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Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
This 15th-century medical manuscript shows different colors of urine alongside the ailments they signify. Cambridge University Library, CC BY-NCNothing calls...
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Endometriosis afflicts millions of women, but few people feel comfortable talking about it
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The Essential Guide to Magnesium: The Master Mineral
If you’re reading this, I bet you are magnesium-deficient. Give me 2 minutes, and I’ll fix your health. Magnesium is...
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Mental health needs to be a cornerstone of equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives
Equity, diversity and inclusion programs have become ubiquitous in the workplace. As organizations publicly express their commitment to diversity and...
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Violent and disturbing war images from the Mideast can stir deep emotions − a PTSD expert explains how to protect yourself and your kids from overexposure
Images of devastation, like the one shown here following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, can take a...
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White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments
Doctors have struggled to find the balance between effective pain management and the very real addiction risks that come with...
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FDA advisory panel’s conclusion that oral phenylephrine is ineffective means consumers need to think twice when buying cold and flu meds
Reading ingredient labels closely will help consumers make more informed decisions. ljubaphoto/E+ via Getty ImagesThe ramp-up to cold and flu...
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To better understand addiction, students in this course take a close look at liquor in literature
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Listening to youth voices was missing in the COVID-19 pandemic response
One student in a study said they would have loved to receive emails about school closures: 'I always had to...
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Does chicken soup really help when you’re sick? A nutrition specialist explains what’s behind the beloved comfort food
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