Serious injury to short-term kidney function, known as acute kidney injury (AKI), can be life-threatening and also raise the likelihood of developing permanent chronic kidney disease. AKI can occur after major stressors such as sepsis or heart…
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Congress Restores Hospital-At-Home—For Safe, Comfortable Patient Care
Dr. Jared Conley at home with his family while receiving intravenous antibiotics
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The Hospital-at-Home (HaH) model under Medicare lets patients receive hospital-level care at home instead of a traditional, brick-and-mortar hospital….
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6 Things To Know About Slowing Aging, According To Dr. David Sinclair
Emerging research suggests that lifestyle factors including exercise, nutrition, and heat exposure may influence the cellular pathways that drive aging.
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Can human aging be slowed or even reversed? On a recent episode of the Huberman Lab…
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New Drug For The Body’s Powerplant Improves Mitochondrial Function
WHITE OAK, MD – JULY 20: A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters on July 20, 2020 in White Oak, Maryland. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)
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Millions of people worldwide live with…
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Don’t let food poisoning crash your Thanksgiving dinner
Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends and feasting. However, amid the joy of gathering and indulging in delicious food, it is essential to keep food safety in mind. Foodborne illnesses can quickly put a damper on your celebrations.
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New H3N2 Subclade K Influenza Raises Concerns About Bad Flu Season
Flu cases in the U.K. are already triple what they were at this time last year. Here Andreas Philippi (l), Lower Saxony’s Minister for Social Affairs, Labor, Health and Equality, gives the flu vaccine to Fabian Feil, President of the State Health…
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Recent studies prove the ancient practice of nasal irrigation is effective at fighting the common cold
It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat.
Then, a sneeze.
Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days.
Viral upper respiratory tract infections – also known…
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SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development
About 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are children under 18. This food aid helps their families buy groceries and boosts their health in many ways – both during…
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New prediction breakthrough delivers results shockingly close to reality
An international group of mathematicians led by Lehigh University statistician Taeho Kim has developed a new way to generate predictions that line up more closely with real-world results. Their method is aimed at improving forecasting across many…
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