Health
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Time to leave?
‘Case for Quitting’ author Lindsay Crouse on why you’re wrong when you answer ‘persevere’
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Who should take GLP-1s?
Experts dig into what we’ve overlooked in rush to embrace ‘magical’ weight-loss drugs
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How can a book make you cry?
New Nobel laureate Karl Deisseroth draws line from his early interest in power of words to research on how brain works
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Living longer, disease-free
Healthy Aging Symposium convenes experts to discuss everything from ‘Nutrition 3.0’ to biology of dogs
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Heart attack, stroke — and hip fractures
Endocrinologist discusses life-or-death stakes of weak bones and how to protect against devastating falls
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Is your parenting style working?
Trends come and go but experts say raising happy, healthy kids requires certain key ‘ingredients’
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Nighttime exposure to light may raise cardiovascular risk by up to 50%
New research suggests that it disrupts biological clock
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Why childhood obesity endures, grows
Issues are complex, touch on lifestyle, culture, genetics, economy, policy
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Looking to build muscle? Lose weight? Need more protein, right? Probably not.
Forget influencers, nutritionist says. Here’s how much you really need, why too much can actually hurt you
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In the grip of ‘horror and anger,’ Gawande grows more determined
As global health suffers, his focus on patient-first systems feels more urgent than ever
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How immigrant doctors fill critical gap in U.S. healthcare system
Science historian explores roots of American physician shortage and how to fix it
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How children learn to be good
One tip for parents: Tell them about your mistakes
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Why the Mediterranean diet works
In podcast, experts break down universal appeal, research-backed benefits of a health trend that adds more than it takes away
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How habits in your 20s shape your heart for life
Young adulthood offers critical window to greatly reduce future risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new study
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8 trajectories for long COVID
Study captures variability of a condition that affects millions
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Odds of surviving cancer drop drastically when credit score dips
Study explores links between financial stress, mortality risk
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Researchers link ultraprocessed foods to precancerous polyps
Results come amid rise in under-50 colorectal cancer cases
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Heavy drinking linked to worse strokes
Study finds larger, deeper brain bleeds at an earlier age for patients who have 3 or more alcoholic drinks a day
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Are you getting enough sleep? Probably not.
In podcast, experts discuss how to tap into powerful but often neglected key to health and well-being
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Walking 3,000-5,000 steps a day may delay Alzheimer’s
Findings could explain why some older adults at risk for the disease decline faster than others
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Can revenge be addictive?
Psychiatrist explains how humans are hardwired to crave payback and why forgiveness is the ultimate antidote
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COVID in pregnancy raises child’s risk for developmental disorders
Infection poses greatest threat during third trimester, according to study analyzing more than 18,000 births during pandemic peak
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Shining a light on the dark matter of our genome
New research unveils powerful mapping tool that may help transform treatment of genetic disease
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Why don’t we have cures for Alzheimer’s, depression?
Neuroscientist says AI, changes in way we think about brain function will likely help speed progress
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The gum disease, diabetes connection
Periodontist explains how the relationship between the two diseases shapes patient care and prevention
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Step study: 4,000 counts for a lot
Study of older women finds lower disease risk for those who hit that number once or twice a week
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When communication could mean life or death
Workshops on delivering better medical care to deaf patients stress importance of sign language, body language
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Researchers report ‘astounding’ obesity surge in U.S.
Prevalence rises to 70 percent under definition that includes measures other than just BMI
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How sexism in medicine continues to endanger women’s health
Radcliffe symposium explores persistent bias in care today, from marginalizing heart disease symptoms to over-diagnosing anxiety
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‘Dry January’ helped drive drinking rates to 96-year low
Health experts say rise of sober-curious movement, shifts in tech, meds likely made difference in wake of pandemic excess
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Cancer is rising among younger people — why?
In podcast, experts outline potential factors driving trend and how to reduce risk
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A condition more common than asthma or diabetes, yet often ignored
Women with heavy menstrual bleeding wait five years on average for care. Wyss technology could change that.
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Corporatization of healthcare gets too much of a bad rap, analyst says
Healthcare analyst says outside investment can boost innovation, growth, care, but profit needs to be aligned with patient outcomes
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Smart patch reduces cravings for alcohol and drugs
First year of recovery is ‘immensely challenging,’ researchers note. New device could be a difference maker.
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Reeling in a big scientific discovery
William Kaelin pursued Nobel-winning findings using a fisherman’s instinct
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You want chocolate. You need flavanols.
Research strengthens evidence for role of inflammation in disease – especially as we age