Personal Health 

Chrissy Teigen Says She's On Bed Rest Due to a 'Weak' Placenta—But What Is That?

September 18, 2020 'Weak', A, bed, Chrissy, due, is, on, Placenta—But, Rest, Says, She's, Teigen, that, to, What

Chrissy Teigen, who's currently pregnant with her third child, announced earlier this month that she's on bed rest—and Thursday evening

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Most homemade masks are doing a great job, even when we sneeze, study finds

September 18, 2020 A, Are, doing, even, finds, great, Homemade, Job, Masks, Most, sneeze, study, we, when

Studies indicate that homemade masks help combat the spread of viruses like COVID-19 when combined with frequent hand-washing and physical

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Researchers discover a cell-cleaning system that keeps hearts healthy

September 15, 2020 A, cell-cleaning, discover, Healthy, hearts, Keeps, Researchers, System, that

Researchers of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have discovered a cell-cleaning system that is key to keeping a

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Mum who thought she just had a tummy ache wakes up paralysed from the waist down

September 8, 2020 ‘tummy, A, Ache, Down, From, Had, just, Mum, paralysed, She, the, thought, up, waist, Wakes, Who

When Emese Illes-Toth found herself in agonising stomach pain as she walked to the post office, she thought it was

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Cutting corners in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, anti-vaxxers, and vaccine nationalism endanger health

September 7, 2020 (COVID-19), A, and, anti-vaxxers, corners, Cutting, endanger, for, health, in, nationalism, race, the, vaccine

No corners should be cut in assessing the safety and efficacy of any candidate COVID-19 vaccines. We must oppose the

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A surprising opportunity for telehealth in shaping the future of medicine

September 4, 2020 A, for, Future, in, medicine, of, opportunity, shaping, Surprising, Telehealth, the

Expanded telehealth services at UT Southwestern have proved effective at safely delivering patient care during the pandemic, leading to an

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Bronchitis as a child predicts worse lung health in middle age

September 4, 2020 A, age, As, Bronchitis, Child, health, in, lung, Middle, Predicts, Worse

People who had bronchitis at least once before the age of seven are more likely to develop lung problems in

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Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me?

September 4, 2020 A, around, does, face, just, mask, Me, or, people, protect, the

Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me? It likely provides protection for both. Studies on

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Having a doctor who shares the same race may ease patient’s angst

September 3, 2020 A, angst, doctor, Ease, Having, may, patients, race, same, Shares, the, Who

When doctors are the same race as their patients, it can sometimes forge a sense of comfort that helps to

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Video: Solving the puzzle of a previously unseen pathogen

August 21, 2020 A, of, pathogen, previously, puzzle, Solving, the, unseen, Video

A new animation aims to shed light on the scientific process undertaken when tackling a previously unseen pathogen. Tackling a

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