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What Is Glaucoma, and How Can You Prevent It?
A comprehensive eye exam could be the key to determining if you have glaucoma, a silent thief of sight. Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that affect the optic nerve, and the leading cause of preventable...
- Posted January 4, 2023
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Smartwatch Study Finds No Unusual Heart Effects From COVID Boosters
COVID vaccine boosters appear to be perfectly safe for your heart, data gathered from nearly 5,000 smartwatch wearers shows. Researchers tracked the heart health of thousands of Israeli smartwatch users, including more than 2,000 who received a...
- Posted January 4, 2023
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FDA Says Retail Pharmacies Can Now Offer Abortion Pills
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a regulatory change on Tuesday that allows retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills. Before now, patients could only get this two-drug medication through...
- Posted January 4, 2023
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Health Highlights: Jan. 4, 2023
Ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals have doubled since 2016. About 44% of the attacks disrupted the delivery of medical care, potentially doing harm to patient health, new research shows, and caused the exposure of nearly 42 million...
- Posted January 4, 2023
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COVID Vaccine Is Safe for Kids Who Got Rare Complication of COVID Illness
It’s safe for kids to take the COVID-19 vaccine after they’ve suffered a rare complication from a prior COVID infection, a U.S. National Institutes of Health-supported study has concluded. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) affects about...
- Posted January 3, 2023
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Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin Hospitalized: What Experts Know About Cardiac Arrest
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin threw himself into the path of a Cincinnati Bengals ball carrier, taking a hard hit to the chest that sent both NFL players to the ground. Hamlin, 24, stood to dust himself...
- Posted January 3, 2023
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AHA News: Want a Short-Term New Year’s Resolution You May Be Able to Keep? Try Dry January.
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — For many people, New Year’s resolutions fall flat on their face by the first of February. But what if your “New Year, New You” is only supposed to...
- Posted January 3, 2023
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Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, announced Monday that she has both stage 1 breast cancer and throat cancer. Navratilova, 66, first found...
- Posted January 3, 2023
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Resolved to Lose Weight in 2023? Experts Compare Popular Diets
Losing weight is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions — possibly to give yourself an excuse for some New Year’s Eve overindulgence. “I’m going to cram it all in tonight, so tomorrow I start afresh,”...
- Posted January 3, 2023
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What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking
Giving up cigarettes can be excruciating, with cravings and withdrawal symptoms lingering for weeks, especially if you aren’t strongly motivated. Yet, just minutes after that first smoke-free breath, your body starts to change for the better. And...
- Posted January 3, 2023