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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.
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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.
A 15-minute walk could be the key to a healthier heart
A new study suggests that walking for a longer stretch at once could do more for your heart than spreading short walks throughout the day.
Study shows how much detail the human eye can see
Every year, TV makers promote sharper, clearer screens, but there’s a point where your eyes can’t tell the difference.
AI might soon help you choose the perfect avocado
Finding a perfectly ripe avocado often feels like a gamble. But new technology could soon take the guesswork out of your next trip to the grocery store.
COVID-19 vaccines may improve survival in cancer patients
Scientists have discovered that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines may do more than prevent infections.
Breath test offers new hope for early blood cancer detection
Scientists now believe a simple breath test could change how we detect blood cancer.
Scientists find evidence that microplastics affect our skeleton
Tiny pieces of plastic are turning up everywhere, even inside the human body. And it may be infiltrating our bones and making them weaker.