Are you as grateful as you deserve to be?
Thanksgiving is a life-enriching practice worth cultivating all year long
November 26, 2019
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Health
Medical errors still harm too many people but there are glimpses of real change
Twenty years after a landmark report on preventable deaths and injuries in hospitals, is the medical profession doing better?
November 26, 2019
551
Diabetic foot wounds kill millions, but high-tech solutions and teamwork are making a difference
One of the worst consequences of diabetes is foot ulcers, which often lead to amputations. As Diabetes Awareness Month comes…
November 26, 2019
525
How does a piece of bread cause a migraine?
Many migraine headaches are triggered by certain foods. Recently, a lot of attention has focused on gluten. An expert explains…
November 25, 2019
548
Vitamin E and vaping injuries: What's safe in your diet is rarely safe in your lungs
A form of vitamin E could be behind recent vaping illnesses and death, as the vitamin was not meant to go into the lungs.…
November 22, 2019
463
Americans bankrupted by health care costs: 4 questions answered
Just how big a problem are medical bankruptcies? For someone going through one, it's devastating. And it happens far…
November 22, 2019
517
Some smokers credit e-cigarettes with saving their lives – does that matter?
Concerns about e-cigarettes are growing, with the AMA calling for a ban. With the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 21, it's…
November 20, 2019
526
Long wait times in ERs drive up costs, signal health care distress
Emergency rooms wait times are notoriously long, sometimes even for the sickest patients. A new study shows that the long…
November 19, 2019
490
How gene-edited white blood cells are helping fight cancer
In a new study, a team of US scientists have used gene editing to change the genetic code of white blood cells and transform…
November 18, 2019
480
Why telling people with diabetes to use Walmart insulin can be dangerous advice
World Diabetes Day provides an opportunity to look at the messaging around Walmart insulin, touted as a solution to soaring…
November 14, 2019
465
Health care workers wanted: A veteran needs you to work at a VA hospital
Americans say they love their veterans, but a sad fact has emerged that betrays that profession. Huge vacancies in VA medical…
November 5, 2019
498
Zombie flu: How the 1919 influenza pandemic fueled the rise of the living dead
The 1918-1919 flu claimed millions of lives worldwide. Could it also have given birth to the viral zombie?
October 28, 2019
468
A good night’s sleep, a long-sought dream for sleep apnea patients, may be in closer reach
Sleep apnea affects nearly 20 million people in the US, and not all of them can be helped by CPAP machines. A surgeon explains…
October 28, 2019
505
The scariest part of Halloween may be costume contact lenses, an eye doctor says
With Halloween only days away, many people are putting the final touches on their costumes. Some include costume contact…
October 28, 2019
596
How forceps permanently changed the way humans are born
Childbirth used to be a terrifying ordeal. But women were surrounded by others – mothers, aunts, sisters – who brought…
October 24, 2019
501
5 tips for surviving in an increasingly uncertain world
Worried about an uncertain future? A psychologist offers tips to overcome the stress.
October 23, 2019
647
What is sex really for?
The purpose of sex may seem obvious, but it has perplexed and intrigued a variety of great minds for millennia.
October 22, 2019
481
Where is my Xanax Rx? Why your doctor may be concerned about prescribing benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines, or benzos, are some of the most widely prescribed drugs in the US. They are meant to be used only short-term,…
October 18, 2019
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This overdose-reversal medicine could reduce opioid deaths – so why don't more people carry it?
Opioid overdoses killed 47,000 Americans in 2017 — more than gun violence. Many fewer would have died if they'd been…
October 18, 2019
950
Study: Racism shortens lives and hurts health of blacks by promoting genes that lead to inflammation
For years, doctors have known that blacks have worse health outcomes than whites and live, on average, shorter lives. But…
October 17, 2019
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