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Melissa Healy

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12/16/2014
Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared obesity "the defining public health challenge of our time."
Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared obesity "the defining public health challenge of our time."
Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared...
12/16/2014
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06/01/2013
Since first being detected in September 2012, this strain of coronavirus has sickened 49 and killed roughly 26 people in seven countries.
Since first being detected in September 2012, this strain of coronavirus has sickened 49 and killed roughly 26 people in seven countries.
Since first being detected in...
06/01/2013
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10/28/2014
Different rules among states, and the CDC's recommendation of looser monitoring than what is being carried out in several states, highlight problems with the current system.
Different rules among states, and the CDC's recommendation of looser monitoring than what is being carried out in several states, highlight problems with the current system.
Different rules among states,...
10/28/2014
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An announcement is displayed on the scoreboard as the game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills is postponed following the injury of Damar Hamlin (3) of the Buffalo Bills during the first quarter at Paycor Stadium on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023 in Cincinnati. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images/TNS)
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01/04/2023
Medical professionals will not be able to diagnose exactly what happened to his heart at the precise instant he slammed into Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins.
Medical professionals will not be able to diagnose exactly what happened to his heart at the precise instant he slammed into Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins.
Medical professionals will not...
01/04/2023
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10/19/2014
The 21st century's first brush with a mystery virus run amok offers plenty of lessons to physicians and public health officials racing to get ahead of Ebola.
The 21st century's first brush with a mystery virus run amok offers plenty of lessons to physicians and public health officials racing to get ahead of Ebola.
The 21st century's first brush...
10/19/2014
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03/31/2022
The CDC’s updated COVID-19 recommendations allow anyone 50 and older to get a second booster if they got their first at least four months ago.
The CDC’s updated COVID-19 recommendations allow anyone 50 and older to get a second booster if they got their first at least four months ago.
The CDC’s updated COVID-19...
03/31/2022
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09/09/2014
Alzheimer's disease drugs, which are virtually ineffective in patients with severe dementia, were the questionable medications most commonly given to nursing home patients with advanced disease.
Alzheimer's disease drugs, which are virtually ineffective in patients with severe dementia, were the questionable medications most commonly given to nursing home patients with advanced disease.
Alzheimer's disease drugs, which...
09/09/2014
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11/26/2019
Suicide, overdose, and chronic disease are among the top causes of death in our nation today.
Suicide, overdose, and chronic disease are among the top causes of death in our nation today.
Suicide, overdose, and chronic...
11/26/2019
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04/24/2014
Young and otherwise healthy patients with symptoms of heart attack, stroke, cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmia are often regular marijuana users, they say.
Young and otherwise healthy patients with symptoms of heart attack, stroke, cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmia are often regular marijuana users, they say.
Young and otherwise healthy...
04/24/2014
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09/21/2016
The cellphone app would quickly bring lifesaving medication to the rescue of a person in the throes of a potentially deadly overdose
The cellphone app would quickly bring lifesaving medication to the rescue of a person in the throes of a potentially deadly overdose
The cellphone app would quickly...
09/21/2016
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