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A blood test to detect cancer? Some patients are using them already. 2 Cattledog Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1377
Measles outbreak/vaccines: What Everyone Should Know 5 cbabe Apr 2024 Apr 2024 7 1565
A new report roils the debate on youth gender care 1 Mosby Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1322
What toilets can reveal about COVID, cancer and other health threats (Nature) 3 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1510
Working With Your Hands Is Good for Your Brain 13 BootinUp Mar 2024 Apr 2024 11 2132
COVID-19's Damage to Organs Can Harm Heart, Too 4 sybylla Mar 2024 Apr 2024 9 1630
Golfers follow the sun. Now they are paying closer attention how to protect themselves from it (AP) 0 ificandream Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1107
We can make birth safer for Black mothers. Here's how. 0 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1185
Medical Mysteries: Years of hives and fevers traced to a startling cause 3 question everything Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1748
I had a case of COVID in July 2022. Since then, every single cold seems to turn into bronchitis 7 NickB79 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1753
Husband of Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleader Who Died of Sepsis After Stillbirth Speaks Out Against 'One-Size-Fits-All' Pre 20 ck4829 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 161 7548
How Does Alcohol Affect the Gut Microbiome? 0 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1513
If you are using or considering sterilization for your CPAP equipment 12 ificandream Mar 2024 Apr 2024 7 3239
Company that made millions of defective sleep apnea machines ordered to overhaul manufacturing (AP) 0 ificandream Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1355
'The Differences are Bigger Than You Think Medicare Advantage vs Supplement' 6 Joinfortmill Apr 2024 Apr 2024 9 2323
You don't lose weight in the gym or on the track 6 multigraincracker Apr 2024 Apr 2024 7 2017
Hand massagers- new concept to me; are they useful/helpful to aging hands? 1 No Vested Interest Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1481
Large Review Finds CBD Products Don't Relieve Chronic Pain After All 42 Warpy Apr 2024 Apr 2024 49 4865
I thought I would be under general anesthesia, the kind they 17 Maraya1969 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 2312
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing 0 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1346
Rage Rooms? 4 usonian Mar 2024 Apr 2024 1 895
Described as a living hell by sufferers -- what is HPPD? - ABC News (Australia) 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1897
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing 0 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1311
Obese Children Twice As Likely To Develop Multiple Sclerosis; Chronic Inflamm, Risk Other Diseases: Study 4 appalachiablue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1772
ADVISORY: Serious event and delays 0 Backseat Driver Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 1681
Plastic lined people. 5 SarahD Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 958
The REAL Killers - Alcohol 0 Quixote1818 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 1949
Oxy? 1 madamesilverspurs Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 741
How to decide home care or assisted living??? 8 a kennedy Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 1892
I need a heart valve replacement, mechanical or organic, mechanical lasts longer but the rest of my life 12 Shellback Squid Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 2209

Health Continued...

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Microplastics Study Shows 4.53x Higher Disease Risk 1 Quixote1818 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 8 1961
Tapeworms Found In Brain of US Man Who Ate Undercooked Bacon 5 appalachiablue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 2061
Health: Research Shows Covid Leaves Its Mark On The Brain-With Significant Drops In IQ Scores 0 appalachiablue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 8 1529
Can COVID come back? 8 MustLoveBeagles Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 1864
'Inverse vaccine' shows potential to treat multiple sclerosis, other autoimmune diseases 5 question everything Mar 2024 Mar 2024 34 2089
This Doctor Found His Own Miracle Drug. Now He Wants to Do It for Others. 1 question everything Mar 2024 Mar 2024 28 2111
How drinking coffee may lower your risk for diabetes 12 BootinUp Feb 2024 Mar 2024 10 2010
Soon I will have to choose a Medicare plan. All of them I see look frightening. 23 PurgedVoter Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 3269
Living with memory loss, working to fend off dementia - WaPo 6 question everything Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1576
Ageism In Health Care, More Common Than You Think. Bias, Discrimination Harm People: NPR (H) 0 appalachiablue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1229
A simple way to get microplastics out of your water 6 cbabe Feb 2024 Mar 2024 14 2140
Definitions: Dementia and Demented: 21 elleng Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 1324
I wonder if there will come a time we (folks who have recieved all Covid vaccines) won't have to wear masks anymore? 9 Peregrine Took Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1785
Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend 2 cbabe Feb 2024 Mar 2024 7 1515
Ultra-processed foods linked to 32 physical and mental health problems, review finds 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1572
CDC panel: Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot 3 NJCher Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 1569
US launches antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, WSJ reports 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 1293
My relative that refused to take the vax,was subsequently taken off the transplant waiting list, has died. 18 Swede Feb 2024 Feb 2024 69 4664
Good News (if other studies confirm) for People with Crohn's Disease ! 0 SorellaLaBefana Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1456
US pharmacy outage triggered by 'Blackcat' ransomware at UnitedHealth unit, sources say 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1301
Announcement: My Memory is Back 8 NJCher Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 1643
NCBI study of the efficacy of seawater nasal wash for Covid symptoms and URI 1 Grasswire2 Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 1361
Can tart cherries help reduce inflammation and pain? - WaPo 7 question everything Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 1920
Doctors concerned about Neuralink's first patient 8 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 1904
Resources I wish I'd had years ago for debunking vax & other conspiracy theories: downloadable links... 2 Hekate Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1866
A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be more widely available 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 1310
Alabama embryo ruling may have devastating effect on cancer patients 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 1674
Air pollution tied to signs of Alzheimer's in brain tissue, study finds 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 1183
Two very rare Covid vaccine side-effects detected in global study of 99 million 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 1563
FDA warns against smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1049

Health Continued...

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How do you know when it's time for your spouse who has dementia, to be 43 a kennedy Feb 2024 Feb 2024 49 4583
Medical Mysteries: How a sore throat led to life-threatening bleeding - WaPo 3 question everything Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 1296
What's the Atlantic diet? A variation on Mediterranean eating shows benefits. 1 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 1527
Measles infections pose far more risks than most realize, including a fatal neurological complication 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 1190
I like raw milk products, but there is some risk. 7 SarahD Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1169
So many old adages about colon 7 Arne Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1523
Nearly half of health care workers have witnessed racism, discrimination, report shows 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 1123
Fat positivity won't kill you but being fat might. 2 SarahD Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1230
Anyone here had the tail of your pancreas removed? How did it go? 5 3catwoman3 Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 1523
Has anyone had a sitz marker test? 0 BlueKota Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1037
FDA says hands tied after suspect named in applesauce lead poisonings 2 Backseat Driver Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 1275
Kentucky attorney general files lawsuit alleging Kroger pharmacies contributed to the opioid crisis 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 953
My new wife is thrilled with her 7 multigraincracker Feb 2024 Feb 2024 49 2312
Another question for the dentists and anyone else. I had a root canal 9 Maraya1969 Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1565
I am overmedicated 6 kozar Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1092
Well waddya know! 'She was headed to a locked psych ward. Then an ER doctor made a startling discovery. 33 elleng Feb 2024 Feb 2024 166 8324
After Washington state lawsuit, Providence health system erases or refunds $158M in medical bills 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 982
My God Dentures! $37,000!!!!! 36 Maraya1969 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 16 3147
Elon Musk Says Neuralink Has Implanted First Ever Human Brain Chip 2 Warpy Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 1048
Top European Leaders Test Positive for Cancerous 'Forever Chemicals'/PFAS 4 appalachiablue Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1122
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