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Another word about the Health Group 35 MineralMan Dec 2012 Feb 2026 12 63004

Please Read before Posting in the Health Group! 0 MineralMan Feb 2012 Dec 2011 0 61990

SCS (Spinal Cord Stimulator) Procedure 0 montanacowboy 15 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 0 268

Health advocates warn government's claims of baby formula safety contradict data 0 Eugene May 10 May 10 1 387

Walking Slower? Why Your Ears, Not Your Knees, Might Be the Problem 9 mahatmakanejeeves May 9 May 9 5 904

What To Know About Hantavirus, The IIlness Linked To A Cruise Ship Outbreak 🛳 3 appalachiablue May 7 May 9 9 599

Studying These Young Alzheimer's Patients Led To Breakthroughs. Trump Cut The Funding: NPR 4 appalachiablue May 8 May 8 17 778

Essential tremor 5 TexLaProgressive May 8 May 8 10 614

What sitting all day does to the body 5 erronis May 2 May 8 28 1267

Utah becomes center of latest measles outbreak in US 1 nitpicked May 7 May 7 7 434

Dental Insurance 9 babylonsister May 4 May 4 0 972

Husband's in the hospital with pneumonia 42 MustLoveBeagles May 3 May 4 55 2270

AI is quietly reshaping how Vermont's doctors care for patients -- and themselves 4 erronis May 3 May 4 3 626

CDC communication undermines trust in vaccines 2 OKIsItJustMe Apr 30 Apr 30 3 475

This is my fifth year of leg treatments. 1 no_hypocrisy Apr 29 Apr 29 10 529

Her island has no hospital. So she chose to go to medical school. 0 Jilly_in_VA Apr 28 Apr 28 11 479

Rest in peace John Hudson 3 Swede Apr 27 Apr 28 30 915

Man's HIV undetectable after bone marrow transplant: 0 applegrove Apr 27 Apr 27 7 417

I'm a scientist -- could these longevity diets slow my ageing? (The Sunday Times - UK - 4/25) 0 highplainsdem Apr 26 Apr 26 9 571

Loneliness in older adults can often lead to memory impairment 2 littlemissmartypants Apr 25 Apr 25 15 612

Purdue opioid victims' years-long fight for justice lost to paperwork - Reuters 1 TexasTowelie Apr 25 Apr 25 8 536

Anyone used a vagus nerve stimulator? I'm thinking 4 GPV Apr 24 Apr 25 5 1024

CDC blocks publication of report showing COVID vaccine efficacy 2 Blue Dotty Apr 23 Apr 23 12 661

Aspirin can reduce the risk of cancer - and we're starting to understand why 3 nitpicked Apr 21 Apr 22 18 925

Condom maker may raise prices because of Iran war 3 nitpicked Apr 22 Apr 22 8 650

New Drugs for Pancreatic Cancer Show Remarkable Promise for Deadly Disease 0 question everything Apr 22 Apr 22 12 474

RFK Jr. to revamp influential preventive services panel 1 nitpicked Apr 21 Apr 21 7 548

GLP 1 Topomi Apr 21 Apr 21 9 605

Tick bites causing highest rate of ER visits in a decade: CDC 5 nitpicked Apr 21 Apr 21 12 827

Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says 1 nitpicked Apr 16 Apr 16 9 603

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Autonomy key to happiness, study finds 4 erronis Apr 15 Apr 15 12 805

As Trump Pushes Privatization, Mexico President Sheinbaum Embraces Healthcare As Human Right 0 appalachiablue Apr 15 Apr 15 9 572

Florida doctor indicted and accused of removing patient's liver instead of spleen in fatal surgery. 6 Cattledog Apr 15 Apr 15 6 1129

Rejecting a promising melanoma immunotherapy by the biotech firm Replimune - WSJ Editorial 1 question everything Apr 14 Apr 15 9 682

How Merck turned its wonder drug into a blockbuster -- and priced out cancer patients worldwide 1 erronis Apr 14 Apr 14 12 788

Since my SSDI case is more than two years old, my attorney told me I need to find a Medicare plan 16 JMCKUSICK Apr 13 Apr 13 4 1219

acetaminophen/paracetamol: Taking Tylenol during pregnancy has no link to autism, new study finds 1 Eugene Apr 13 Apr 13 5 626

What do people die from in different countries? -- Our World In Data 8 erronis Apr 12 Apr 12 9 953

Health Benefits of Spring Gardening, Good For Your Brain and Body ⚘ 4 appalachiablue Apr 12 Apr 12 10 792

A single bacterial dose from frog gut microbiota eliminated tumors in mice. 1 applegrove Apr 11 Apr 11 6 736

CDC Head Blocks Release of Findings Showing Strong COVID Vax Effectiveness 1 cbabe Apr 11 Apr 11 11 683

Shifts in cancer mortality: Place of living increasingly determines where historic drop in cancer mortality reaches 4 erronis Apr 11 Apr 11 8 854

Kennedy broadens vaccine advisory panel's role to focus on risks 0 Eugene Apr 9 Apr 9 1 412

Wildflower once used to treat wounds and sore throats shows promise in fighting dangerous superbugs 2 littlemissmartypants Apr 9 Apr 9 16 792

Popular Supplement May Be Helping Cancer Survive, Scientists Warn 1 Judi Lynn Apr 9 Apr 9 11 1083

If you aren't losing weight with GLP-1 drugs, this may be one reason why - WaPo 0 question everything Apr 8 Apr 8 0 678

My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: 'On my worst days, it feels almost demonic' 0 erronis Apr 7 Apr 7 9 721

5 tips for when you're wide awake at 3 a.m. - WaPo 8 question everything Mar 29 Mar 29 21 1353

Kennedy's Vaccine Agenda Hits Roadblocks, Diminishing His Clout (NYT gift subscription) 0 LetMyPeopleVote Mar 27 Mar 27 0 544

Even Patients Are Shocked by the Prices Their Insurers Will Pay -- And It Costs All of Us 3 erronis Mar 3 Mar 27 12 1153

2026 'Dirty Dozen' Produce: Nearly 100% Tested Positive for Pesticides, Incl Forever Chemicals, EWG Report 🍅 6 appalachiablue Mar 26 Mar 26 13 1192

There's nothing like the feeling when your sinuses/nasal passages 3 no_hypocrisy Mar 26 Mar 26 18 1343

Anyone here ever try gyroscopic wrist exercise balls, or even simple "baoding" (Chinese exercise) balls ? 1 eppur_se_muova Mar 23 Mar 23 4 666

If you think your toddler's often ill, you're right--what going to nursery means for catching colds and building immunity 2 erronis Mar 22 Mar 22 6 755

I've developed Trigger Finger in my dominant middle finger. Has anyone else overcome this? Suggestions? 11 RamblingRose Mar 21 Mar 21 5 1436

Walking Gently -- Austin Frakt 0 erronis Mar 21 Mar 21 3 667

for hay fever sufferers, for most, local honey will make it go away, except pressure headaches. 2 pansypoo53219 Mar 20 Mar 20 2 707

My brother just became a first time grandfather. 14 Swede Mar 19 Mar 20 20 1388

Healthy Returns: Stopping GLP-1s raises risk of heart attack, stroke and death, study says 5 nitpicked Mar 18 Mar 18 7 1049

Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr Changes To CDC Childhood Vaccine Schedule - Setback for Health Sec 2 appalachiablue Mar 16 Mar 18 7 668

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What If Your Joints Aren't Wearing Out? 10 BootinUp Mar 15 Mar 17 17 1711

When Miracle Weight-Loss Drugs Lose Their Edge 1 question everything Mar 17 Mar 17 5 1037

Tuberculosis cases have been rising as public health agencies struggle to keep up 2 douglas9 Feb 27 Mar 16 6 872

Have trouble falling or staying asleep? Try cognitive shuffling. 5 SunSeeker Mar 15 Mar 15 17 1459

Massive biomolecular shifts occur in our 40s and 60s, Stanford Medicine researchers find 2 Swede Mar 14 Mar 14 16 1042

After firings, funding cuts, and a shooting, can a demoralized CDC workforce recover? 1 Dulcinea Mar 14 Mar 14 10 834

The surprising way breast cancer screenings could reveal heart disease - WaPo 1 question everything Mar 9 Mar 9 8 884

GLP-1 receptor agonists and the risk of fragility fractures in older adults with type 2 diabetes 2 nitpicked Mar 9 Mar 9 2 953

Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function 38 SheltieLover Mar 7 Mar 8 49 5058

US agency did not perform safety checks of more than 100 food ingredients, analysis finds 0 erronis Mar 7 Mar 7 9 1119

"Are We Cooked?": New Greenpeace report warns of ready meals flooded with microplastics and toxic chemicals 1 OKIsItJustMe Mar 6 Mar 6 14 897

Tylenol/paracetamol: Study suggests Trump's unproven autism claims influenced care 0 Eugene Mar 6 Mar 6 5 820

Hydrogen Water: Extra healthy or a Hoax? 11 multigraincracker Jan 2026 Mar 5 0 1604

'Unbelievably dangerous': experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies (The Guardian) 5 highplainsdem Mar 3 Mar 3 14 1399

America's Self-Inflicted Doctor Shortage - PolyMatter 0 TexasTowelie Feb 27 Feb 27 11 895

It just gets better,, not really, 10 kozar Feb 27 Feb 27 40 1828

New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000 2 Jacson6 Feb 26 Feb 26 8 956

I am going on March 5 for spinal surgery. The pain 6 Maraya1969 Feb 25 Feb 26 11 1139

Nurses can deliver hospital care just as well as doctors, review finds --Cochrane 8 erronis Feb 2026 Feb 25 8 1383

Potential 'holy grail' nasal spray that may protect against COVID-19, flu and pneumonia aims for human trials 3 SheltieLover Feb 24 Feb 25 10 923

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