CVS Health plans to exit the individual health insurance business also known as Obamacare next year, … More
Category: 5. Health
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As President Trump Marks 100 Days In Office, Almost Half Of Americans Are Exposed To Harmful Air Pollution
Mineola, N.Y.: Haze in the air on April 24, 2025 in Mineola, New York can be traced to wildfires in … More
Last week, the American Lung Association…
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A protein link between brain diseases and leaky blood vessels
Reduced levels of a critical protein are linked to devastating brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Surprisingly, the protein shortage primarily affects the brain’s blood vessels.
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How Preschool Can Boost Your Child’s Mental Health
Preschool children are playing with clay in classroom.
Once considered a luxury of the upper class alone, parents everywhere are now signing their children up to attend preschool. In the United States, pre-kindergarten attendance rates of…
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Ozempic and Wegovy ingredient may reverse signs of liver disease
The diabetes and weight loss drug semaglutide reversed liver scarring and inflammation. It’s among several drugs in the works for the condition MASH.
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Engineers develop wearable heart attack detection tech
Every second counts when it comes to detecting and treating heart attacks. That’s where a new technology from the University of Mississippi comes in to identify heart attacks faster and more accurately than traditional methods.
In a study…
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Broader antibiotic use could change the course of cholera outbreaks, research suggests
Cholera kills thousands of people and infects hundreds of thousands every year — and cases have spiked in recent years, leaving governments with an urgent need to find the best ways to control outbreaks.
Current public health guidelines…
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Breast cancer mortality in women ages 20-49 significantly dropped between 2010 and 2020
From 2010 to 2020, breast cancer deaths among women ages 20-49 declined significantly across all breast cancer subtypes and racial/ethnic groups, with marked declines starting after 2016, according to an analysis of data from the Surveillance,…
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Seasonal changes affect alcohol tolerance and your waistline
Nagoya University researchers in Japan have found that drug effectiveness, alcohol tolerance, and carbohydrate metabolism change with the seasons. Their findings are based on a comprehensive seasonal gene expression map, which investigated over…
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Once bitten, animals develop resistance that shrinks tick population
Just in time for tick season, new research is shining a light on how animals develop resistance to tick bites, which points toward the possibility of developing more effective vaccines against the tiny, disease-carrying bloodsuckers.
In a study…