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Antibiotics don’t speed recovery from cough, study shows
It also took the same amount of time for people to get over their infection, whether or not they got an antibiotic -- about 17 days, a new study found. Photo by Adobe…
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U.S. pharmacy database shows record high shortages of medical drugs
A record high of 323 different meds were in short supply during the first quarter of 2024, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHSP) and the University of Utah Drug…
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Nearly a quarter of Americans disenrolled from Medicaid are uninsured
More than half (54%) of currently uninsured adults cited cost as the reason keeping them from having coverage. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Nearly a quarter of…
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Older Americans are still feeling the effects of pandemic isolation
More than half of older adults still spend more time at home and less time out socializing in public, even though the pandemic has passed, researchers found. Photo by Adobe…
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Chlamydia vaccine triggers immune response in early trial
In the new trial results, published Thursday in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases, the vaccine was found to be safe and it also prompted an antibody response. Photo by Adobe…
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Rate of permanent sterilizations rose sharply after Roe vs. Wade overturned
The number of young adults opting to undergo a permanent sterilization procedure abruptly increased nationwide following the June 2022 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that…
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Young women often wait weeks to see a doctor about breast symptoms
On average, young women waited two weeks before seeing a doctor about troubling breast symptoms, researchers found. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Young women who…
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Noninvasive virtual biopsy scans skin for cancer cells
A new method for detecting skin cancer measures how light waves from a laser bounce off human tissue. It works in much the same way as ultrasound uses sound waves to visualize…
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Women more vulnerable to blood loss, death during bypass surgery
Women tend to be more vulnerable to blood loss during surgery -- red blood cells, specifically -- than men are, researchers reported. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News…
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Study: High seafood diet may increase risk of exposure to ‘forever chemicals’
A new U.S. study warned that people who consume seafood frequently can face a greater risk of exposure to so-called "forever chemicals." File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License…
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