After one of the coldest winters in recent memory across much of the United States, new research is shedding light on a serious and often overlooked danger. Colder months are linked to significantly higher death rates from heart attacks, strokes,…
Category: 5. Health
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Should Nonprofit Hospitals Use Tax Breaks To Name Sports Stadiums?
Nonprofit hospitals get tax breaks. Should they be using that money to buy stadium naming rights? Why should patients care about hospital tax breaks?
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Medicare To Pay Docs To Reduce Falls By Seniors While WH Curbs Other Efforts
LEAD could reduce falls. But at the same time, the White House is aggressively moving to limit existing falls prevention efforts
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The Iran War Could Make Your Next MRI More Expensive
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at a serial entrepreneur’s effort to build an FDA-approved AI doctor, Pfizer’s lyme disease vaccine, and more.
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New Experimental Research Suggests Promising Fertility Outcomes For Women Over 45
New experiential research highlights that women over 45 may have hopeful outcomes for fertility via IVF and natural conception.
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New Medical Case Study Suggests Promising Fertility Outcomes For Women Over 45
New experiential research highlights that women over 45 may have hopeful outcomes for fertility via IVF and natural conception.
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New Treatments Target Faulty Genetic Heart Signals
A blood test clarifies which gene variants truly cause congenital heart defects, linking diagnosis to more precise heart‑signal–targeted treatments.
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Teens are driving the demand for online abortion pills via telehealth – new research
Teens in the U.S. are obtaining medication abortion pills through telehealth, and young people age 18 to 24 are ordering medication abortion at much higher rates than older adults.
Those are the key findings of a new study that my…
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A connection to nature fuels well-being worldwide, according to a study of 38,000 people
When life feels overwhelming, many people instinctively turn to nature. A walk in a park. Sitting by the ocean. Watching a sunset. Is this just a pleasant feeling, or is there something deeper at work?
A multitude of studies have linked…
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Scientists discover why this deadly lung cancer keeps coming back
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is among the most aggressive types of lung cancer, with a five-year survival rate of just five percent. Although it often responds well to chemotherapy at first, that success is usually short lived. Most patients…
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