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As we head into winter, you may have a sniffly child under two years old at home. Is it just a cold? Or could it be COVID? You may be tempted to reach into the cupboard for a rapid antigen…

In the early weeks of the pandemic, Dr. Lorenzo González, then a second-year resident of family medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, ran on fumes, working as many as 80 hours a week in the ICU. He was constantly petrified that…

Fruits and vegetables are the most important way to improve your mental health.  Eating for your brain isn’t a new concept. My mum used to tell me about being made to swallow fishy omega-3s for her brain health back in…

Blending families together can tough but Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are here to show you that there’s hope. Garner and Affleck, who finalized their divorce in 2018, share three kids — Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel,…

For more than 20 years, scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The conditions can all affect the brain, damaging blood vessels and leading to strokes. But…

While opioid-use cuts across socio-economic boundaries, racial and ethnic minorities in Washington state are more likely to suffer fatal overdoses earlier in their lives than non-Hispanic white residents, according to a recent study. Using data from the state’s Department of…

On-screen prompts for prescribers decreased long-term, high-dose opioid prescriptions and increased orders for a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug, according to a new USC study that examined Kaiser Permanente prescribing data. The research, published earlier this month in JAMA Network…

The biggest cancer conference in the world is back in person after 2 years online during the COVID pandemic. And it appears many are eager to attend the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in person now that they…

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A significant proportion of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs)—gonorrhea, chlamydia or syphilis—were prevented with a dose of doxycycline after unprotected sex, according to preliminary results of a clinical trial that closed early because it was very effective for men who…