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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...
Microplastics turn up in nearly every human brain. Here is what the science actually says
A 2026 Nature Health study found plastic particles in almost every brain sample tested.
AI can detect signs of cardiovascular disease in breast scans
Artificial intelligence can uncover new information from examinations that millions of women already undergo.
One vaccine may prevent six cancers, and one of them is rising fast in men
Many Americans think of HPV shots as protection against cervical cancer only.
Never being married may raise your cancer risk more than most people realize
A 4-million-case US analysis links never marrying to sharply higher rates of several cancers.
AI taking notes at your doctor’s appointment may be getting your medications wrong
A patient watchdog warns transcription tools are misreading drug names and diagnoses.
7 in 10 cancer patients now survive – a historic high, and the gains are real
US five-year cancer survival has reached 70% for the first time on record.