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NIH analyze employs AI to study diet plan and tailor nutrition guidance to strengthen overall health : Shots

May 22, 2023 Editorial Team

[ad_1] Genetics, intestine microbes and other life-style and environmental factors can influence how people’s bodies respond to foods. An NIH review aims to discover out how. Stephen Chernin/Getty Pictures cover caption toggle caption Stephen Chernin/Getty Illustrations or photos Genetics, intestine microbes and other way of living and environmental things can impression how people’s bodies respond…

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Experimental cancer treatments can be tantalizing. Here’s how to assess them : Shots

May 20, 2023 Editorial Team

[ad_1] Experimental therapies for cancer can be tempting when you’re sick, but many fail to offer any benefit. Cavan Images/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF hide caption toggle caption Cavan Images/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF Experimental therapies for cancer can be tempting when you’re sick, but many fail to offer any benefit. Cavan Images/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF Note:…

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Federal appeals court hears arguments over mifepristone : Shots

May 19, 2023 Editorial Team

[ad_1] On Wednesday, a federal appeals court heard arguments over access to mifepristone, a drug commonly used in a two-pill regimen to provide abortion and miscarriage care. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images On Wednesday, a federal appeals court heard arguments over access to mifepristone, a drug commonly used in a…

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A COVID Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraud : Shots

May 18, 2023 Editorial Team

[ad_1] Some older Americans got dozens of COVID tests they never ordered in the mail, just as the free test benefit was ending. It could mean they are at risk for more fraud involving their Medicare numbers. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Some older Americans got dozens of COVID tests…

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Weight-loss drugs and surgery for kids leave parents with tough decisions : Shots

May 16, 2023 Editorial Team

[ad_1] Two mothers — Jen McLellan in Albuquerque, N.M., and Grace, of Bethesda, Md. — haven’t met, but they share a common childhood trauma: Both came of age in the 1980s and ’90s feeling burdened by shame and stigma over their body size. Both tried every known diet plan and pill available at the time,…

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Maternity care telehealth program in rural New Mexico runs out of money : Shots

May 15, 2023 Editorial Team

[ad_1] Jade Vandiver holds her son Ezra at home in Clayton, New Mexico. Vandiver joined a federally funded rural maternity program while pregnant with Ezra. Joe Garcia III/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Joe Garcia III/KFF Health News Jade Vandiver holds her son Ezra at home in Clayton, New Mexico. Vandiver joined a federally…

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The U.S. COVID public health emergency ends this week : Shots

May 9, 2023 Editorial Team

[ad_1] The U.S. public health emergency declaration helped marshal resources during the worst of the COVID crisis, when the virus was spreading rampantly. This week, the declaring expires. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. public health emergency declaration helped marshal resources during the…

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The Healthy Back Kitchen shows people with back pain how to cook with ease : Shots

May 8, 2023 Editorial Team

[ad_1] Cooking a simple meal involves a lot of movements that could strain the back. Lifting a pot filled with water to boil pasta. Standing at the counter chopping vegetables. Bending forward to put pans in the oven. “When you’re making soup, you’re doing all kinds of gymnastics to get different batches of it in…

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Sex after 60 or 70 can be just as satisfying: 6 tips from a sex therapist : Shots

May 6, 2023 Editorial Team

[ad_1] Older people can enjoy great sex but it starts with believing it’s possible — and communicating when you need to adapt your approach. LWA-Dann Tardif/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption LWA-Dann Tardif/Getty Images Older people can enjoy great sex but it starts with believing it’s possible — and communicating when you need to adapt…

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Oklahoma abortion ban delays care for partial molar pregnancy : Shots

May 1, 2023 Editorial Team

[ad_1] Dustin and Jaci Statton in an engagement photo from 2021. Jaci found out she had a partial molar pregnancy and couldn’t get the abortion she needed in Oklahoma. They traveled to Kansas for care. Rachel Megan Photograpy hide caption toggle caption Rachel Megan Photograpy Dustin and Jaci Statton in an engagement photo from 2021….

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