Study finds link between certain ‘forever chemicals’ and preeclampsia
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes referred to as “forever chemicals,” are long-lasting, man-made substances known to pollute the drinking water supplies
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Gap between death rates in rural and urban areas tripled during past two decades
Death rates from chronic conditions like lung disease and cardiovascular disease and so-called “diseases of despair” such as opioid overdoses
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There’s A Major Difference Between Sanitizing And Disinfecting
If you’re like many people, you might be paying more attention to cleaning surfaces at home and work amid the
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Relationship between psoriasis treatments and cardiovascular risk explained
Psoriasis is a chronic disease that causes patients to develop patches of dry, scaly, itchy skin. It is an autoimmune
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What’s the difference between mutations, variants and strains? A guide to COVID terminology
Living through a global pandemic over the past year has seen all of us expanding our vocabularies. We now understand
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Study shows link between cervical cancer and HIV infection
A research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has quantified the effects of an infection with the Human
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Age not just a number: Causes of joint stiffness differ between older and younger adults
Our lives and our bodies are dynamic. The physical state of someone in their twenties is probably vastly different from
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Study finds surprisingly little difference in hospitalization rates between children with COVID-19
As the fall approaches, pediatric hospitals will start seeing children with seasonal influenza A and B. At the same time,
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Forming genitals in boys requires complex dance between genes and hormones
The most common congenital disorders of all, especially in baby boys, are differences in a newborn’s sexual anatomy that is
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Artificial intelligence can scan doctors’ notes to distinguish between types of back pain
Mount Sinai researchers have designed an artificial intelligence model that can determine whether lower back pain is acute or chronic
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