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WEBToo many hospice providers in the U.S. are run by private equity and for-profit corporations. A lack of regulation allows them to provide abysmal end-of-life care. The Editors. Health …

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Is Marijuana Bad for Health

WEBIn addition to minor side effects that many users joke about—such as short-term memory loss—recent studies have linked marijuana to adverse health outcomes …

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The Biggest Health and Medicine Stories of 2023

WEBThe Biggest Health and Medicine Stories of 2023. From new uses for weight-loss drugs to the first CRISPR gene editing therapy, these were some of the …

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The Science of Health News and Research

WEBDiabetes Screening Standards in the U.S. Miss the Disease in Many People of Color. August 7, 2022 — Claudia Wallis. Neurology.

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WEBFebruary 23, 2024 — Johanna Mayer, Katie Hafner and The Lost Women of Science Initiative. Sexuality. Asexuality Research Has Reached New Heights. What Are We …

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"What the Health" Documentary: A Review Scientific American

WEBA number of you have asked me to respond to a new documentary called What the Health, which you can find on Netflix or Vimeo. This is the latest in a growing …

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WEBThe largest and most comprehensive studies of ‘Havana Syndrome’ point to stress or group psychology as likely explanations for most “anomalous health incidents”

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Your Brain on Porn and Other Sexual Images

WEBHere are the details on 3 studies that examined the brain on porn and other sexualized images.>. Study #1: Your Brain On Porn. In May 2014, a study in the …

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The Link between the Environment and Our Health

WEBAccording to the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, climate change over the coming decades is likely to increase rates of …

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Nutrition Scientific American

WEBNew research identifies genome areas linked to dietary patterns and our taste for things such as tea, tobacco and grapes. Nutrition coverage from Scientific American, featuring …

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A Black Physician Takes on Racism in Medicine

WEBPhysician Uché Blackstock talks about her experience of the huge health disparities faced by Black Americans in her new book Legacy. Physician Uché …

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Ways to Extend Your Healthy Years, Not Just Your Life

WEBThe biology of aging shows ways to lengthen your healthspan, years free of serious disease. Over the past century the average life expectancy in developed …

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Why Isn't Dental Health Considered Primary Medical Care

WEBA 2009 survey found that 10 percent of medical schools that responded offered no oral health curriculum, and 69 percent offered fewer than five hours on the subject. A …

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It is time to rethink how we advance health equity

WEBFigure 1. The health equity challenge. Health equity is achieved when everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their full health potential regardless of …

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What to Know about Measles Outbreaks in the U.S.

WEBIn the early 1900s the U.S. was reporting an average of 6,000 measles-related deaths each year. By mid-century, developments in medical treatments helped reduce …

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The Science of Healing Thoughts Scientific American

WEBThe Science of Healing Thoughts. Journalist Jo Marchant explores surprising new research into curing the body with the mind. By Gareth Cook. Mental Health. For …

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Florida’s Surgeon General Shows the Danger of Politicizing Medicine

WEBAs a measles outbreak tears though Florida, the state’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, is openly rejecting long-proven public health practices. He is not urging …

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The Pandemic Doesn't Mean We Have to Choose between …

WEBIn nonpandemic times, making choices that benefit both physical health and mental health was relatively straightforward, for these choices were often one and the …

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Earth’s Latest ‘Vital Signs’ Show the Planet Is in Crisis

WEBRipple’s 35 “vital signs” are just one of several frameworks that scientists use to understand how the planet is changing as the climate crisis unfolds. A separate …

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Microplastics Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death

WEBNow the first data of their kind show a link between these microplastics and human health. A study of more than 200 people undergoing surgery found that nearly …

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Evidence-Based Wellness Emerges as an Industry

WEBThe ultimate goal for doctors, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, insurance companies and other health-care organizations is to …

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Wegovy Is First Weight-Loss Drug Approved for Heart Diseases

WEBNow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Wegovy, the version of semaglutide currently prescribed for weight loss, for preventing serious …

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People with ‘Havana Syndrome’ Show No Brain Damage or …

WEBThe largest and most comprehensive studies of ‘Havana Syndrome’ point to stress or group psychology as likely explanations for most “anomalous health incidents” …

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Does Long-Term Benadryl Use Increase Dementia Risk

WEBBenadryl, which contains diphenhydramine, is a drugstore mainstay and just one medication out of many that could possibly damage brain health

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Viral Genetics Confirms What On-the-Ground Activists Knew Early …

WEBIn June 2022 I sat shaking my head as I heard from senior U.S. government officials that mpox (then monkeypox) was under control. At the time, my dear friend back …

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How the Supreme Court’s Mifepristone Ruling Could Affect …

WEBThe Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments March 26 in a case involving mifepristone, a pill commonly used in medication abortion. If the court rules to revoke the …

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