Covid-19 could be a powerful risk factor for heart attacks and strokes for as long…
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Certain arm positions commonly used for blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate results. Here’s the right way to do it
A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure…
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Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who…
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Two farmworkers in California tested positive for H5 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease…
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Fluoride in water prevents some cavities but concern about health risks raises questions about the tradeoffs
The public health practice of adding fluoride to water supplies faces new scrutiny as a…
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A record share of US kindergartners had an exemption for required vaccinations last school year,…
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Respiratory virus season has arrived in the United States and health officials say that October…
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A new Louisiana law requires abortion meds to be locked in a cabinet, even if needed for emergency care
Louisiana’s first-in-the-nation law listing the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances” took…
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For the first time in Rwanda’s history, its health ministry is dealing with an outbreak…
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More and more people in the United States are living to 100, including former President…