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Another word about the Health Group 35 MineralMan Dec 2012 Feb 2026 12 62560

Please Read before Posting in the Health Group! 0 MineralMan Feb 2012 Dec 2011 0 61918

What To Know About Hantavirus, The IIlness Linked To A Cruise Ship Outbreak 🛳 3 appalachiablue Thursday 4 hrs ago 9 422

Studying These Young Alzheimer's Patients Led To Breakthroughs. Trump Cut The Funding: NPR 4 appalachiablue Yesterday 23 hrs ago 17 612

Essential tremor 5 TexLaProgressive Yesterday Yesterday 10 444

What sitting all day does to the body 5 erronis Saturday Yesterday 28 1139

Utah becomes center of latest measles outbreak in US 1 nitpicked Thursday Thursday 7 348

Dental Insurance 9 babylonsister Monday Monday 0 663

Husband's in the hospital with pneumonia 42 MustLoveBeagles Sunday Monday 54 1420

AI is quietly reshaping how Vermont's doctors care for patients -- and themselves 4 erronis Sunday Monday 3 535

CDC communication undermines trust in vaccines 2 OKIsItJustMe Apr 30 Apr 30 3 381

This is my fifth year of leg treatments. 1 no_hypocrisy Apr 29 Apr 29 10 464

Her island has no hospital. So she chose to go to medical school. 0 Jilly_in_VA Apr 28 Apr 28 11 400

Rest in peace John Hudson 3 Swede Apr 27 Apr 28 30 805

Man's HIV undetectable after bone marrow transplant: 0 applegrove Apr 27 Apr 27 7 353

I'm a scientist -- could these longevity diets slow my ageing? (The Sunday Times - UK - 4/25) 0 highplainsdem Apr 26 Apr 26 9 512

Loneliness in older adults can often lead to memory impairment 2 littlemissmartypants Apr 25 Apr 25 15 526

Purdue opioid victims' years-long fight for justice lost to paperwork - Reuters 1 TexasTowelie Apr 25 Apr 25 8 415

Anyone used a vagus nerve stimulator? I'm thinking 4 GPV Apr 24 Apr 25 5 873

CDC blocks publication of report showing COVID vaccine efficacy 2 Blue Dotty Apr 23 Apr 23 12 572

Aspirin can reduce the risk of cancer - and we're starting to understand why 3 nitpicked Apr 21 Apr 22 18 835

Condom maker may raise prices because of Iran war 3 nitpicked Apr 22 Apr 22 8 560

New Drugs for Pancreatic Cancer Show Remarkable Promise for Deadly Disease 0 question everything Apr 22 Apr 22 12 405

RFK Jr. to revamp influential preventive services panel 1 nitpicked Apr 21 Apr 21 7 458

GLP 1 Topomi Apr 21 Apr 21 9 512

Tick bites causing highest rate of ER visits in a decade: CDC 5 nitpicked Apr 21 Apr 21 12 696

Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says 1 nitpicked Apr 16 Apr 16 9 518

Autonomy key to happiness, study finds 4 erronis Apr 15 Apr 15 12 707

As Trump Pushes Privatization, Mexico President Sheinbaum Embraces Healthcare As Human Right 0 appalachiablue Apr 15 Apr 15 9 482

Florida doctor indicted and accused of removing patient's liver instead of spleen in fatal surgery. 6 Cattledog Apr 15 Apr 15 6 986

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Rejecting a promising melanoma immunotherapy by the biotech firm Replimune - WSJ Editorial 1 question everything Apr 14 Apr 15 9 599

How Merck turned its wonder drug into a blockbuster -- and priced out cancer patients worldwide 1 erronis Apr 14 Apr 14 12 688

Since my SSDI case is more than two years old, my attorney told me I need to find a Medicare plan 16 JMCKUSICK Apr 13 Apr 13 4 971

acetaminophen/paracetamol: Taking Tylenol during pregnancy has no link to autism, new study finds 1 Eugene Apr 13 Apr 13 5 525

What do people die from in different countries? -- Our World In Data 8 erronis Apr 12 Apr 12 9 820

Health Benefits of Spring Gardening, Good For Your Brain and Body ⚘ 4 appalachiablue Apr 12 Apr 12 10 674

A single bacterial dose from frog gut microbiota eliminated tumors in mice. 1 applegrove Apr 11 Apr 11 6 651

CDC Head Blocks Release of Findings Showing Strong COVID Vax Effectiveness 1 cbabe Apr 11 Apr 11 11 611

Shifts in cancer mortality: Place of living increasingly determines where historic drop in cancer mortality reaches 4 erronis Apr 11 Apr 11 8 765

Kennedy broadens vaccine advisory panel's role to focus on risks 0 Eugene Apr 9 Apr 9 1 346

Wildflower once used to treat wounds and sore throats shows promise in fighting dangerous superbugs 2 littlemissmartypants Apr 9 Apr 9 16 719

Popular Supplement May Be Helping Cancer Survive, Scientists Warn 1 Judi Lynn Apr 9 Apr 9 11 983

If you aren't losing weight with GLP-1 drugs, this may be one reason why - WaPo 0 question everything Apr 8 Apr 8 0 601

My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: 'On my worst days, it feels almost demonic' 0 erronis Apr 7 Apr 7 9 664

5 tips for when you're wide awake at 3 a.m. - WaPo 8 question everything Mar 29 Mar 29 21 1238

Kennedy's Vaccine Agenda Hits Roadblocks, Diminishing His Clout (NYT gift subscription) 0 LetMyPeopleVote Mar 27 Mar 27 0 488

Even Patients Are Shocked by the Prices Their Insurers Will Pay -- And It Costs All of Us 3 erronis Mar 3 Mar 27 12 1059

2026 'Dirty Dozen' Produce: Nearly 100% Tested Positive for Pesticides, Incl Forever Chemicals, EWG Report 🍅 6 appalachiablue Mar 26 Mar 26 13 1101

There's nothing like the feeling when your sinuses/nasal passages 3 no_hypocrisy Mar 26 Mar 26 18 1264

Anyone here ever try gyroscopic wrist exercise balls, or even simple "baoding" (Chinese exercise) balls ? 1 eppur_se_muova Mar 23 Mar 23 4 601

If you think your toddler's often ill, you're right--what going to nursery means for catching colds and building immunity 2 erronis Mar 22 Mar 22 6 682

I've developed Trigger Finger in my dominant middle finger. Has anyone else overcome this? Suggestions? 11 RamblingRose Mar 21 Mar 21 5 1279

Walking Gently -- Austin Frakt 0 erronis Mar 21 Mar 21 3 601

for hay fever sufferers, for most, local honey will make it go away, except pressure headaches. 2 pansypoo53219 Mar 20 Mar 20 2 632

My brother just became a first time grandfather. 14 Swede Mar 19 Mar 20 20 1242

Healthy Returns: Stopping GLP-1s raises risk of heart attack, stroke and death, study says 5 nitpicked Mar 18 Mar 18 7 940

Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr Changes To CDC Childhood Vaccine Schedule - Setback for Health Sec 2 appalachiablue Mar 16 Mar 18 7 581

What If Your Joints Aren't Wearing Out? 10 BootinUp Mar 15 Mar 17 17 1570

When Miracle Weight-Loss Drugs Lose Their Edge 1 question everything Mar 17 Mar 17 5 955

Tuberculosis cases have been rising as public health agencies struggle to keep up 2 douglas9 Feb 27 Mar 16 6 788

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Have trouble falling or staying asleep? Try cognitive shuffling. 5 SunSeeker Mar 15 Mar 15 17 1354

Massive biomolecular shifts occur in our 40s and 60s, Stanford Medicine researchers find 2 Swede Mar 14 Mar 14 16 957

After firings, funding cuts, and a shooting, can a demoralized CDC workforce recover? 1 Dulcinea Mar 14 Mar 14 10 761

The surprising way breast cancer screenings could reveal heart disease - WaPo 1 question everything Mar 9 Mar 9 8 815

GLP-1 receptor agonists and the risk of fragility fractures in older adults with type 2 diabetes 2 nitpicked Mar 9 Mar 9 2 870

Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function 38 SheltieLover Mar 7 Mar 8 49 4484

US agency did not perform safety checks of more than 100 food ingredients, analysis finds 0 erronis Mar 7 Mar 7 9 1045

"Are We Cooked?": New Greenpeace report warns of ready meals flooded with microplastics and toxic chemicals 1 OKIsItJustMe Mar 6 Mar 6 14 807

Tylenol/paracetamol: Study suggests Trump's unproven autism claims influenced care 0 Eugene Mar 6 Mar 6 5 750

Hydrogen Water: Extra healthy or a Hoax? 11 multigraincracker Jan 2026 Mar 5 0 1481

'Unbelievably dangerous': experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies (The Guardian) 5 highplainsdem Mar 3 Mar 3 14 1284

America's Self-Inflicted Doctor Shortage - PolyMatter 0 TexasTowelie Feb 27 Feb 27 11 817

It just gets better,, not really, 10 kozar Feb 27 Feb 27 40 1647

New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000 2 Jacson6 Feb 26 Feb 26 8 864

I am going on March 5 for spinal surgery. The pain 6 Maraya1969 Feb 25 Feb 26 11 1001

Nurses can deliver hospital care just as well as doctors, review finds --Cochrane 8 erronis Feb 11 Feb 25 8 1237

Potential 'holy grail' nasal spray that may protect against COVID-19, flu and pneumonia aims for human trials 3 SheltieLover Feb 24 Feb 25 10 818

The hospital system is broken. 2 Mosby Feb 24 Feb 24 14 959

Scientists say eating more of this cheese could help your memory -- yes, really 6 question everything Feb 23 Feb 23 30 1670

Women's heart attack risk rises even if arteries aren't as clogged as men's 3 lostincalifornia Feb 23 Feb 23 13 1025

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