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How to Sleep Better in Hot Weather, According to Sleep Experts
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Once-a-Week Insulin Shows Promise in Clinical Trial
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Can a Saliva Test Tell You If GLP-1s Will Work for You?
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New Analysis Confirms Wegovy Can Sustain Weight Loss for 4 Years and Support Heart Health
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What Is Xylazine? The Animal Tranquilizer That Makes Fentanyl Even Deadlier
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Hims & Hers Is Now Selling Semaglutide: Here's What You Should Know
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Here’s How to Tell If Your Sunglasses Actually Protect Your Eyes, According to Experts
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Can Lowering Your Blood Pressure Prevent Uterine Fibroids? Doctors Cast Doubt on New Study
A mature adult woman is at a routine medical check. She is sitting on an examination table in a clinic. The nurse is using a blood pressure gauge to check the patient's blood pressure.
90% of U.S. Adults Have CKM Syndrome. Here's What That Means
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Chemotherapy Speeds Up Physical Decline in Older Women—But Certain Interventions Can Help
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Rise in Fentanyl-Laced Pills Underscores Need for Drug Testing, Harm Reduction
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MIP-C Is a New COVID-Related Syndrome That Can Cause Severe Lung Scarring
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These 7 Breakfast Staples Are Ultra-Processed. How Should You Decide Which Ones to Avoid?
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Are Electrolyte Beverages a Scam?
A lab technician manufactures Accula SARS-CoV-2 testing kits at a Mesa Biotech Inc. facility in San Diego, California, U.S., on Friday, March 27, 2020.
A Lot of Specialized Lab Tests Were Unregulated. FDA Is Trying to Close the Loophole
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Does Medicaid Cover Anti-Obesity Medication?
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FDA-Approved HPV Self-Screening Tests Aim to Improve Cervical Cancer Prevention
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How Botox Is Helping People Burp
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This Texture-Improving Food Ingredient Might Increase Your Diabetes Risk, Study Shows
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Could Birth Control Pills Prevent Muscle Injuries?
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Does Workplace-Sponsored Insurance Cover Anti-Obesity Medications?
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FDA Recalls Insulin Pump App After 200+ Injuries
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What Is Cardiogenic Dementia? How Heart Disease Can Affect Your Brain
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Some People Might Only Need a Colonoscopy Every 15 Years, Study Suggests
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Do You Need Medication If You Have High Blood Pressure but No Symptoms?
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Do Hair Growth Supplements Increase Body Hair?
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RFK Jr. Had a Dead Brain Worm. How Does a Parasite Get Into the Brain?
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Does Medicare Cover Wegovy?
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Is There a Vaccine for Bird Flu?
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What Does Anger Do to Your Body?
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Can You Put Neosporin Inside Your Nose?
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Why Is AFib More Common in Younger Adults Now?
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How Common Is Stomach Paralysis From Obesity Medication?
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A New Oral Antibiotic Is Available to Treat UTIs
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A New Drug Is Helping Cervical Cancer Patients Live Longer
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What You Need to Know About the KP.2 'FLiRT' COVID Variant
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Can You Get Bird Flu From Raw Milk?
CDC heat and air quality meters
A Free New Tool Can Help You Assess Heat and Air Quality Risks This Summer
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Fake Botox Is Making People Sick. Here’s What to Look Out For
A mature African-American woman in her 40s wearing a hospital gown, getting her annual mammogram. She is being helped by a technologist, a blond woman wearing scrubs.
Mammograms Should Begin at Age 40, USPSTF Says
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Pancreatic Cancer Is Hard to Detect in Early Stages. A New Blood Test Could Help
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For Older Adults, Breaking a Hip Can Be Deadlier Than Cancer
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How Does Bird Flu Spread to Humans?
doctors with disability
Why Having More Disabled Doctors Matters for Patient Care
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How Drinking Tea May Inactivate COVID
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New Cancer 'Missile' Drugs May Be More Effective Than Traditional Chemotherapy
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Here's Why You Don't Need IV Vitamin Therapy
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Can Your Job Protect You From Dementia?
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How Much Protein Does the Average American Actually Eat?
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COVID by the Numbers: Spring 2024
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Flu By the Numbers: April 26, 2024
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Here’s Why You Should Be Doing Toe Yoga
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Why GLP-1 Drugs May Improve Sleep Apnea
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Are Weight Loss Drugs Safe During Pregnancy?
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Will a Higher BMI Protect You After 65?
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NYC Reports Increases in Leptospirosis, an Infection Spread via Rat Urine
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Constant Runny Nose? It Might Not Be Allergies
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How to Increase Your Fiber Intake Without Bloating
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4 Reasons Weight Loss Drugs Aren't Working for You
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This Cavity-Fighting Liquid Will Cost Less Than Dental Sealants