• Dancing Helps People With Parkinson’s In More Ways Than One
• Flu Cases Start to Surge as Americans Prepare for Holiday Gatherings
• GLP-1 Zepbound Is Approved As First Drug For Sleep Apnea
• Feeling Appreciated by Partner is Critical for Caregiver’s Mental Health
• Chatbot “Brains” May Slow with Age
• More of America’s Pets Are Overdosing on Stray Coke, Meth
• The Most Therapeutic Kind of Me-Time
• Coffee Can Boost the Brains of People with Certain Heart Conditions
• Tips for Spending Holiday Time With Family Members Who Live with Dementia
• Tainted Cucumbers Now Linked to 100 Salmonella Cases in 23 States

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  Study Suggests Earlier Is Better for Heart Valve Replacement Procedures

  In a finding that challenges conventional thinking on when people with failing heart valves but no symptoms should get surgery, a new study suggests these patients would fare far better if they had their valves replaced right...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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  Bird Flu Infection Confirmed in a Pig for First Time in U.S.

  Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in poultry and dairy cows in the United States, a case of H5N1 has now been confirmed for the first time in a pig. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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  Election Fears Are Keeping Americans Awake at Night, Survey Shows

  If anxiety over this year’s presidential election is keeping you up at night, you’re not alone. About 17% of all U.S. adults — a striking 45 million Americans — say the election has negatively impacted their sleep,...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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  Most Patients Can Keep Using GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Before Surgeries

  A new guidance issued jointly by groups representing U.S. surgeons, anesthesiologists and gastroenterologists affirms that most people taking popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds can keep taking them in the weeks before a surgery. Concerns had arisen because the...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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  When This Black Cat Crossed His Path, It Was a Lucky Day for Medicine

  When a black cat named Pepper dropped a dead mouse on the carpet at his owner’s feet on a day back in May 2021, neither of them knew then that it would alert scientists to the arrival...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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  Staying In: Did Pandemic Shift Americans’ Leisure-Time Habits Permanently?

  The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have created a nation of homebodies in the United States, a new study finds. People are spending nearly an hour less each day doing activities outside the home, researchers reported Oct. 31...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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  Costs for MS, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Meds Keep Rising

  A person battling multiple sclerosis spent an average of $750 in out-of-pocket fees on medicines in 2012, but by 2021 that same patient spent $2,378 annually, a new report finds. Out-of-pocket costs for drugs for neurologic diseases...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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  With Cases Rising, What You Need to Know About Whooping Cough

  Whooping cough is on the rise in the United States, with cases surging across the nation. It’s important to remember that whooping cough, also known as pertussis, can impact adults as well as kids, according to Infectious...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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  Halloween Candy: Don’t Get Spooked by All That Sugar

  Sugar overload is a real danger on Halloween, as piles of candy prove a powerful temptation to both Trick-or-Treaters and the folks handing out the goodies. Too many sweet treats can instigate a blood sugar spike followed...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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  Check Your Cabinet: Some COVID Test Expiration Dates Have Been Extended, FDA Says

  Don’t automatically throw out that old COVID-19 at-home test you just came across in your medicine cabinet. It might still be good, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Some over-the-counter COVID tests have had their...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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