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'Random Acts of Medicine' Review: Paging Dr. Chance 1 question everything Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1162

Employers Cut Off Access to Weight-Loss Drugs for Workers 0 question everything Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1826

Updated Covid Boosters Could Be Authorized By End of Month, Pfizer Says 6 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 14 4048

Anybody else have TMJ? 3 XanaDUer2 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1279

The ULTIMATE GUIDE to Longevity Supplements 2023 - Ranked Based on Effectiveness 4 Quixote1818 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 2808

Darn, summer cold??? 1 elleng Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1427

I've felt really tired lately 14 Marthe48 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 2927

Russia's new Covid numbers are increasing and is very odd..... 6 BigmanPigman Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2142

These 8 habits could add up to 24 years to your life, study says 13 littlemissmartypants Jul 2023 Jul 2023 26 4581

Ultra - Processed Diet Made This Doctor Sick, He's Studying Why: NPR 🍪 10 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 1785

Here's What Happens To The Body In Extreme Temperatures - & How Heat Becomes Deadly: NPR 2 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 14 2454

High Elevation 10 leftieNanner Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1763

Well this is great......my gawd damn insurance denied my CPAP request..... 23 a kennedy Jul 2023 Jul 2023 8 10873

*Home after stitches removed (thought it was staples, but 13 elleng Jul 2023 Jul 2023 15 1421

25 Types of Chem Flame Retardant In US Breast Milk- Plastic, TV, Appliances, Electronics: Neurotoxin 2 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 2818

Crosswords and chess may help more than socializing in avoiding dementia 5 Jim__ Jul 2023 Jul 2023 16 1370

Harvard Professor: REVEALING The 7 Big LIES About Exercise, Sleep, Running, Cancer & Sugar!!! 1 Quixote1818 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 3404

Racism underlies disparities in maternal mortality in Americas -UN report 0 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 835

Microplastics Are In The Air, Drinking Water, Dust, Food: How To Reduce Your Exposure 12 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 5982

Gene linked to long COVID found in analysis of thousands of patients 1 Nevilledog Jul 2023 Jul 2023 18 2274

Who Employs Your Doctor? Increasingly, A Private Equity Firm: NYT 4 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 1413

Be careful with a metal brush used to clean the grill 5 question everything Jul 2023 Jul 2023 10 4823

So, evidently, I have frozen shoulder. 8 Grasswire2 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 8 4620

They Got Cancer. Then Their Drugs Were Rationed. 3 question everything Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 16673

***Home from Johns Hopkins, surgery DONE!!! 37 elleng Jul 2023 Jul 2023 79 3773

GENERAL health info, post-op: EDITED 12 elleng Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1291

Sleep apnea.....can you ever get off the cpap mask?? Or once diagnosed always on it. 20 a kennedy Jun 2023 Jul 2023 4 4598

What could cause a malaria comeback in the US -- and what could stop it 1 Jilly_in_VA Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 1985

Question about fasting glucose levels that vary from the low 90's to around 105 12 Quixote1818 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2002

Perianal Abscess questions... 10 Eliot Rosewater Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1361

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Are Clothes Making You Sick? Toxic Chemicals in Fabrics - BPA, PFAS, Phthalates, Cumulative Impact 4 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 6648

Hepatitis C : Egypt eradicated it. US is more interested in the money 1 Tetrachloride Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 1060

Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after speaking with their doctor, CDC says 2 Eugene Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 5254

**Confirming surgery July 5. 28 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 41 3104

I got my first shingles vaccination yesterday. 22 piddyprints Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 6745

*Follow up. Much to my surprise, 1 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 19 1369

Ozempic Maker Sues Spas and Clinics Selling Custom-Made Versions 0 question everything Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 3594

This important article was written by a psychologist who required chemo 7 SorellaLaBefana Jun 2023 Jun 2023 21 3911

Tori Bowie's death shows how pervasive racial disparities are in maternal health 1 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 2021

The ONE Supplement That All These Longevity Experts Are Taking! Omega 3 Fish Oil 2 Quixote1818 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 2594

Kidney Failure: Who's at risk, 6 Early Signs and the Tests you need. 6 Uncle Joe May 2023 Jun 2023 28 3940

bump on thumb. 7 SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1288

Eating Disorders Chatbot Offered Dieting Advice, Raising Fears About Artificial Intel in Health: NPR 0 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 4519

Does Artificial Sweetener Sucralose Cause Cancer? (2023) 5 Quixote1818 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 1366

Anyone heard from elleng? Her surgery was scheduled for Wednesday 2 question everything Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1999

Well ok then......starting my second high blood pressure pill.....some kind of water pill??? 12 a kennedy Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 2626

With few MDs practicing in rural areas, a different type of doctor is filling the gap 4 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 Jun 2023 11 3607

EDITED** Surgery postponed. Info later. THANKS, all. [View all] 55 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 116 11942

Dr. wrote me a prescription for foot wound -- check out this price. 12 Grasswire2 May 2023 Jun 2023 10 4644

More People Should Get This Test to Detect a (lung) Deadly Cancer 3 question everything Jun 2023 Jun 2023 23 6413

Maker of anti-addiction drug Suboxone reaches $102.5 million settlement over antitrust claims 0 Eugene Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2656

Australian researchers make world-first endometriosis breakthrough 0 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 Jun 2023 15 1174

NPR: How Readers Feel about the End of the Covid Emergency - Long Covid, The Immune Compromised 0 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 7 2689

US and Mexico sound alarm over cosmetic surgery-linked fungal outbreak 1 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 5 1057

Can Multivitamins Improve Memory? A New Study Shows 'Intriguing' Results: NPR 0 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 15 2342

After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures 0 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 1 2316

***Following up, just returned home from J Hopkins, where I underwent an 'extensive' 7 elleng May 2023 May 2023 18 1554

US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms 1 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 6 2643

Surprise, surprise 2 snowybirdie May 2023 May 2023 7 1334

If you don't want anyone to have your baby, don't leave a lock of hair lying around! 10 RSherman May 2023 May 2023 12 3821

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A smoldering threat to wildland firefighters 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 2 911

Diabetics: do you count fiber in your carb totals? 18 NickB79 May 2023 May 2023 4 6017

Any ladies here on hormone replacement therapy who can 14 GPV May 2023 May 2023 2 3474

What to know about celiac disease and why people shouldn't self-diagnose with gluten intolerance 5 TexasTowelie May 2023 May 2023 8 3257

Ocular migraines 11 VGNonly May 2023 May 2023 6 1499

3 Studies Just Confirmed The Best Diet! 7 Quixote1818 May 2023 May 2023 3 2862

Mouse Study Reveals Unlikely Connection Between Menthol And Alzheimer's 6 Warpy May 2023 May 2023 11 3495

Disinfectant Wipes, Sprays w 'Quats' Chemicals Linked to Serious Health Problems: Use Soap & Water 10 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 16 31231

My bloodwork is almost perfect but my CRP is 1.3 and I am 54. It shows average risk 5 Quixote1818 May 2023 May 2023 0 2851

In the Post-Roe Era, Letting Pregnant Patients Get Sicker--by Design 3 ck4829 May 2023 May 2023 13 2421

***Follow up, surgery scheduled (maybe tentative) for June 7, 8 elleng May 2023 May 2023 20 1990

Another Significant Advance with an Alzheimer's Drug 4 NJCher May 2023 May 2023 8 1355

Oral Sex Is a Leading Factor in the Throat Cancer 'Epidemic' in the United States, Doctor Says 19 littlemissmartypants Apr 2023 May 2023 7 5303

Disability Denied: Unable to Work, COVID Long- Haulers Face Barriers to Benefits 3 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 3 1978

Today celebrating the 20th anniversary of my heart attack. 13 WheelWalker May 2023 May 2023 6 1448

Curious, how many here have high blood pressure and take medication for it?? 9 a kennedy May 2023 May 2023 1 9046

**FOlloW UP, heading to Johns Hopkins for 'consult' with surgeon EDITED 36 elleng May 2023 May 2023 51 3554

Yuka--free, simple app that scans food and personal care product barcodes, evaluates health impact. 0 barbaraann May 2023 May 2023 4 2498

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