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Household chemicals post threat to brain health, study indicates
1 of 2 | A study by the Ohio-based Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that…
Missing school for illness is difficult for children, parents
Deciding whether to take a sick day from school for illness is difficult for parents and children, a new poll…
Faces may appear ‘demonic’ to people with rare condition
The condition, called prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), can cause others' facial features to appear horrific --…
U.S. life expectancy improves despite record-high overdose deaths
Nearly 108,000 people died from a drug overdose in 2022, about 1,200 more than in 2021, according to a CDC…
Study shows heart damage from COVID-19
The severe inflammation that COVID-19 causes in other organs, like the lungs, appears to indirectly cause heart…
Flu linked to greater risk for neurological disorders than COVID-19, study shows
A recent study found that 3.2% of those with flu and 2% with COVID-19 were treated for migraine, and 2.1% of…
Oral bacteria may speed growth of colon cancers
A recent study found that 50% of the colon tumors tested showed the presence of the Fna C2 subtype of F.…
Fertility rates expected to fall worldwide, pushing population down
By 2100, almost all countries (97%) are expected to have fertility rates below the replacement level of 2.1…
Massachusetts General succeeds with genetically edited pig kidney transplant
Massachusetts General Hospital Thursday announced the world's first successful genetically edited pig…
Medicare now will cover weight-loss drug Wegovy for heart patients
The Food and Drug Administration earlier this month cleared Ozempic manufacturer Novo Nordisk to market the…