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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.
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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...
US cancer deaths from alcohol doubled in 33 years
Colorectal cancer now tops the list for men under 55, a new US study finds.
8 warning signs of fibromyalgia most people mistake for ordinary pain
About 4 million American adults live with this misread pain condition.
AI is now an official breast cancer screening tool: what it means for your mammogram
The 2026 NCCN guidelines add AI mammogram risk scoring, and a 1.7% threshold now flags women for extra screening.
Your immune system remembers obesity for years, even after the weight is gone
Immune cells keep a molecular record of obesity for up to a decade after weight loss.
Study links neighborhood in youth to heart health later in life
A new study suggests that the risk of cardiovascular disease may not only be linked to personal health habits.
This drug may lower your risk of death even if you have never had a heart attack
A trial found a survival benefit in high-risk patients with no prior heart attack.