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Keto Diet May Slow Down Alzheimer's, Mouse Study Reveals
We know that a host of factors play into Alzheimer's risk, including the makeup of our gut bacteria.
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Huge Study Confirms Viagra Cuts Alzheimer's Risk by Over 50%
An FDA-approved pharmaceutical used to treat erectile dysfunction could soon be recommended as a therapy for decreasing the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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Landmark Study Confirms Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is 'Unambiguously Biological'
In 2016, years before long COVID was a thing, the US National Institutes of Health, the largest single public funder of medical research in the world, launched a study into a long-neglected and puzzling condition: chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also...
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‘You don’t want to get better’: the outdated treatment of ME/CFS patients is a national scandal
The notion that this illness is psychosomatic is having devastating effects, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Planks and wall sits are best for lowering blood pressure – here are six more reasons they're such great exercises
Isometric exercises are great for your heart, joints and physical function in daily life.
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England to roll out world's first seven-minute cancer treatment jab
Britain's state-run national health service will be the first in the world to offer an injection that treats cancer to hundreds of patients in England which could cut treatment times by up to three quarters. Following approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), NHS England
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Medicare Is in Desperate Need of Modernization and Expansion — Not Privatization
Monetizing Medicare and Medicaid undermines coverage for those who need it most.
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Kidney stone breakthrough procedure at UW called 'game changer' for patients
A groundbreaking medical procedure for those with kidney stones will soon be offered at the University of Washington after more than two decades of research.
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'Phage therapy' could treat some drug-resistant superbug infections, but comes with unique challenges
Researchers are desperately seeking viable alternatives to antibiotics. So what is phage therapy? And how could it help?
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I reversed my type 2 diabetes. Here’s how I did it | Neil Barsky
Modern medicine makes it seem as if drugs are the only way to deal with diabetes. But what if diet can be a solution?
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You Know It’s a Placebo. So Why Does It Still Work?
As researchers try to make sense of “open-label” placebos—fake drugs that proudly announce their fakeness—the mysterious effect is starting to show up beyond the world of medicine.
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One Simple Change May Dramatically Boost The Effect of COVID-19 Vaccines
Sometimes it's the simplest solutions that get lost in the kerfuffle of scientific progress.
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Airwheels, E-scooters and Mini-farthings: Your ride in the future?
A new generation of clean, quick and convenient single-person electric vehicles could be just what Asia needs to get commuters to leave their cars behind for public transport. Vaidehi Shah explores...
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Federal Panel Recommends Approving New Cholesterol Drug
An advisory panel to the F.D.A. recommended approving alirocumab, which drastically reduces LDL cholesterol levels and could protect against heart attacks.
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House begins debate on trade bills
Trade supporters scored a critical victory on Thursday, when the U.S. House narrowly voted, TK-TK, to begin debate on a trio of trade bills set to receive votes Thursday. The vote paves the way...
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The Murder in Exam Room 15
He expected doctors to perform a miracle. When they couldn’t, he sought revenge at the Brigham. Are hospitals the new front line in the escalating battle between patients and healthcare? Stephen Pasceri was insistent. The 55-year-old accountant, clad in khakis and a snug sweater that hugged his belly, stood at the reception desk in the gleaming lobby of the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on January 20, quietly demanding to see...
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Where the health care money is, in charts
Here are two fascinating charts from the recent NBER working paper by Mariacristina De Nardi and colleagues. Both are average, per person total health care spending by type of service, the first by a
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Novartis to test new pricing model with heart failure drug
Novartis plans to test a novel pricing model with some customers when it launches its keenly awaited new heart failure drug Entresto, the Swiss company's head of pharmaceuticals said on
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Sick kids, desperate parents, and the battle for experimental drugs
What if your loved one were sick. Maybe dying. And a drug still being tested might, or might not, help. How far would you go to get it?
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Surgery Risks: Why Choosing the Right Surgeon Matters
A ProPublica analysis of nearly 17,000 surgeons finds stark differences in complications rates for some of the most routine elective procedures.
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