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An elite athlete’s metabolism mostly looks different from a patient with COVID-19 − but their occasional similarities…
Some scientists theorize that artificial intelligence may be able to deduce thoughts from EEGs.
Pets provide a source of comfort and intimacy for many owners drifting off to sleep. But according to new research, they…
When dementia patients on Medicare enroll in hospice, they lose other crucial supports and services.
Both high- and moderate-intensity exercise provides similar overall health benefits.
A new study found that temporary assignments in new places reignited nurses’ passion to help others and helped them rediscover…
There are many approaches to treating cancer. Which ones work best is determined on an individual basis and informed by…
Not knowing whether their children will eat the healthy food put on their plates, parents may prepare a less healthy dish…
Medicare covers an annual well-check visit that could potentially identify cognitive issues, but only about half of beneficiaries…
Typically, cataract surgeries are painless and significantly restore vision.
No one can escape stress, but sometimes it takes a physical and emotional toll that translates to disease and other health…
The rate of injury for single-sport adolescents is far higher than for other kids who play a variety of sports.
Since nutrition standards were strengthened in 2010, eating at school provides many students better diet quality compared…
An anthropologist who wrote a book exploring meth’s impact on rural communities explains what drove the epidemic and how…
Governments can do more to protect patients at for-profit nursing homes. A behavioral scientist who studies nursing homes…
As you get older, you’re at higher risk of severe infection and your immunity declines faster after vaccination.
Local governments are increasingly buying – and forgiving – their residents’ medical debt.
People often think of leprosy as a bygone disease, relevant primarily in biblical times. But in fact, it is still present…
Salt is an essential nutrient that has helped civilizations flavor and preserve their foods for millennia. Too much dietary…