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  COVID-19 May Cause Lasting Liver Injury, New Study Finds

  People who have had COVID-19 may face an increased risk of liver stiffness, researchers say.

  • Posted December 4, 2022
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  Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List

  Getting toys for some of the tots in your life this holiday season? Experts at Penn State Health offer tips on making safe choices. Each year, about 200,000 U.S. children end up in the emergency room with...

  • Posted December 4, 2022
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  Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe

  Winter weather brings with it plenty of hazards, including risks from carbon monoxide poisoning, and fires. But the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) offers suggestions for staying safe on those cold winter nights. When storms knock...

  • Posted December 3, 2022
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  Wind Power Is Bringing Americans Real Health Benefits

  With wind power picking up as a viable energy source, new research shows U.S. air quality is getting better, benefiting all Americans’ health. There was one caveat to the findings, however: Only about a third of the...

  • Posted December 2, 2022
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  Scientists May Be Closer to Effective HIV Vaccine

  It’s thought that for an HIV vaccine to be widely effective, it will have to spur the body to make special antibodies that can neutralize a broad range of HIV strains. Now scientists say they have taken...

  • Posted December 2, 2022
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  AHA News: After Cardiac Arrest at College Basketball Game, He’s Ready to Cheer Again

  FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — For more than 50 years, Stan Goldstein has donned his red, black, white and gold – the colors of the University of Maryland’s Terrapins – to cheer for...

  • Posted December 2, 2022
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  988 Mental Health Hotline Back in Business After Daylong Outage

  A national hotline that people can call in a mental health emergency went down for a day before it was restored late Thursday. Those in crisis could still reach counselors by texting 988 or visiting 988lifeline.org during...

  • Posted December 2, 2022
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  Seizures Seem Tied to Faster Decline in People With Dementia

  Dementia patients who suffer from seizures tend to decline faster and die younger, according to a new study that urges caregivers to watch for these sudden brain changes. “Our hope is that controlling seizures by prescribing antiseizure...

  • Posted December 2, 2022
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  Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar

  Costs for epilepsy medications in the United States are skyrocketing, outpacing inflation and straining federal insurers Medicare and Medicaid, according to new research. Spending on antiseizure medications more than doubled in eight years for the government insurers,...

  • Posted December 2, 2022
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  ‘Tumor Progressing,’ ‘Positive Findings’: Patients Often Confused by Medical Jargon

  If you’ve ever left a medical appointment confused, it’s probably not you: A new study finds that the medical jargon doctors use can be completely misunderstood by patients. Common medical lingo that makes perfect sense to doctors...

  • Posted December 2, 2022
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