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  • Antibiotics? Think Thrice
    Antibiotics: Often unnecessary, potentially gut-damaging, and surprisingly ineffective for many coughs—rethink before you pop that pill!

  • What Matters Most For Your Heart?
    Slash salt, skip red meat, but here’s the clincher: fiber fiercely fights high blood pressure. Eat more (of this) for a healthier heart!

  • Meningitis Outbreak
    Meningitis at a decade high in the US: know the symptoms, risks, and urgency for immediate treatment, even as we examine vaccines and prevention.

  • How they did it: STAT reporters expose how ailing seniors suffer when Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to deny care
    STAT’s investigative reporting prompts U.S. Senate inquiry, House member action, CMS investigations, and class-action lawsuits over insurance algorithms impacting patient rehab care.

  • Why scrapping the term ‘long COVID’ would be harmful for people with the condition
    Queensland health chief John Gerrard’s call to abandon the “long COVID” term challenges sufferers and medical consensus, sparking controversy and concern among patients and experts alike.

  • Half of Australians in aged care have depression. Psychological therapy could help
    New research indicates psychological therapies could be a beacon of hope for older Australians in aged care battling depression.

  • Needle Pain Is a Big Problem for Kids. One California Doctor Has a Plan.
    Facing needle pain, new parents grapple with their children’s fear. Experts suggest simple, comforting techniques to ease the distress, aiming for an “ouchless” healthcare experience.

  • Elon Musk says ketamine can get you out of a ‘negative frame of mind’. What does the research say?
    Elon Musk’s ketamine use thrusts the drug’s depression treatment potential into the spotlight amidst media reactions and scientific research review.

  • Rapid Rise in Syphilis Hits Native Americans Hardest
    Syphilis cases surge among Native Americans, with rates hitting historic highs. Navajo Nation tackles the crisis with field testing and treatment outreach.

  • Long COVID is real—here’s how patients can get treatment and support
    Needs on Long COVID: Managing symptoms sans FDA-approved treatment, accessing government benefits, and reducing reinfection risks.

  • What’s the difference between autism and Asperger’s disorder?
    Autism vs. Asperger’s: Understanding the shift to Autism Spectrum Disorder and embracing neurodiversity.

  • Kate Middleton is having ‘preventive chemotherapy’ for cancer. What does this mean?
    Princess of Wales, Catherine, is receiving preventative chemotherapy to impede cancer recurrence after surgery, raising questions about this treatment’s purpose and efficacy.

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