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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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Explained: Mosquito-borne disease that turns deadly as fever disappears
Dengue fever has infected millions of people worldwide, and cases are now being acquired locally in parts of Europe. Although most patients recover, the disease has a dangerous characteristic: serious complications can develop just when the fever begins to disappear.
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Trump announces major women’s health initiative
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order aimed at improving women's healthcare in the United States. The initiative promises more research into conditions such as endometriosis, menopause and heart disease, but a major detail about its funding remains unclear.
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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.
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.
News
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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Explained: Mosquito-borne disease that turns deadly as fever disappears
Dengue fever has infected millions of people worldwide, and cases are now being acquired locally in parts of Europe. Although most patients recover, the disease has a dangerous characteristic: serious complications can develop just when the fever begins to disappear.
FDA staff cut by 7.000 people during Trump period
One year of federal workforce cuts has quietly reshaped the people and programs that catch problems before your plate.
Trump just locked in lower drug prices
The deal names the biggest drug makers in the world and reaches hundreds of medicines many Americans already keep in the cabinet.
Women feel more pain at nearly every body site compared to men
A sweeping global study just put real numbers on something many women have been told was in their head.
20 million Medicare recipients are getting a one-time $90 payment, according to Trump
The money arrives automatically for most Part B enrollees, but several large groups will see nothing in their account.
Federal officials warn of a new opioid that may be 10 times more powerful than fentanyl
The drug is spreading quickly through the illegal supply, and it slips right past the tests hospitals normally use to spot opioids.
The federal government cut 750,000 people from health insurance, claiming fraud
The Trump administration ended Obamacare subsidies for hundreds of thousands of people at the end of August, and another 419,000 are next in line.