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March 11, 2022 — Chernobyl. Fukushima. Three Mile Island.  The world knows these names all too well because of accidents there: complete or partial meltdowns of nuclear reactors that released massive amounts of cancer-causing radiation into the air, soil, and water.  The…

A recently published study, Evaluating a Tobacco Treatment Program’s Transition to Telehealth Using a Social Determinants of Health Lens, considered how access to telehealth services was impacted by Social Determinates of Health (SDOH), using five-digit zip codes mapped to the…

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), characterized by a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, is currently treated with steroids and antibody drugs. However, steroids have side effects, such as delayed healing, and antibody drugs are expensive. Small-molecule drugs are both cost-effective…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The contractor running California’s new Medicaid prescription drug program has addressed shortfalls that earlier this year left thousands of enrollees without critical medications, some languishing on hold for hours as they sought help, state officials told lawmakers Thursday. …

Centenarian reveals SURPRISE drink that helps her live longer We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our…

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Even though Dry January is over, new research suggests you may want to consider keeping the no-alcohol challenge going all year, especially if you're among the nearly 2 million Americans who have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a sight-threatening eye condition….

For young adults with moderate or elevated levels of blood pressure (BP), an increasing BP trajectory to middle age is associated with an increased risk for brain structural changes, according to a study published online March 10 in JAMA Network…

How low-cal sweeteners can make it HARDER to lose weight! Cells in the gut which tell the brain we have eaten sugar don’t work for sweeteners, research suggests Concerns about the effect sugar can have on weight and teeth has fuelled…

Anti–calcitonin gene-related peptide (anti-CGRP) monoclonal antibodies are effective for patients with chronic migraine and medication overuse headache regardless of detoxification strategy, according to investigators. Abruptly discontinuing overused analgesics with health care provider oversight – a frequently resource-intensive and challenging process…