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[ad_1] President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris means U.S. health policy may soon be shaped, at least in part, by one of the...
[ad_1] It’s vaccination season, which for most people means getting immunized for flu and COVID-19 (and RSV for infants, pregnant women, or people 75 and older)....
[ad_1] It started when my brain gave out on me in algebra class one January day in 2022. I couldn’t figure out a simple math problem;...
[ad_1] Historically, medical research has been male-dominated in terms of subjects as well as researchers, even though women make up half of the world’s population. As...
[ad_1] There’s no proven cure for a cold, but many people have remedies they swear by when they’re feeling under the weather. (Chicken soup or citrus...
[ad_1] If you want to excel at pickleball, cake-decorating, or playing the piano, you’ll probably sign up for a class or enlist an instructor. But what...
[ad_1] NEW YORK — A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. It’s the first...
[ad_1] Organ and cell transplants are potentially life-saving treatments for a variety of medical conditions, but their success depends on how long the transplanted cells or...
[ad_1] If you already head to the doctor’s office once a year for an annual physical: good job. If you don’t, let this be your reminder...
[ad_1] Seniors and people who are immunocompromised should get not just one but two COVID-19 shots this respiratory virus season. That’s the new recommendation from the...
[ad_1] At this point in election season, you might be as interested in voting your outspoken uncle out of the family as you are in casting...
[ad_1] If misery loves company, so does anger. It can feel downright delicious to vent to your loved ones about life’s annoyances, big and small. You...
[ad_1] Change can be stressful under any circumstances, but a change in who controls the government can be particularly fraught—especially in a place as politically divided...
[ad_1] Until recently, clinical depression treatments have fallen into just two categories: psychotherapy and antidepressant medications. But this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared...
[ad_1] If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular exercise may seem intimidating,...
[ad_1] NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other...
[ad_1] Once, years ago, I found myself in an ice-cold bath with no memory of walking to the bathroom or running the tub. Another time, I...
[ad_1] I’m at a mall in Rockville, Md., but instead of enjoying the comfort and convenience of a one-stop shopping experience, I go to a place...
[ad_1] Somewhere between 60 and 70 million Americans have digestive conditions like inflammatory bowel disease, acid reflux, chronic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and hemorrhoids. Some of...
[ad_1] Endocrinologists are used to people not knowing what they do. Patients often assume that, for example, Dr. Rasa Kazlauskaite spends her days focused on the...