Some 20 percent of breast cancer survivors will suffer from lymphedema, a potentially severe side effect of treatment that makes arms swell with lymph. The disease is often overlooked, but commercially available app-based technology now makes early detection easier, allowing…
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DR MAX: MEN on the wrong side of the 'gender gap' in health
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: When it comes to health, it’s MEN who are on the wrong side of the ‘gender gap’ A founding principle of the NHS was equality: the idea that everyone was entitled to healthcare that was…
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Looking on the bright side may be good for your health
My husband and I were psychological opposites. I've always seen the glass as half full; to him it was half empty. That difference, research findings suggest, is likely why I pursue good health habits with a vengeance while he was…
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