass shootings, the outcome over the next few days, months...

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Clinical Trial Upgrades Will Open Care Up to More People

Clinical Trial Upgrades Will Open Care Up to More People

For nearly 80 years, clinical trials have formed the backbone of medicine advancing...

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Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack

Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack

New research shows that those with lower incomes have significantly lower chances...

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Sperm Counts Rebound When Obese Men Shed Pounds

Sperm Counts Rebound When Obese Men Shed Pounds

However, men need to keep the weight off to maintain the improved sperm count.

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Food Safety Recalls: U.S. System Leaves Consumers Vulnerable

Food Safety Recalls: U.S. System Leaves Consumers Vulnerable

With few federal regulations, it's up to grocery and convenience stores to decide...

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Love in the Time of Eczema: 3 Influencers Get Real About Dating With a Chronic Skin Condition

Love in the Time of Eczema: 3 Influencers Get Real About...

Social media influencers speak candidly about what it’s like to hook up and couple...

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Americans Try Many Things to Ease Chronic Back Pain

Americans Try Many Things to Ease Chronic Back Pain

Nearly half of all U.S. adults have back pain, and 40% say the pain limits their...

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U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years

U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled...

The rates of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension — types of high blood pressure...

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Do You Shake for No Reason? You Might Have Essential Tremor

Do You Shake for No Reason? You Might Have Essential Tremor

Essential tremor “is one of the most common neurological conditions, affecting about...

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Expert Q&A: Common Skin Problems in People of Color

Expert Q&A: Common Skin Problems in People of Color

Read WebMD’s interview with dermatologist Valerie Harvey, MD, MPH, FAAD, president...

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ER Docs to Parents: Please Don't Dilute Infant Formula

ER Docs to Parents: Please Don't Dilute Infant Formula

Parents are being cautioned against watering down formula in an effort to stretch...

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New Pandemic Peril? Pretending It's Over as Case Numbers Rise

New Pandemic Peril? Pretending It's Over as Case Numbers...

Experts address the troubling signs that we're not out of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Medicine, AI, and Bias: Will Bad Data Undermine Good Tech?

Medicine, AI, and Bias: Will Bad Data Undermine Good Tech?

Artificial Intelligence models may help predict and prevent diseases. But recent...

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Personal Shopper: A Savvy Black Entrepreneur Guides You to Eczema-Friendly Clothes, Creams, Cosmetics, and More

Personal Shopper: A Savvy Black Entrepreneur Guides You...

A savvy black entrepreneur guides you on an eczema-friendly shopping spree.

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Holistic Program May Help People With Alzheimer's, Dementia

Holistic Program May Help People With Alzheimer's, Dementia

Those who enroll are assigned to groups that meet virtually twice a week for 1-hour...

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Could Video Games Boost a Child's Intelligence?

Could Video Games Boost a Child's Intelligence?

A new report finds children actually might get a brain boost from playing hour after...