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Patients have better outcomes with female surgeons, studies find 7 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 15 2335

I got my 2nd Shingrix vax yesterday morning. 18 piddyprints Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 2762

Cancer Runs in Families. Too Few Are Getting Tested. 2 question everything Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 3405

Fish Oil Supplement Claims Don't Match The Science, Study; Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Heart Health 24 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 9 5925

FDA Says To Stop Using 2 Eye Drop Products Because of Serious Health Risks 8 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 13 4065

This message was self-deleted by its author 21 Grasswire2 Aug 2023 Aug 2023 10 2897

Teva to pay $225M to settle cholesterol drug price-fixing charges 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1844

well, i got some very good health news. 11 mopinko Aug 2023 Aug 2023 29 2413

2: EPA's New Definition of PFAS Could Omit Thousands of Forever Chemicals. Contact Lenses w/o PFAS 0 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 6133

Left or right arm: Choosing where to get vaccinated matters, study suggests. Here's why 10 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 12 3645

Getting Off PPIs (Proton Pump Inhibitors) 11 NJCher Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 1955

What's known about the rare flesh-eating bacteria that's killed 3 3 NH Ethylene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 2386

Left or right arm: Choosing where to get vaccinated matters, study suggests. Here's why 2 Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 Aug 2023 13 2760

Left or right arm: Choosing where to get vaccinated matters, study suggests. Here's why 6 question everything Aug 2023 Aug 2023 15 3016

Hospitals Sued Thousands of Patients In North Carolina for Unpaid Bills, Report: Property Liens 9 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 2246

Walgreens, CVS Close More Locations, Start Tmrw, RX Chains Mass Shutdns, Grocers: Retail Apocalypse 7 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 12 4270

Maine Environmental Regulators Move To Ban PFAS- 'Forever Chemicals' In Food Packaging 🍟 0 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 8 2901

Insight: What happens when a $2 million gene therapy is not enough 0 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2339

Gallbladder removed, now I need to relearn my digestive process 8 liberal N proud Aug 2023 Aug 2023 9 3261

Aren't I too young for this? 21 EnergizedLib Aug 2023 Aug 2023 14 3728

Experts have found powerful antibodies that neutralize all Covid variants 7 NJCher Aug 2023 Aug 2023 70 4561

'Random Acts of Medicine' Review: Paging Dr. Chance 1 question everything Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1361

Employers Cut Off Access to Weight-Loss Drugs for Workers 0 question everything Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1958

Updated Covid Boosters Could Be Authorized By End of Month, Pfizer Says 6 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 14 4377

Anybody else have TMJ? 3 XanaDUer2 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1475

The ULTIMATE GUIDE to Longevity Supplements 2023 - Ranked Based on Effectiveness 4 Quixote1818 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 3047

Darn, summer cold??? 1 elleng Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1556

I've felt really tired lately 14 Marthe48 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 3473

Russia's new Covid numbers are increasing and is very odd..... 6 BigmanPigman Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2484

These 8 habits could add up to 24 years to your life, study says 13 littlemissmartypants Jul 2023 Jul 2023 26 5064

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Ultra - Processed Diet Made This Doctor Sick, He's Studying Why: NPR 🍪 10 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 2191

Here's What Happens To The Body In Extreme Temperatures - & How Heat Becomes Deadly: NPR 2 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 14 2658

High Elevation 10 leftieNanner Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2241

Well this is great......my gawd damn insurance denied my CPAP request..... 23 a kennedy Jul 2023 Jul 2023 8 11773

*Home after stitches removed (thought it was staples, but 13 elleng Jul 2023 Jul 2023 15 1972

25 Types of Chem Flame Retardant In US Breast Milk- Plastic, TV, Appliances, Electronics: Neurotoxin 2 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 3005

Crosswords and chess may help more than socializing in avoiding dementia 5 Jim__ Jul 2023 Jul 2023 16 1619

Harvard Professor: REVEALING The 7 Big LIES About Exercise, Sleep, Running, Cancer & Sugar!!! 1 Quixote1818 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 3621

Racism underlies disparities in maternal mortality in Americas -UN report 0 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 978

Microplastics Are In The Air, Drinking Water, Dust, Food: How To Reduce Your Exposure 12 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 6407

Gene linked to long COVID found in analysis of thousands of patients 1 Nevilledog Jul 2023 Jul 2023 18 2444

Who Employs Your Doctor? Increasingly, A Private Equity Firm: NYT 4 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 1650

Be careful with a metal brush used to clean the grill 5 question everything Jul 2023 Jul 2023 10 5130

So, evidently, I have frozen shoulder. 8 Grasswire2 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 8 4938

They Got Cancer. Then Their Drugs Were Rationed. 3 question everything Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 16886

***Home from Johns Hopkins, surgery DONE!!! 37 elleng Jul 2023 Jul 2023 79 4888

GENERAL health info, post-op: EDITED 12 elleng Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1716

Sleep apnea.....can you ever get off the cpap mask?? Or once diagnosed always on it. 20 a kennedy Jun 2023 Jul 2023 4 5370

What could cause a malaria comeback in the US -- and what could stop it 1 Jilly_in_VA Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2156

Question about fasting glucose levels that vary from the low 90's to around 105 12 Quixote1818 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2433

Perianal Abscess questions... 10 Eliot Rosewater Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1763

Are Clothes Making You Sick? Toxic Chemicals in Fabrics - BPA, PFAS, Phthalates, Cumulative Impact 4 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 6920

Hepatitis C : Egypt eradicated it. US is more interested in the money 1 Tetrachloride Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 1226

Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after speaking with their doctor, CDC says 2 Eugene Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 5450

**Confirming surgery July 5. 28 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 41 4428

I got my first shingles vaccination yesterday. 22 piddyprints Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 7555

*Follow up. Much to my surprise, 1 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 19 1503

Ozempic Maker Sues Spas and Clinics Selling Custom-Made Versions 0 question everything Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 3746

This important article was written by a psychologist who required chemo 7 SorellaLaBefana Jun 2023 Jun 2023 21 4239

Tori Bowie's death shows how pervasive racial disparities are in maternal health 1 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 2200

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The ONE Supplement That All These Longevity Experts Are Taking! Omega 3 Fish Oil 2 Quixote1818 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 2804

Kidney Failure: Who's at risk, 6 Early Signs and the Tests you need. 6 Uncle Joe May 2023 Jun 2023 28 6682

bump on thumb. 7 SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1555

Eating Disorders Chatbot Offered Dieting Advice, Raising Fears About Artificial Intel in Health: NPR 0 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 4668

Does Artificial Sweetener Sucralose Cause Cancer? (2023) 5 Quixote1818 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 1616

Anyone heard from elleng? Her surgery was scheduled for Wednesday 2 question everything Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2175

Well ok then......starting my second high blood pressure pill.....some kind of water pill??? 12 a kennedy Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 3110

With few MDs practicing in rural areas, a different type of doctor is filling the gap 4 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 Jun 2023 11 3881

EDITED** Surgery postponed. Info later. THANKS, all. [View all] 55 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 116 14388

Dr. wrote me a prescription for foot wound -- check out this price. 12 Grasswire2 May 2023 Jun 2023 10 5129

More People Should Get This Test to Detect a (lung) Deadly Cancer 3 question everything Jun 2023 Jun 2023 23 6638

Maker of anti-addiction drug Suboxone reaches $102.5 million settlement over antitrust claims 0 Eugene Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2841

Australian researchers make world-first endometriosis breakthrough 0 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 Jun 2023 15 1356

NPR: How Readers Feel about the End of the Covid Emergency - Long Covid, The Immune Compromised 0 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 7 2834

US and Mexico sound alarm over cosmetic surgery-linked fungal outbreak 1 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 5 1229

Can Multivitamins Improve Memory? A New Study Shows 'Intriguing' Results: NPR 0 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 15 2496

After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures 0 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 1 2445

***Following up, just returned home from J Hopkins, where I underwent an 'extensive' 7 elleng May 2023 May 2023 18 1878

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