- Think Your Opinion Must Be Right? Science Reveals Why You May Be Wrong
- A Robot Finger Might Someday Take Your Pulse, Check for Tumors
- Six-Week Abortion Bans: More Than a Third of Women Don’t Know They Are Pregnant by 6 Weeks
- Loneliness Raises Odds for Dementia by 31%
- Could Lingering Infection Be Causing Long COVID?
- MS Might Raise a Person’s Odds for Cancer
- Seniors, You’re Never Too Old to Quit Smoking, Study Finds
- Crohn’s, Colitis Care Take Big Financial Toll on Patients
- Boys Treated With Gene Therapy for Rare Brain Disease Doing Well 6 Years Later
- Florida Hospitals Brace for Hurricane Milton’s Arrival
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The Most Effective Ways to Kill Coronavirus in Your Home
A number of home cleaning supplies may be effective against the new coronavirus, experts say. “Not many scientific studies have asked which are the most effective disinfecting agents to use against because it was...
- Posted March 18, 2020
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The Doctor Gap: Where Are All the Mental Health Care Providers?
Even in the midst of rising rates of suicide and substance abuse, nearly 117 million Americans live in what is known as “health professional shortage areas.” Put another way, only 27% of mental health needs in those...
- Posted March 18, 2020
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Coronavirus Cases Hit All 50 States, as U.S. Death Toll Tops 100
(HealthDay News) — Coronavirus continued its insidious spread throughout America on Tuesday, as all 50 states reported cases and the death toll topped 100. As the case count climbed past 6,000, the Trump administration pushed an $850...
- Posted March 18, 2020
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Health Highlights: March 18, 2020
U.S. May Not Have Enough Ventilators For Coronavirus Patients Medicare Expands Telemedicine Coverage During Coronavirus Pandemic 12 Coronavirus Infections, One Death at New Orleans Retirement Home
- Posted March 18, 2020
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The Doctor Gap: In Rural America, It’s All Hands on Deck
(HealthDay News) — Dr. Jennifer Cobanov had been tracking her young thyroid patient for years. The girl’s antibody levels were elevated, but her thyroid functioned normally. Then, routine blood work revealed something quite unusual: Her underactive thyroid...
- Posted March 17, 2020
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The Doctor Gap: A Training Program for Country-Doc Wannabes
In the majestic Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, large percentages of rural residents struggle with poverty and limited access to health care. In Avery County, N.C., you’ll find only one primary care...
- Posted March 17, 2020
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Keeping Coronavirus Anxiety at Bay
Staying calm during the coronavirus pandemic isn’t easy, but a few simple steps will help you stay informed yet relaxed. Keep up-to-date with reliable sources. “Given the onslaught of media coverage and information, it’s important to make...
- Posted March 17, 2020
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Think You Have COVID-19 Symptoms? Here’s What to Do
Coronavirus is officially a pandemic, and Americans are adopting “social distancing” to prevent a surge in potential illnesses and death. So, what if you run a fever or experience shortness of breath? Should that send you running...
- Posted March 17, 2020
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Undetected Cases May Be Driving Coronavirus Spread, Study Finds
You’re a little feverish, but you feel good enough to get your shopping done and a quick workout at the gym. If you do, you could become part of the exponential spread of the coronavirus, a new...
- Posted March 17, 2020
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New Coronavirus Guidelines Discourage Gatherings of 10 or More, San Francisco Orders 7 Million to Stay Home
(HealthDay News) — The Trump Administration on Monday ramped up its coronavirus “social distancing” advisory to now discourage gatherings of 10 or more people. Hours later, about 7 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area were...
- Posted March 17, 2020