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Getting Abortion Pill Via Mail Order Is Quick, Safe & Effective
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Women who get abortion pills through the mail receive care that's as good as those who are required to get them in person from a clinic...
Olivia Munn Underwent Hysterectomy After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Actress and "X-men" star Olivia Munn has revealed that she underwent egg retrieval and then a hysterectomy after being diagnosed with...
Lesbian, Bisexual Women More Likely to Die Early Than Straight Peers
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- Could being a lesbian or bisexual shorten your life? New research that analyzed decades of data on women suggests it...
Wegovy Can Help Heart Failure Patients Reduce Meds: Study
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- People with heart failure are often prescribed what are known as loop diuretic medications to help reduce the fluid buildup that's a...
Cancer & COVID Drove Him to Double-Lung Transplant
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Chicago resident Arthur “Art” Gillespie fell ill in early March 2020 with COVID, after he and his father went to visit an...
Police Seizures of Pills With Fentanyl Have Skyrocketed
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Police seizures of illicit fentanyl pills have soared in recent years, a new study has found. The number of pills containing fentanyl...
Could Having 'Skinny' Fat Cells Encourage Weight Gain?
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- “Skinny” fat cells might actually make it harder to lose weight and easier to pack on extra pounds, a new study...
First Pig Kidney Recipient Dies Almost Two Months After Transplant
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, has died nearly two months after having...
Microneedle Patches Might Reverse a Form of Hair Loss
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Early research in mice suggests a new path forward to restoring hair growth in people affected by a form of alopecia. Alopecia areata...
Yoga Can Help Heart Failure Patients Stay Strong
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- Yoga can help improve the long-term health of people with heart failure, a new study has found. “Patients who practiced yoga on...
Test Might Predict Which Kids Will Outgrow Peanut Allergy
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 -- About a third of young children who are allergic to peanuts will outgrow the allergy by the age of 10, and an antibody test might...
Avoid Overheating Dangers When Recharging Medical Devices
SUNDAY, May 12, 2024 — If you use a medical device such as a blood glucose monitor or insulin pump, keeping it charged is a must. But devices that rely...
Tips to Celebrating Mom on Her Day, Even When Dementia Intervenes
SATURDAY, May 11, 2024 -- Women account for two-thirds of all Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, which means this Mother’s Day will be...
Feds Announce New Measures to Monitor, Prevent Bird Flu
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 -- H5N1 avian flu is now infecting U.S. dairy cows and the federal government on Friday announced a myriad of initiatives aimed at...
His Cancer Journey Shows Health Dangers Firefighters Face
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 -- For 14 years, David Perez fought fires in South Florida, thinking he was in peak physical shape. Then a routine physical turned up...
Baby Girl Born Deaf Gains Hearing After Gene Therapy
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 -- Opal Sandy was born into a world she could not hear. The British baby girl, now 18 months old, had a rare genetic condition called...
Cancer Patients Often Face Medical Debt, Even With Insurance
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 -- When cancer strikes, you could easily go into debt, even with health insurance in place, according to a new survey from the American...
Cyberattack Cripples Major U.S. Health Care Network
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 -- Ascension, a major U.S. health care system with 140 hospitals in 19 states, announced late Thursday that a cyberattack has caused...
Telehealth Tougher When English Isn't First Language
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 -- Telehealth is revolutionizing health care in America by making it easier than ever to reach a doctor – but not everyone is...
The Pros & Cons of Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 -- Robot-assisted total knee replacements tend to have better outcomes on average, a new study reports. Unfortunately, there’s a...
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