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Wegovy may benefit heart failure patients beyond weight loss
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy can improve symptoms in heart failure patients, a new clinical trial shows. Photo by Novo Nordisk/HealthDay News Weight-loss drugs like…
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Finland to be world’s first nation to administer bird flu vaccine
Nordic nation hasn't seen human infection case but its fur farming operations present possible risk…
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Summer COVID-19 cases rising across America
COVID-19 infections are again climbing in the United States, health officials warned Monday. Photo by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) As scorching…
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Daily aspirin still popular among Americans despite risks
Many Americans continue to take a daily aspirin despite a change of guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association in 2019. Photo by Adobe…
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Simple paper-strip test might spot flu, identify strain
A simple and inexpensive paper strip test could help diagnose a case of the flu, and even identify the influenza strain that caused it, a new study finds. Photo by Adobe…
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Chronic loneliness may increase stroke risk in older adults, Harvard study shows
1 of 2 | Among adults ages 50 and older, those who endured chronic loneliness had a 56% higher risk of stroke than those who consistently reported not feeling lonely,…
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Study: Medication abortion without ultrasound safe
Mifepristone is used in a regimen together with misoprostol to end a pregnancy less than 70 days in duration. Adobe Stock/HealthDay Women don't need an ultrasound to…
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Distress, depression rates double among transgender Americans in 10 years
The rate of self-reported mental distress and depression among American adults who identify as transgender or gender-diverse has more than doubled between 2014 and 2022, an analysis…
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Texas’ abortion ban tied to more infant deaths, study indicates
Protesters argue over abortion rights in front of the Supreme Court on the first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization case which…
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Having kidney transplant while awake a “pretty cool experience”
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Transplant Center carry out the kidney transplant procedure as John Nicolas lies awake. Photo courtesy of Northwestern Medicine…
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