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  Scientists Get Closer to Stopping Macular Degeneration

  Scientists say they’ve discovered a protein that seems crucial to the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common cause of blindness in older people. The research is in its very early stages, but it might help...

  • Posted October 2, 2024
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  Restrictive State Laws Tied to Higher Suicide Risk for Trans Youth

  In a finding that illustrates the damage that laws targeting transgender people can cause, new research shows that trans and nonbinary youth in states with such laws are more likely to attempt suicide. How much more likely?...

  • Posted October 2, 2024
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  George the Frenchie’s Cancer Journey May Help Other Dogs and Even Children

  The short but much-loved life of a French bulldog named George leaves a legacy of learning for those who care for animals and humans. George’s owner Louis Tavares, of Windemere, Fla., brought him to doctors at the...

  • Posted October 2, 2024
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  Coffee, Water, Soda: Which Raise Your Odds for Stroke?

  Want to keep a stroke a bay? Drink water, nothing fizzy and skip fruit drinks. That’s the key takeaway from a global review that also raises a red flag for people who drink more than four cups...

  • Posted October 2, 2024
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  1 in 14 U.S. Hospital Patients Fall Victim to Harmful Diagnostic Errors

  One in 14 hospital patients may be the victim of damaging diagnostic mistakes, new research suggests. The finding is from a study of 675 patients admitted to one large hospital in Boston at various periods between July...

  • Posted October 2, 2024
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  Six in 10 Americans Have Unhealthy Pro-Inflammatory Diets

  Most Americans are eating their way to inflammation that puts them at risk of cancer, heart disease and other serious health problems, a new study shows. “Overall, 57% of U.S. adults have a pro-inflammatory diet and that...

  • Posted October 2, 2024
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  Adding Routine ‘Suicide Care’ to Primary Care Could Save Lives

  More and more, primary care doctors routinely ask patients a question that may come as a surprise: Do you ever have suicidal thoughts? Now, new research shows it’s a simple intervention that can save lives. When suicide...

  • Posted October 2, 2024
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  Brain Zap Treatment Could Get Arms, Hands Moving After Head Injury

  Patients who lose the use of their hands and arms after a stroke or traumatic brain injury could regain some function through deep brain stimulation (DBS), new research demonstrates. DBS involves surgical placement of electrodes to deliver...

  • Posted October 2, 2024
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  GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds Could Interfere With Endoscopy, Colonoscopy

  Food left in the stomach or stool left in the bowel can impede a doctor’s ability to successfully perform an endoscopy or colonoscopy. Now, research finds this scenario is more likely if the patient is taking popular...

  • Posted October 1, 2024
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  U.S. Breast Cancer Deaths Keep Declining, Though Disparities Remain

  While women overall are less likely to die of breast cancer now, some alarming disparities remain, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) analysis warns. Death rates for American Indian and Alaska Native women haven’t changed for the...

  • Posted October 1, 2024
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