The Cigna Group swung to a first quarter profit of $1.3 billion as the health insurer gains control … More
Category: 5. Health
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Is your heart aging too fast?
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a revolutionary new way of uncovering the ‘true age’ of your heart using MRI.
Research published today shows how an MRI scan can reveal your heart’s functional age — and how…
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Novo Nordisk Forges Multiple Partnerships To Sell Wegovy At A Discount
The pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk is pursuing a multi-pronged strategy to regain market share … More
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The effects of smoking, drinking and lack of exercise are felt by the age of 36, new research indicates
Bad habits such as smoking, heavy drinking and lack of exercise must be tackled as early as possible to boost the odds of a happy and healthy old age.
That is the message of a new peer-reviewed study, published in the Annals of Medicine…
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Why A Single Drug Could Change Everything For HIV And AIDS
CHENGDU, CHINA – DECEMBER 1: (CHINA OUT) A migrant worker wears a red ribbon during an event … More
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The Future Of Researchers In The U.S. Is In Jeopardy
UCLA students, researchers and demonstrators rally during a “Kill the Cuts” protest against the … More
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New research reveals how physiology-inspired networks could improve political decision-making
A study led by researchers at the Columbia Butler Aging Center and the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health has unveiled a groundbreaking framework for rethinking political decision-making — drawing inspiration from how the human body…
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Shelters at bus stops intended to provide relief from heat can actually result in higher temperatures
Some public transit shelter designs can actually do more harm than good when it comes to shielding from summer temperatures, according to a study led by UTHealth Houston.
The research was published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and…
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Childhood Cell Phone Use Is A Public Health Risk
Students using mobile phone at the elementary school
A decade ago, I treated a 16-year-old boy who reported suicidal thoughts. His parents, hunched over his stretcher, could not identify a glaring, inciting event. They assured me their house…
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What causes RFK Jr.’s strained and shaky voice? A neurologist explains this little-known disorder
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has attracted a lot of attention for his raspy voice, which results from a neurological voice disorder called spasmodic dysphonia.
Kennedy, 71, says that in his 40s he developed a…
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