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These Are the New Vaccines You Should Get—and It’s Not Just Covid-19
[ad_1] Before the pandemic, doctors recommended just one annual shot—the flu vaccine—to get you through respiratory disease season.…
January 12, 2024
Cancer Is Striking More Young People, and Doctors Are Alarmed and Baffled
[ad_1] Although cancer still strikes older people far more often than the young, the rise in early-onset cancers…
January 11, 2024
More Teens Who Use Marijuana Are Suffering From Psychosis
[ad_1] Listen to article (1 minute) When Braxton Clark was in high school, he used marijuana to control…
January 11, 2024
Covid-19 Cases Are Rising Again, Just in Time for the Holidays
[ad_1] Updated Dec. 6, 2023 10:35 am ET In what is becoming a holiday-season tradition, Covid-19 cases are…
December 7, 2023
Is That Food Ultra-Processed? How to Tell.
[ad_1] In the grocery store, shoppers wade through rows and rows of ultra-processed foods. But you can find…
December 6, 2023
Our Eyes Really Are Getting Worse. Here’s How to Save Your Kids’ Vision.
[ad_1] Nearsightedness develops in childhood, typically between ages 5 and 16, and it’s closely linked to a lack…
August 26, 2023
Cannabis is linked to mental illness
[ad_1] A major new study shows that people who abuse drugs are more likely to be diagnosed with…
July 7, 2023
“Viking disease”, deforming hand disorder, linked to Neanderthals
[ad_1] Poor Neanderthals just couldn’t take a break. Our ancient ancestors, who probably disappeared by inbreedingtransmitted genes still…
June 18, 2023
An age-specific guide to when to have mammograms, colonoscopies and other screenings
[ad_1] Listen to the article (2 minutes) Keeping track of when to start screening for health conditions, from…
May 18, 2023
What’s Bird Flu, Why Is It Killing Chickens, and Should We Be Worried?
[ad_1] A global outbreak of influenza among wild birds, once largely a worry for egg producers and backyard…
March 11, 2023