Clinicians and patients have long reported mood swings, behavioral changes, and other mental health issues after an infection or autoimmune flare. Now scientists are starting to learn more about why these…
Category: 5. Health
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A Non-Opioid Pain Medicine Exists. Will The FDA Act?
Military doctors and other soldiers carry a wounded soldier to a UH-60 medivac helicopter some 60kms … More
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Waiting For Medical Test Results? Here Are 10 Ways To Deal With Worry
Waiting for a medical test to be done and the results to be available and interpreted can be tough, … More
What’s your idea of fun? How about getting a…
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Contaminated Skies: The Growing Hazard of Dust in Utah
What are the potential health risks from airborne dust pollution, especially in the growing threat of climate change? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Reports hopes to address as a team of…
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Aging Is Inevitable. Physical Decline Isn’t. A Doctor Explains
Regular strength training can help older adults maintain muscle mass, prevent falls, and extend … More
Every day in emergency departments around the world, the toll of aging is evident: falls, fractures, strokes, and heart…
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The U.S. measles outbreak shows no signs of slowing
The death of a second child from measles is raising alarm bells anew that an ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious disease is larger than official numbers suggest. And it comes at a time when the Trump administration’s widespread…
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MAHA Focus Is Disease Prevention, But HHS Policies Have Been Opposite
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 13: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of … More
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Eye health linked to dementia risk
A new University of Otago — Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study has found a link between our eye health and dementia.
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study researchers discovered the blood vessels at the back of the eye — called…
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Early education impacts teenage behavior
Researchers explored the long-term effects of preschool expansion in Japan in the 1960s, revealing significant reductions in risky behaviors amongst teenagers. By analyzing regional differences in the rollout of the program, the study identified…
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High muscle strength linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes
Researchers from the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) conducted a large-scale epidemiological study to explore the potential health benefits of high muscle strength in preventing type 2…
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