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Your first back pain prescription could more than double your opioid addiction risk
A huge Medicaid study tracked what patients were handed on day one, and that first prescription turned out to carry real weight.
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Check your fridge: Popular butter brand recalled over e. coli contamination fears
One specific batch of a popular butter has been pulled from Sprouts, Wegmans and Raley's over contamination fears.
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Your tap water may contain twice as many forever chemicals as reported
A fresh look at nearly two million water samples suggests the numbers on your utility report may not tell the whole story.
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A simple saline shot may hold carpal tunnel pain at bay far longer than a steroid shot
The current go-to injection often fades in weeks, and a new trial tested a very different approach to the trapped nerve.
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12 Kidney Stone Red Flags That Should Send You Straight to the Doctor
Kidney stones trigger a distinctive cluster of symptoms, and recognizing all of them can help you tell a stone apart from a urinary tract infection or a pulled muscle before complications set in.
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Your first back pain prescription could more than double your opioid addiction risk
A huge Medicaid study tracked what patients were handed on day one, and that first prescription turned out to carry real weight.
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Check your fridge: Popular butter brand recalled over e. coli contamination fears
One specific batch of a popular butter has been pulled from Sprouts, Wegmans and Raley's over contamination fears.
News
Your tap water may contain twice as many forever chemicals as reported
A fresh look at nearly two million water samples suggests the numbers on your utility report may not tell the whole story.
News
A simple saline shot may hold carpal tunnel pain at bay far longer than a steroid shot
The current go-to injection often fades in weeks, and a new trial tested a very different approach to the trapped nerve.
The first babies born with the help of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is now being used in parts of fertility treatment, creating new opportunities but also new risks.
New approach: Ultrasound may help destroy cancer tissue
Ultrasound has long been a familiar tool in healthcare. Now the technology is taking on a new and more active role in the treatment of cancer.
Trump regrets CT: Maintains his overuse of aspirin
U.S. President Donald Trump’s health has once again become the subject of public attention.
Study: The same diet can affect people differently
New research suggests that the same food does not affect everyone in the same way.
AI concluded that X-rays of knees could reveal whether you drank beer
A new study shows that artificial intelligence can deliver highly accurate answers even when they make no scientific sense. This is raising concerns in health research.
A safer method for weight loss examined in a new study
Researchers are searching for new ways to increase the body’s energy expenditure. An old principle is now being examined once again.