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State-level restrictions on abortion may be blocking some patients’ access to methotrexate, a drug used to treat several autoimmune diseases, including lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as some cancers, such as breast and lung cancers. That’s because, in addition…

Traumatic brain injury may lead to reduced brain size in some children and teenagers, which can be linked to cognitive problems, a new study shows. People who experience a serious blow to the head can suffer brain injury resulting in…

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why cycling and hayfever pills can be bad news for a man’s love life… but flossing keeps it perky! As a keen cyclist I read with interest — and some alarm — research from Poland this week…

Spicy food challenges are all the rage these days, but can munching red hot peppers and sizzling hot sauces harm you? One nutrition expert from University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Ohio suggests that while it may burn your tongue…

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have dealt with digestive issues for much of my 30s. Ulcers run in my family. My doctor said that while I could have an ulcer, testing could determine if it is functional dyspepsia. What is the…

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Eating an early dinner might be better for you than skipping breakfast, new research suggests. Breakfast may have been dethroned as king, deposed to pauper status, but courtiers of the first meal of the day needn’t lament. Eating dinner earlier…

Nearly all Americans are worried about inflation as economic worries oust COVID-19 as the nation’s top source of stress, a new poll reveals. Nearly nine out of 10 Americans (87%) said they are anxious or very anxious about inflation, up…

Bumble Bee Foods is recalling some canned, smoked clams because they contain high levels of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The voluntary recall, announced July 6, comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found detectable PFAS levels…

Among 1,065 adults with atopic dermatitis (AD) who were surveyed about their condition, no single element of disease burden, including sleep, stood out as having a strong association with overall disease burden. However, AD severity and spending 11 hours or…