By Emily Kopp Attendees at the American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions in San Diego this year — many of them young researchers who are active ...
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Recognizing that obesity remains a primary health concern impacting an increasing number of Americans, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted policy during its Annual Meeting ...
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Patients scored a victory in the tough negotiations over the Republicans’ overhaul of the tax code. The deduction that allows people with very high medical ...
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By Rhea Go-Coloma Mary, 89, who has a history of heart failure and spinal stenosis, lives at home with her elderly husband. Over the past few ...
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Linda Radach has had six hip replacement operations since 2006, three on each side. Osteoarthritis was the reason she needed surgery in the first place, ...
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A health care startup made a wild pitch to Cara Waller, CEO of the Newport Orthopedic Institute in Newport Beach. The company said it could ...
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People who smoke marijuana as young adults may have a slightly harder time remembering words by the time they reach middle age, a new study ...
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By Randy Dotinga, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — A new survey finds that hospital doctors don’t treat patients differently because of race or income level, even though it ...
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Recess is an essential part of children’s school days that can help set students up for success once they head back to the classroom, a ...
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