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For seniors, medical care can be a slog, but there are ways to rein it in
Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on a patch of black ice. Pain shot through her left knee and ankle. After summoning her husband on her phone, she made it back to the house with difficulty.And then began a runaround so many people face when they interact with America’s…
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After four years with Covid-19, the US is settling into a new approach to respiratory virus
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With the arrival of spring, the United States is easing out of respiratory virus season, a familiar pattern that has been challenged by Covid-19 for the past four years.
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Why acting out in dreams may signal a health issue
Wes Mills has a peculiar nighttime ritual that both stunned and amused his wife when they began to live together a decade ago. He would act out his dreams in dramatic fashion.Some of the episodes involved him running in bed to escape an attacker, beckoning a little raccoon to eat out of his hand, and strategizing with fellow inmates in the midst…
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Your home could be putting you at risk of lung cancer, a Utah cancer expert says
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minutesUtah has one of the lowest smoking rates in the country, yet oncologists like Dr. Wallace Akerley with the Huntsman Cancer Institute have their calendars full of lung cancer patients. How can this be? The answer is simple: radon.The…
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This surprising symptom could be an early sign of dementia
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By Joshua Lynch
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March 19, 2024, 2:08 a.m. ET
A British doctor shared a surprising warning sign of dementia — the mind-deteriorating condition that afflicts more than 55 million worldwide.
The obvious symptoms of dementia include memory loss, but Dr. Ahmad Khundakar told…
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From anxiety to cancer, the evidence against ultra-processed food piles up
Ultra-processed foods contain substances you wouldn't find in your own kitchen, like high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavor and color enhancers, anti-caking agents and emulsifiers.…
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Study shows differences in kids’ brains who have the disorder
Children with ADHD have notably different brain functioning when they're resting than children who don't have the neurological disorder, according to a national study released this week.Scans of thousands of children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder highlighted a key difference: The National Institutes of Health study in…
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Healthy habits may shield against dementia even after brain changes
Healthy lifestyles are associated with better cognitive function in older adults — even those whose brains show signs of dementia, according to research published in JAMA Neurology last month. The study suggests a healthy lifestyle could buffer older adults against cognitive decline and boost their “cognitive reserve.”Researchers used data from…
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How NASA and Google Earth are helping save tigers | CNN
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At one time, tigers lived across the Eurasian continent, from the Caspian Sea to the Russian Far East, south to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, and Bali.
Today, though,…
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Zuranolone: A new $16,000 postpartum depression drug is here. How will insurers handle it?
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A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting medication for a debilitating illness. But most private health…
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