A public health expert examines how ‘The Pitt’ portrays obesity with clinical dignity—and what real-world medicine often misses about weight bias and patient safety.
Category: 5. Health
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What ‘The Pitt’ Gets Right About Obesity That Real Medicine Often Misses
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Insurance Exec: “We Are All To Blame” For Failure Of US Health System
Ascendiun CEO Paul Markovich launches new lobbying in an effort to force the health industry to become more accessible and affordable.
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Simulations of your gut may predict which probiotics will stick
Figuring out which bacteria or other nutrients your gut needs may one day be as simple as running detailed computer simulations.
From pills to yogurts to sodas, probiotics are being repackaged and marketed to us more and more, with…
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Young cancer survivors face faster aging and possible early dementia
Teens and young adults who survive cancer appear to age more quickly than people their same age who have never had the disease, according to new research. Scientists found signs of faster aging not only inside cells but also in brain performance,…
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A bold new plan could finally cure type 1 diabetes
At the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), researcher Leonardo Ferreira, Ph.D., is leading an ambitious effort to change how type 1 diabetes (T1D) is treated. Backed by $1 million from Breakthrough T1D, a leading global research and…
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Pregnancy And Colon Cancer Share Symptoms. Here Are the Warning Signs
A young pregnant patient assumed abdominal pain and rectal bleeding was from her pregnancy. She was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. Physician experts weigh in.
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Long COVID — Here’s What To Know And The Challenges Ahead
Six years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus still exists. A public health expert explains what Long COVID is, and the challenges associated with it.
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ChatGPT as a therapist? New study reveals serious ethical risks
As more people seek mental health advice from ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs), new research suggests these AI chatbots may not be ready for that role. The study found that even when instructed to use established psychotherapy…
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Is Chronic Organ Transplant Rejection Due to Bad Lymph Drainage?
When a donor organ is given to a recipient, it’s crucial that the recipient’s immune system doesn’t attack the donated organ as a foreign invader. While organ transplantation has advanced tremendously,…
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