David Mitchell, president and founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs, listens during a Senate … More
Category: 5. Health
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Could Mitochondria Be The Missing Link In Mental Illness? 12 Insights
Microscopic view of mitochondria—often called the “powerhouses of the cell.” Emerging science shows … More
There’s a quiet revolution underway in…
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Trump Administration Nixes Plan To Allow Obesity Med Medicare Coverage
Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with … More
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Multiple Texas Children With Vitamin A Toxicity From Use Vs. Measles
Covent Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, has confirmed that multiple children in West Texas … More
Measles outbreaks continue to occur in West Texas, so far primarily…
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As Trump Ponders Health Cuts, Obamacare Grows In Red States He Won
Enrollment in individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is growing … More
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No bones about it: New details about skeletal cell aging revealed
It’s no coincidence that our bodies feel a little creakier as we age. The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones.
Scientists and researchers around the globe are…
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An antiviral chewing gum to reduce influenza and herpes simplex virus transmission
In today’s interconnected world, infectious diseases pose an escalating threat, as demonstrated by the coronavirus pandemic and outbreaks of H1N1, SARS, Ebola, Zika, and H5N1 (bird flu) viruses — all of which have had significant global health…
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New research boosts future whooping cough vaccines
Whooping cough, or pertussis, was once a leading cause of death for children in the U.S. and worldwide before the introduction of vaccines in the 1940s. In the decades since, the bacterial disease was nearly eradicated in the U.S., with…
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Trump’s Tariffs Will Make Medical Devices More Expensive
At a Medtronic assembly plant in Tijuana, Mexico, in 2014, employees work on a stent graft production line.
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Pacemakers. Insulin pumps. Hearing aids. These are just some of the basic medical devices that hospitals and patients…
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Planetary health diet and Mediterranean diet associated with similar survival and sustainability benefits
Two plant-based diets were associated with similar survival benefits and low environmental impact, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Diet…
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