When it comes to describing what an antioxidant is, it’s all in the name: Antioxidants counter oxidants.
And that’s a good thing. Oxidants can damage the structure and function of the chemicals in your body critical to life – like…
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How Two Ride-Share Guys And An ER Doc Are Building An Air Traffic Control System For Healthcare
Sage Care founders (left to right) Chris Blumenberg, Caesar Djavaherian and Justin Ho
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Startup Sage Care is coming out of stealth with $20 million in funding and customers that include Bronson Healthcare and White Plains Hospital.
Justin…
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An estimated 54,600 young children are malnourished in Gaza
Tens of thousands of preschool-aged children in the Gaza Strip haven’t had nearly enough to eat, putting their young lives at grave risk.
A 20-month study of wasting among young children living in the Gaza Strip estimates that, in…
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What ‘Ghost Poop’ Might Say About Your Health
“Ghost poop” is a bowel movement that seemingly disappears without a trace after you flush the toilet. There’s no sign of it either in the toilet paper that you used to wipe your butt or in the toilet bowl. (Photo: Getty)
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There’s…
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From poison to power: How lead exposure helped shape human intelligence
What made the modern human brain so different from that of our extinct relatives, such as Neanderthals? Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, along with an international team, have discovered that ancient…
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Restores Healthy Immune Response
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) are treatments to mediate symptoms of menopause. Patients that had a hysterectomy are also prescribed HRT. Specifically, HRT replaces…
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Building A Future Without Missed Diagnoses
Despite advances, whole genome sequencing—and with it the promise of early, life-altering therapies—still isn’t a routine part of care for most newborns.
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Many babies enter the world with silent metabolic or genetic…
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Who Will Build Healthcare’s Most Powerful Platform?
Railway track with switch and interchange
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In the late 1800s, the U.S. railroad system didn’t just revolutionize transportation—it catalyzed entirely new industries. Refrigerated railcars enabled a national meatpacking economy. Standard…
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Amazon Launches Virtual Care For Kids Despite Turbulent Retail Health Market
Amazon One Medical is rolling out a pay-per-visit virtual healthcare service for children ages 2 to 11 despite the slow growth of retail health services and trouble of rivals that are scaling back medical services. (Latanya Simmons Photo)
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A Novel Cancer Treatment Reprograms Cell Death and Triggers Robust Immunity
Cancer is classified as the uncontrollable growth of mutated cells. There are different types of cancers that correlate to various tissues and organs. When individuals hear “cancer” they tend to think of…
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