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I did a thing today! 20 Aussie105 Oct 2024 Oct 2024 47 3430
Re-engineered, blue light-activated immune cells penetrate and kill solid tumors 1 OKIsItJustMe Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 12637
Whooping Cough at Decade-High Level in US 2 C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 1454
Main Zoo in North Macedonian Capital Shut Down After Avian Flu Case Detected 1 C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 952
France: Local Transmissions of Dengue Fever Reach Record High 0 C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 693
Lead Dust from Paint, Threat to Millions of Children at Home in the US, EPA about to Issue Strict Limits 0 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 689
Teen smoking and other tobacco use drop to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 745
Medicare supplement/gap policy questions, anyone have Humana? 12 Eliot Rosewater Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 1333
Aloha e DU. I am tasked with recording the +/- on a percutaneous gastric feeding tube or nasogastric feeding tube 12 mahina Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1319
Black Plastic in Kitchen Utensils, Toys, Food Containers Linked to Banned Toxic Flame Retardants 10 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 54 3431
Gallbladder-free I was bad today 11 XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 1240
Physical Therapist Shows How to Walk Correctly 5 ihaveaquestion Oct 2024 Oct 2024 15 2057
Hemorroidectomy 20 CTyankee Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 1915
Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity's Stealthy Takeover of Health Care 🥼 2 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 9 1008
PPI's for acid reflux- anyone here take them? 21 Peregrine Took Sep 2024 Oct 2024 0 1951
Inflammaging Is Chronic, Stealthy and Can Be a Serious Threat to Your Health - WSJ 2 question everything Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 1328
Arm position during blood pressure check may lead to wrong reading, study finds 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2024 Oct 2024 12 1278
I have 1 day left of hydrocodone and the small pharmacy I go to just told me they cancelled it - 12 Maraya1969 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 1697
Why Is EVERYONE Quitting Keto & Carnivore in 2024? 4 Quixote1818 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 1241
(H) US Hospital Chain Vows to Cancel Medical Debt for Thousands of Patients (After Getting Caught) 2 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 972
Keep forgetting your shingles shot? These sufferers wish they hadn't. 7 Cattledog Sep 2024 Sep 2024 20 1562
Spinal Anesthesia 3 maspaha Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 850
My copay for Paxlovid (to treat Covid) was $10. The insurace paid $1400! 3 question everything Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 750
Drug-resistant typhoid is the final warning sign 0 cbabe Sep 2024 Sep 2024 15 929
On Crackpots and Cancer: RFK Jr and agency appointments 0 Betty Boom Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 604
Update on How to manage ear wax build-up and improving hearing 10 Joinfortmill Sep 2024 Sep 2024 16 1877
10 Ways To Reduce Your Microplastic Intake At Home 8 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 14 1353
US Healthcare Fail, Ranks Last Rich Nations, Spends More, Amer Die Youngest, Most Avoidable Deaths 8 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 1057
3M Knew For Years That Forever Chemicals/PFAS Were Leaching Into Our Blood; Developed in 1950s 8 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 19 1188
PLEASE SHARE: Kamala Harris talks abortion at GA rally: FULL SPEECH (VIDEO) 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 540

Health Continued...

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Top 5 Cancer-Causing Chemicals to Avoid, Prevention: EWG/Environ Working Grp, Consumer Guides 1 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 1109
The latest Covid Vaccinations are available and I have a question. 6 surfered Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 1050
Gout, a painful form of arthritis, is on the rise. Avoiding red meat and alcohol can help. 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 891
3,000+ Chemicals from Food Packaging Have Infiltrated Our Bodies, + Metals, PFAS, Phthalates🍿 1 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 815
What is the aortic dissection crisis and how does it affect you? 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 1027
Re Paxlovid as a treatment for Covid (Scientific American 2023) 8 Pluvious Sep 2024 Sep 2024 12 1438
Why a Mammogram Isn't Always Enough to Rule Out Cancer 3 question everything Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 957
There better be universal coverage for DENTAL 18 AKwannabe Sep 2024 Sep 2024 24 2061
Biology's A B*tch: 5 Reasons It's So Hard To Keep Weight Off (NPR, 2019) 5 usonian Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 1407
Youth E-Cigarette Use Drops to Lowest Level in a Decade 5 usonian Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 920
'She Didn't Seem Right Yet': The Deadly Threat to New Mothers 4 question everything Sep 2024 Sep 2024 12 1794
Got my cholesterol down fast! 20 AmBlue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 25 2668
That 'Tadpole Water' Drink on TikTok Might Actually Have Health Benefits 2 Warpy Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 810
1 in 35 People Have Covid Now. Coming for Your Right to Wear a Mask, Nassau Co, NY, North Carolina 12 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 1579
I went for the trifecta, COVID, flu and RSV vax all at once. We'll see how I feel later. Not too bad so far. 15 brewens Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 1306
Masks Work. Distorting Science to Dispute the Evidence Doesn't 1 LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 858
The Earthing Movie: The Remarkable Science of Grounding (full documentary) 4 bucolic_frolic Aug 2024 Sep 2024 4 1119
'Make your health insurance company cry': One woman's fight to turn the tables on insurers 1 LiberalArkie Aug 2024 Aug 2024 14 1375
Chem Sweetener Erythritol Links, Higher Risk Stroke, Heart Attack; Aspartame Sweetener, Cancer Risk 11 appalachiablue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 1882
New COVID Vaccines Arrive as Many Are Poised to Lose Access to Free Shots 3 cbabe Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1023
9 people have died in connection to the listeria outbreak among Boar's Head products 2 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 1120
Express Scripts should change their name to: You will get it when you get it scripts... 12 rogerballard Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1577
What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 794
This Is Why I'm Getting the Updated Covid Shot Next Weekend - Primary Care Doc 🥼 16 appalachiablue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 21 2161
The never ending Covid? 7 question everything Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1132
Produce without Pesticides - Fruits & Vegetables: Consumer Reports 🍏🫑 UPF 4 appalachiablue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 2055
Gynecologists, patients focus on making procedures less painful 8 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1263
Just jogged a 5K with a heat index at 100 degrees. 7 multigraincracker Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1090
I hope this post fits this forum. 4 Prairie_Seagull Aug 2024 Aug 2024 16 1251
Infant and newborn deaths increase nearly 13% following Texas abortion ban 4 peppertree Aug 2024 Aug 2024 13 1336

Health Continued...

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Finding a therapist who takes your insurance can be nearly impossible. 2 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 876
A Plan to Get the Poor to Eat Healthy Food--in the 1890s 0 bucolic_frolic Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 866
Olive oil wastewater heralded as new superfood 1 erronis Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1139
Anybody else had gall bladder surgery? 8 Bayard Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 1327
Geez, a lot of maintenance for wound care. 6 no_hypocrisy Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 1121
Meet the NIH Detectives Cracking Medicine's Toughest Cases 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 704
A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. These scientists are hunting for answers 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 716
A needle-less alternative to EpiPen has FDA approval. Will doctors prescribe it? 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 679
Nearly 60% of baby foods in the U.S. don't meet nutritional guidelines, study says 4 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 867
Any home remedies recommended for a mild uti? 11 Peregrine Took Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1492
pain relieif for leg pain. 33 CTyankee Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 3248
Microplastics Infiltrating Brain Tissue, Studies. 'Nowhere Left Untouched.' Accumulation in Human Organs 4 appalachiablue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 10 1150
Mushroom edibles are making people sick. Scientists still don't know why 4 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 1284
Started using Ashwagandha Herbal drops. 5 multigraincracker Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 1315
NPR: Nonprofit Hospital CEOs Earn Big $. Do Patients Benefit? Nearly 1/2 US Hosp Are Non- Profits 5 appalachiablue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 941
Knee replacement discussion 16 Buttoneer Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 1599
Brain Implants to Treat Epilepsy, Arthritis or Even Incontinence? They May Be Closer Than You Think 2 appalachiablue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 937
Should You Get Another Covid Shot Now? The virus is spreading, but new vaccines coming this fall ... 20 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 44 4459
'Tampon Tim' or Tampon Toxic? The Fight for Safe and Well-Regulated Menstrual Products 0 niyad Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 614
What to know about the 'slapped cheek' virus uptick in the U.S. 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 14 1267
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