A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized clinical trial that a low dose of the well-known medicine aspirin halves the risk of recurrence after surgery in patients with…
Category: 5. Health
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How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means
Major rifts over key health care issues are at the heart of the federal government shutdown that began at the stroke of midnight on Oct. 1, 2025.
This is not the first time political arguments over health care policy have instigated a…
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Ladapo’s Stance On Vaccine Mandates Contradicts U.S. Immigration Law
Florida Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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When Florida’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, announced his plan last month to get rid of all vaccine mandates in his state, he…
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Fat may secretly fuel Alzheimer’s, new research finds
Obesity has long been acknowledged as a risk factor for a wide range of diseases, but a more precise link between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease has remained a mystery – until now.
A first-of-its-kind study from Houston Methodist found that…
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The invisible chemical in the air that could be raising Parkinson’s risk
- Long-term exposure to a common industrial chemical may be linked to a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease.
- Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a chemical used in metal degreasing and dry cleaning. Even though it has been banned for some uses, it…
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Hope Is On The Horizon For Huntington’s Patients
This image shows three brain cells with the faulty protein that causes Huntington’s disease. The bright yellow cell in the middle has built up a clump of this protein inside it. The blue spots in the background are the cell nuclei of nearby,…
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Scientists just cracked the mystery of why cancer immunotherapy fails
In what experts are calling a paradigm-shifting landmark study, scientists from The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) report key findings…
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Trump Tries To Turn The Clock Back On Energy
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at how the Administration is trying to turn back the technological clock, a startup building giant robot boats, manipulating DNA with electricity and more. To get The Prototype in your inbox,
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What Canceling The U.S. Federal Government’s Hunger Survey Means
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Seth Green attends Feeding America Hosts Hunger Action Month Event At the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.(Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Feeding America)
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Hunger and food insecurity…
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As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen leave expectant parents confused, fearful and lacking in options
When President Donald Trump adamantly proclaimed in a press conference on Sept. 22, 2025, that pregnant women should not take Tylenol, I immediately thought about my own experiences during my second labor. While pushing for nearly three…
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