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What your hair texture and loss can reveal about your thyroid health
A 2023 review links diffuse shedding and texture changes to thyroid dysfunction.
Diseases
Researchers test new method against brain damage after stroke – and it works
Researchers have investigated a new method designed to help the brain recover after a stroke.
Diseases
Walking more steps a day may control asthma as well as the gym
A new trial in moderate-to-severe asthma matched simple walking against supervised gym sessions.
Diseases
How to know when your child is too sick for school
It can be difficult to know when a sick child should stay home from school and when they...
Diseases
The FDA just cleared a blood test for Alzheimer’s
A simple blood draw can now help doctors check for the plaques tied to Alzheimer's.
Diseases
What your hair texture and loss can reveal about your thyroid health
A 2023 review links diffuse shedding and texture changes to thyroid dysfunction.
Diseases
Researchers test new method against brain damage after stroke – and it works
Researchers have investigated a new method designed to help the brain recover after a stroke.
Diseases
Walking more steps a day may control asthma as well as the gym
A new trial in moderate-to-severe asthma matched simple walking against supervised gym sessions.
Diseases
How to know when your child is too sick for school
It can be difficult to know when a sick child should stay home from school and when they...
11,000 Americans sick from one lettuce source: what cyclospora does to your body
The largest US cyclospora outbreak on record has been traced to a single Mexican lettuce processor.
Could a daily pill replace your cholesterol shots?
One pill a day, no needle, and about the same drop in cholesterol.
Getting the shingles vaccine may cut your risk of developing dementia by nearly a quarter
A new US study of more than 500,000 older adults links Shingrix to fewer dementia diagnoses.
9 in 10 Americans have at least one heart, kidney or blood sugar risk factor
A first-of-its-kind US guideline says three body systems must now be judged together, not apart.
Cannabis compounds may help protect your liver
A new international review links CBD and other cannabis compounds to liver health.
Extreme heat may be harming your body in more ways than doctors previously realized
A Chicago study links extreme heat to 33 diagnoses far beyond heatstroke.