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Know the Signs of 'Dry Drowning' and 'Secondary Drowning'

Know the Signs of 'Dry Drowning' and 'Secondary Drowning'

How to recognize the warning signs of 'dry drowning' and 'secondary drowning,' which...

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Voices in Your Head: Wearing Headphones Changes Listening

Voices in Your Head: Wearing Headphones Changes Listening

Headphones have a much stronger effect than external speakers on listeners' perceptions,...

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Pediatric ER Visits Rise for Firearms Injuries, Drug Poisonings During Pandemic

Pediatric ER Visits Rise for Firearms Injuries, Drug Poisonings...

Visits to pediatric emergency rooms for firearm injuries and drug poisonings went...

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‘I Just Came Across Kindness’: Humanitarian Paul Farmer Dies

‘I Just Came Across Kindness’: Humanitarian Paul Farmer...

Farmer spent his adult life focused on global health. He died Monday in Rwanda at...

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Report: CDC Not Publishing Large Amounts of COVID-19 Data

Report: CDC Not Publishing Large Amounts of COVID-19 Data

The New York Times reports the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has...

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Sexual Harassment, Assault Tied to High Blood Pressure in Women

Sexual Harassment, Assault Tied to High Blood Pressure...

A new study suggests sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment may increase...

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Hospitals Turn to Farm-Fresh Food for Better Health

Hospitals Turn to Farm-Fresh Food for Better Health

Learn how some U.S. hospitals are giving patients’ food an upgrade from local farms.

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Insomnia Drug Might Also Ease Menopause Night Sweats

Insomnia Drug Might Also Ease Menopause Night Sweats

A small study suggests a drug used for sleep disorders might offer women relief...

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Runaway Hotlines See Spike in Calls from Kids During COVID

Runaway Hotlines See Spike in Calls from Kids During COVID

Calls and contacts to national youth hotlines spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

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Ivermectin Not Effective in Stopping Severe COVID, Study Finds

Ivermectin Not Effective in Stopping Severe COVID, Study...

‘The study findings do not support the use of ivermectin for patients with COVID-19,’...

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Is It Time for Yet Another COVID Booster?

Is It Time for Yet Another COVID Booster?

Many experts agree that it could be premature to start giving most adults a booster...

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'Magic Mushrooms' Provide Fast, Long-lasting Depression Relief: Study

'Magic Mushrooms' Provide Fast, Long-lasting Depression...

Psilocybin, the psychedelic ingredient found in magic mushrooms, provides rapid...

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Sound the Fiber Alarm! Most of Us Need More of It in Our Diet

Sound the Fiber Alarm! Most of Us Need More of It in Our...

Fiber has been shown to help protect against heart disease, diabetes, diverticulitis,...

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Why Won't My Therapist Just Tell Me What to Do?

Why Won't My Therapist Just Tell Me What to Do?

Find out why your therapist may not tell you what to do about a certain situation,...

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Other Ways to Manage Pain After Surgery

Other Ways to Manage Pain After Surgery

New research out of the Mayo Clinic backs the idea that orthopedic surgical pain...

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Overactive Bladder, Urinary Incontinence Common in Middle-Aged Women

Overactive Bladder, Urinary Incontinence Common in Middle-Aged...

Age and menopause status tied to increased urinary symptoms in women