• Tips for Spending Holiday Time With Family Members Who Live with Dementia
• Tainted Cucumbers Now Linked to 100 Salmonella Cases in 23 States
• Check Your Pantry, Lay’s Classic Potato Chips Recalled Due to Milk Allergy Risk
• Norovirus Sickens Hundreds on Three Cruise Ships: CDC
• Not Just Blabber: What Baby’s First Vocalizations and Coos Can Tell Us
• What’s the Link Between Memory Problems and Sexism?
• Supreme Court to Decide on South Carolina’s Bid to Cut Funding for Planned Parenthood
• Antibiotics Do Not Increase Risks for Cognitive Decline, Dementia in Older Adults, New Data Says
• A New Way to Treat Sjögren’s Disease? Researchers Are Hopeful
• Some Abortion Pill Users Surprised By Pain, Study Says

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  Unexplained Weight Loss and What It Can Mean for Your Health

  It may seem counter-intuitive, but losing weight without even trying may not be a good thing. “It’s not typical to have a noticeable drop in weight without changing how much you’re eating, being more physically active or...

  • Posted November 9, 2024
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  Women Can Incur ‘Catastrophic’ Bills for Out-of-State Abortions, Study Finds

  One piece left out of the abortion debate is the high transportation and medical bills facing women forced to leave their state to obtain the procedure. A new study is the first to give hard numbers on...

  • Posted November 8, 2024
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  1 in 5 People Could Have Long COVID

  More than 1 in 5 Americans likely suffer from long COVID, a new AI-assisted review has found. The analysis suggests that nearly 23% of U.S. adults experience the symptoms of long COVID, according to results published Nov....

  • Posted November 8, 2024
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  Childbirth Can Bring Worrying Medical Bills, Even With Insurance

  Having a child can cause significant and ongoing financial hardship for new parents, even if they are covered by health insurance, a new study shows. More than half of people with private insurance spent more than $1,000...

  • Posted November 8, 2024
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  1 in 4 Moms Fall Asleep While Breastfeeding, Putting Babies at Risk for SIDS

  A new study finds that a quarter of (no doubt exhausted) breastfeeding moms admit to falling asleep while their baby was feeding, a moment that can raise risks for infant suffocation. That’s because whenever a baby falls...

  • Posted November 8, 2024
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  Being Born Preterm Tied to Lifelong Harms in Employment, Education

  Babies born preterm face a life of lowered prospects, a new study warns. Adults who were preemies are less likely to achieve higher education or snag a high-paying job, researchers reported Nov. 6 in the journal PLOS...

  • Posted November 8, 2024
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  Science Reveals Why Cancer Immunotherapies Can Sometimes Harm the Heart

  Researchers think they’ve figured out why cancer treatments that harness a person’s immune system to fight a tumor can cause heart damage in rare instances. Further, what they’ve learned sheds light on how this potentially deadly side...

  • Posted November 8, 2024
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  Women, Men on Kidney Dialysis Face Different Heart Risks

  Women have a higher risk of heart failure and stroke than men while undergoing dialysis for kidney failure, a new study shows. However, women also have a lower overall risk of dying than men, researchers found. The...

  • Posted November 8, 2024
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  Ketamine ODs Like the One That Killed Matthew Perry Are Rare But Increasing

  After “Friends” star Matthew Perry was found dead in his home jacuzzi just over a year ago, an autopsy later pinpointed the main cause of death as an acute ketamine overdose. The coroner’s report determined that high...

  • Posted November 7, 2024
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  Bird Flu Infects 1 in 14 Dairy Workers Exposed; CDC Urges Better Protections

  About 7% of dairy workers exposed to the avian flu that is spreading through U.S. herds have become infected themselves, federal experts estimate. That number highlights concerns that circulating strains of bird flu might become highly infectious...

  • Posted November 7, 2024
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