We are approaching the one year anniversary of the Ice Bucket Challenge, the monster viral fundraising campaign that not only broke the Internet but, more ...
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California and Oregon will be the first states in the nation to allow women to get birth control pills and other hormonal contraceptives directly from ...
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Among women with a family history of breast cancer, breast cancer survivors tend to gain more weight than women who are free of the disease, ...
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Next time you’re on the operating table and you have one last look around as the anesthesiologist approaches, don’t be too sure that that person ...
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Most Tommy John surgeries to fix elbows torn in sports-related injuries are being performed on teenagers, especially baseball pitchers, and the numbers are rising every ...
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About half of young children brought to hospitals with injuries indicating that they have been abused were not thoroughly evaluated for other injuries, and the ...
Read More »Banning Soccer ‘Headers’ Won’t Solve Concussion Problem
While many experts have called for a ban on “heading” the ball in youth soccer because they believe it is a leading cause of concussions, ...
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There’s a warning out today for those who go online or to apps to figure out why they have an upset tummy or nagging cough ...
Read More »Medicare Plans to Pay Physicians for End-of-Life Discussions
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday that physicians will soon receive reimbursement for providing end-of-life care advice to their patients. The ...
Read More »Oregon Becomes Prime Location for Surrogate Pregnancies
During the past few years, Oregon has quietly become a prime location for women willing to carry children for those unable to get pregnant. There ...
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