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'Don't Get Sick. It's Too Expensive': Medical Debt Is Putting More Americans in Financial Crisis 0 appalachiablue Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 784
Americans Spend More Time Living with Diseases, Sick 12.4 Yrs on Ave., More Yrs Burdened By Disease 0 appalachiablue Dec 2024 Dec 2024 7 756
Timing of chocolate intake affects hunger, substrate oxidation, and microbiota: A randomized controlled trial 3 sarchasm Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 1270
Update: Another Infant Dies in Listeria Outbreak Linked to Yu Shang Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products 3 C0RI0LANUS Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1079
Yellowing under eyes 8 peregrinus Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 1611
Cleveland Clinic: Network-based analyses uncover how neuroinflammation-causing microglia in Alzheimer's disease form 0 OKIsItJustMe Dec 2024 Dec 2024 9 883
EPA Bans Known Carcinogens Used in Dry Cleaning, Other Industries 3 cbabe Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1021
Why can't I get my BP down? Need answers from my doc at my annual check up in a few weeks. I welcome comments/suggestion 49 CTyankee Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 4863
Propublica: Eat What You Kill. A Montana Hospital Let a Doctor Continue Practicing Oncology 2 erronis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 13 1247
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 douglas9 Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 427
400 Chemicals in Plastic Products Study, Link to Breast Cancer, Young Women - PFAS, Phthalates, Parabens, Scents 0 appalachiablue Dec 2024 Dec 2024 13 825
How sweet! A daily dose of dark chocolate may cut your risk of diabetes 3 Cattledog Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1064
Single mutation in H5N1 bird flu virus may make it more infectious to humans, study finds 3 littlemissmartypants Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 1011
The shooting reminds me of a court case I witnessed. Somewheres around 1980. I was a public school teacher and 0 3Hotdogs Dec 2024 Dec 2024 15 1353
I really value access to peer reviewed research on the NIH website and dearly hope it will be preserved. 1 mahina Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 614
Washington University Saint Louis: Research reveals how fructose in diet enhances tumor growth 5 OKIsItJustMe Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 1062
Nine states poised to end coverage for millions if Trump cuts Medicaid funding 5 cbabe Dec 2024 Dec 2024 9 1430
Why polio is so dangerous 7 struggle4progress Dec 2024 Dec 2024 24 1916
Public Libraries Offer Free Health, Wellness Classes - Fitness, Food Pantry, BP Monitors, Mental Health 0 appalachiablue Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 652
The real reason polio is so dangerous 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2024 Dec 2024 10 1442
Learning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women's lives at risk 6 cbabe Nov 2024 Dec 2024 7 1301
Doctors hail first breakthrough in asthma and COPD treatment in 50 years 7 usonian Nov 2024 Nov 2024 34 1839
A lesson on things to come - deadly measles outbreak in Samoa and RFK Jr. 3 70sEraVet Nov 2024 Nov 2024 34 1658
Pandrug-resistant bacteria from the war in Ukraine are extremely pathogenic 0 OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 823
In Remarkable Global Progress HIV Cases And Deaths Declining - WION 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 877
RFK Jr will cut prescription drugs and increase weed and psychedelics access 13 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 1749
Tom's of Maine Toothpaste Facility, Bacteria and Mold Found by FDA During Inspection: CNN 5 appalachiablue Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 1153
Blue Chew 3 bdamomma Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 1714
Gullian Barre Syndrome 29 BlueKota Sep 2024 Nov 2024 9 3793
Georgia axes maternal health panel after leak about abortion deaths 6 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 1094

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After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves 1 usonian Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 1083
Sudafed for ADHD. 0 multigraincracker Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 928
I seem to have lost the ability to spell. 6 Swede Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 1166
Cutting Medicare to Save It--and this from the Current Administration 7 SorellaLaBefana Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 1591
I'm going to be with my daughter when she consults with a surgeon in a few days. 6 Ptah Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 1161
'Exciting' new lupus treatment could end need for lifelong medication 3 nitpicked Nov 2024 Nov 2024 15 1229
PBS: Health officials concerned about RFK Jr.'s influence in Trump administration 3 OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 882
Could eating a handful of pistachios daily help improve eye health? 5 eppur_se_muova Nov 2024 Nov 2024 14 15317
An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first 4 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 714
Having a surgery tomorrow. Hyperparathyroidism (both of us already voted) 11 question everything Nov 2024 Nov 2024 14 1395
Silent Epidemic: Loneliness a Serious Threat to Both Brain and Body 7 erronis Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 1282
I'm no spring chicken 9 Mme. Defarge Nov 2024 Nov 2024 23 1539
USC: Restricting sugar before birth and in early childhood greatly reduces risk of chronic disease later in life 0 OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 509
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 394
Iowa Resident Dies of Rare West African Lassa Fever 2 C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 1183
Long Covid recovery success story - also many sources of information 16 Pluvious Sep 2024 Oct 2024 20 2440
Re: expired Covid test kits and false positives 10 intrepidity Aug 2024 Oct 2024 6 4237
First Presumed Human Infections of Avian Flu Under Investigation in Washington State 0 C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 771
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 jfz9580m Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1066
Pyoderma Gangrenosum 19 Ptah Jun 2024 Oct 2024 6 2330
Leptospirosis Cases Rising in Philippines 0 C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 820
I did a thing today! 20 Aussie105 Oct 2024 Oct 2024 47 3583
Re-engineered, blue light-activated immune cells penetrate and kill solid tumors 1 OKIsItJustMe Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 12691
Whooping Cough at Decade-High Level in US 2 C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 1511
Main Zoo in North Macedonian Capital Shut Down After Avian Flu Case Detected 1 C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1007
France: Local Transmissions of Dengue Fever Reach Record High 0 C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 761
Lead Dust from Paint, Threat to Millions of Children at Home in the US, EPA about to Issue Strict Limits 0 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 740
Teen smoking and other tobacco use drop to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 818
Medicare supplement/gap policy questions, anyone have Humana? 12 Eliot Rosewater Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 1411
Aloha e DU. I am tasked with recording the +/- on a percutaneous gastric feeding tube or nasogastric feeding tube 12 mahina Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1430

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Black Plastic in Kitchen Utensils, Toys, Food Containers Linked to Banned Toxic Flame Retardants 10 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 54 3521
Gallbladder-free I was bad today 11 XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 1328
Physical Therapist Shows How to Walk Correctly 5 ihaveaquestion Oct 2024 Oct 2024 15 2113
Hemorroidectomy 20 CTyankee Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 1975
Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity's Stealthy Takeover of Health Care 🥼 2 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 9 1072
PPI's for acid reflux- anyone here take them? 21 Peregrine Took Sep 2024 Oct 2024 0 2092
Inflammaging Is Chronic, Stealthy and Can Be a Serious Threat to Your Health - WSJ 2 question everything Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 1391
Arm position during blood pressure check may lead to wrong reading, study finds 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2024 Oct 2024 12 1325
I have 1 day left of hydrocodone and the small pharmacy I go to just told me they cancelled it - 12 Maraya1969 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 1771
Why Is EVERYONE Quitting Keto & Carnivore in 2024? 4 Quixote1818 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 1310
(H) US Hospital Chain Vows to Cancel Medical Debt for Thousands of Patients (After Getting Caught) 2 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 1022
Keep forgetting your shingles shot? These sufferers wish they hadn't. 7 Cattledog Sep 2024 Sep 2024 20 1626
Spinal Anesthesia 3 maspaha Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 917
My copay for Paxlovid (to treat Covid) was $10. The insurace paid $1400! 3 question everything Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 801
Drug-resistant typhoid is the final warning sign 0 cbabe Sep 2024 Sep 2024 15 974
On Crackpots and Cancer: RFK Jr and agency appointments 0 Betty Boom Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 638
Update on How to manage ear wax build-up and improving hearing 10 Joinfortmill Sep 2024 Sep 2024 16 1974
10 Ways To Reduce Your Microplastic Intake At Home 8 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 14 1428
US Healthcare Fail, Ranks Last Rich Nations, Spends More, Amer Die Youngest, Most Avoidable Deaths 8 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 1133
3M Knew For Years That Forever Chemicals/PFAS Were Leaching Into Our Blood; Developed in 1950s 8 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 19 1286
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