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How drinking coffee may lower your risk for diabetes 12 BootinUp Feb 2024 Mar 2024 10 3247
Soon I will have to choose a Medicare plan. All of them I see look frightening. 23 PurgedVoter Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 5464
Living with memory loss, working to fend off dementia - WaPo 6 question everything Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 2145
Ageism In Health Care, More Common Than You Think. Bias, Discrimination Harm People: NPR (H) 0 appalachiablue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1557
A simple way to get microplastics out of your water 6 cbabe Feb 2024 Mar 2024 14 2912
Definitions: Dementia and Demented: 21 elleng Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 3172
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 2614
Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend 2 cbabe Feb 2024 Mar 2024 7 1945
Ultra-processed foods linked to 32 physical and mental health problems, review finds 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1962
CDC panel: Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot 3 NJCher Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 2043
US launches antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, WSJ reports 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 1611
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 6444
Good News (if other studies confirm) for People with Crohn's Disease ! 0 SorellaLaBefana Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1817
US pharmacy outage triggered by 'Blackcat' ransomware at UnitedHealth unit, sources say 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1641
Announcement: My Memory is Back 8 NJCher Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 2331
NCBI study of the efficacy of seawater nasal wash for Covid symptoms and URI 1 Grasswire2 Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 1724
Can tart cherries help reduce inflammation and pain? - WaPo 7 question everything Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 2741
Doctors concerned about Neuralink's first patient 8 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 2739
Resources I wish I'd had years ago for debunking vax & other conspiracy theories: downloadable links... 2 Hekate Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 2302
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 1712
Alabama embryo ruling may have devastating effect on cancer patients 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 2276
Air pollution tied to signs of Alzheimer's in brain tissue, study finds 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 1502
Two very rare Covid vaccine side-effects detected in global study of 99 million 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 1881
FDA warns against smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1384
How do you know when it's time for your spouse who has dementia, to be 43 a kennedy Feb 2024 Feb 2024 49 9319
Medical Mysteries: How a sore throat led to life-threatening bleeding - WaPo 3 question everything Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 1825
What's the Atlantic diet? A variation on Mediterranean eating shows benefits. 1 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 1913
Measles infections pose far more risks than most realize, including a fatal neurological complication 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 1612
I like raw milk products, but there is some risk. 7 SarahD Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1975
So many old adages about colon 7 Arne Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 2267

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Nearly half of health care workers have witnessed racism, discrimination, report shows 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 1553
Fat positivity won't kill you but being fat might. 2 SarahD Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1646
Anyone here had the tail of your pancreas removed? How did it go? 5 3catwoman3 Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 2192
Has anyone had a sitz marker test? 0 BlueKota Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1302
FDA says hands tied after suspect named in applesauce lead poisonings 2 Backseat Driver Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 1747
Kentucky attorney general files lawsuit alleging Kroger pharmacies contributed to the opioid crisis 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1347
My new wife is thrilled with her 7 multigraincracker Feb 2024 Feb 2024 49 3042
Another question for the dentists and anyone else. I had a root canal 9 Maraya1969 Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 2487
I am overmedicated 6 kozar Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1704
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 12706
After Washington state lawsuit, Providence health system erases or refunds $158M in medical bills 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1472
My God Dentures! $37,000!!!!! 36 Maraya1969 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 16 7519
Elon Musk Says Neuralink Has Implanted First Ever Human Brain Chip 2 Warpy Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 1475
Top European Leaders Test Positive for Cancerous 'Forever Chemicals'/PFAS 4 appalachiablue Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1677
Found a great appetite suppressant. 21 multigraincracker Jan 2024 Jan 2024 16 3829
Writing By Hand May Increase Brain Connectivity More Than Typing 🖊 0 appalachiablue Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1449
CDC issues measles warning to health care workers 3 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1358
Across the Desk S9:E1 (Abortion as a Winning Issue for Democrats) 0 Across-the-Desk Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1322
The U.S. just sold its helium stockpile. Here's why the medical world is worried. 3 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1946
Father, Long Covid Patients Plead with US Senate for More Research Funding, Sen. Tim Kaine 0 appalachiablue Jan 2024 Jan 2024 10 1421
38 Science-Backed Tricks to Sharpen Your Memory 11 NJCher Jan 2024 Jan 2024 19 2973
My Silver Scripts prescription has gone up 1,080% since last December! 13 Number9Dream Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 2660
Children living near green spaces 'have stronger bones' 3 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1366
The Human Benefits of Caffeine - BBC Science Focus ☕ 6 appalachiablue Jan 2024 Jan 2024 10 2791
Vaccine Denial: Measles is Back, US Outbreaks, Medical Dumbassery- Health 2 appalachiablue Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1525
An ARNP can get their degree online. And then diagnose and treat patients 9 Maraya1969 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 10 2385
Indian teen invents gadget that may transform dementia care 6 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 29 2327
finally got the results and they were good. 9 multigraincracker Jan 2024 Jan 2024 43 2281
Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn't it everywhere? 8 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 13 2827
RSV vaccines, who pays? 3 question everything Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1104

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Has anyone continued to test positive for Covid after 13 days? 9 MLAA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 2553
The national issue of criminalizing our mentally ill 2 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1641
Paxlovid not covered by my insurance: a workaround 15 JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2024 Jan 2024 51 3789
Mary Lou Retton's health insurance explanation sparks some mental gymnastics 7 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1987
To get fresh vegetables to people who need them, one city puts its soda tax to work 2 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1593
Cancer Is Striking More Young People, and Doctors Are Alarmed and Baffled 13 question everything Jan 2024 Jan 2024 29 3627
I had a MRI the day after Christmas due to an elivated PSA. Today I got the news I have a 21 doc03 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 41 4517
Cape Verde becomes fourth African country to eliminate malaria 2 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1259
Well tomorrow at 8:00am I'll be getting my 2nd total knee replacement..... 35 a kennedy Jan 2024 Jan 2024 14 5796
Study Finds One Kind of Diet Linked to Reduced COVID-19 Infection Risk 10 Warpy Jan 2024 Jan 2024 19 3108
Ancient DNA helps trace multiple sclerosis origins in European descendants 0 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 11 1160
Stanford professor on the future of life-saving medicine Steve Quake 1 ihaveaquestion Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1329
Tomorrow I'll learn the cost of phase 2 5 XanaDUer2 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1583
Has anyone tried night driving glasses? 15 Swede Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 2899
Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long Covid Risk 13 Richard D Jan 2024 Jan 2024 42 3176
Many diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes may actually have a different form of the disease 2 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 9 1769
I'm scared shitless of diagnostic tests 21 XanaDUer2 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 8 3160
Here's a bold solution to women's health care: Train doctors to listen to women. 10 Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 Jan 2024 32 2508
Darn it, after 4 years of outwitting it, Covid caught up with me. 21 MLAA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 17 3835
Searching Dr Google scaring myself 22 XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 Jan 2024 7 2962
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