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- TODAY
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Your bathroom habits can be a window into your gut health. So how do you know if your poop is normal? A gastroenterologist shares tips and warning signs.
- Fortune
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Musk's day starts with a sugary snack, a habit also favored by Warren Buffett.
- TODAY
He has a rare condition where his body makes alcohol. It cost him his job and house
When Mark Mongiardo was in his second year of teaching, someone commented that he smelled of alcohol.
- TODAY
10,000 steps a day is a 'fabricated' goal, doctor says. Try walking this much instead
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- NBC News
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In late 2021 and early 2022, a rash of severe acute hepatitis cases broke out in healthy children, puzzling doctors. Researchers now say they've identified a potential cause.
- SheKnows
One Top Researcher Is Calling for the End of Menopause —Here’s Why That Makes So Much Sense
How much do you know about the ovaries? For starters, the ovaries are the central command of a woman’s health and vitality, according to Piraye Yurttas Beim, Ph.D., CEO of Celmatix, a women’s health-focused biotech company. “The ovary does so much, and when it stops functioning, our period or menses ends,” she said. “It’s kind […]
- Country Living
A Full List of Recalled Eye Drops Linked to Potential Bacterial Infections
A rare bacterium found in artificial tears known is triggering eye drop recalls as investigators try to pinpoint the outbreak source. Here's a full list of products.
- The Telegraph
I was a healthy 39-year-old doctor – I never expected to get bowel cancer
At the age of 39, I was not expecting cancer. As a GP married to a consultant gastroenterologist who, at the time, was one of the regional leads for the UK’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, I knew my age meant my risk was low. I was young, fit and healthy and had just run an 8km assault course the previous weekend. And apart from my IBS-like symptoms, I was well. In my practice, I see patients all the time who ignore symptoms and put off seeing their GP.
- INSIDER
Doctors dismissed a young woman's heart-pounding adrenaline attacks as anxiety. She now has a deadly tumor.
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- Fox News
AOC faces ethics complaint from Heritage Foundation for ‘defaming’ Libs of TikTok creator
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the subject of an ethics complaint filed by the Heritage Foundation that says she lied about a Libs of TikTok tweet.
- Prevention
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Popular back pain medications like acetaminophen and muscle relaxers may not help lower back pain, a new study finds. Experts share alternative pain relief options.
- Idaho Statesman
Gender-affirming care saved one of my children, and I won’t give it to another | Opinion
“Do not take options away from parents who are trying to do right by their children. You don’t belong in these decisions. You don’t understand. Stop this bill – young people will die if you don’t.”
- INSIDER
5 foods a vegan personal trainer and bodybuilder always buys to make sure she's eating enough protein
Tsuki Harris, a vegan trainer and bodybuilder, combines foods to make "complete" proteins, eating lots of beans, nuts, and seeds.
- The Telegraph
Indian man is world’s first person to contract fungal infection from a plant
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- Eating Well
17 High-Fiber, High-Protein Recipes that Follow the Mediterranean Diet
Packed with protein and fiber, these Mediterranean Diet recipes are satisfying and delicious options you'll want to make again and again. Each of these recipes has at least 6 grams of fiber and at least 15 grams of protein per serving to align with our high-fiber and high-protein nutritional parameters. Not only will these meals promote heart health, digestion and lasting energy, but they also follow one of the healthiest eating patterns out there.
- ABC News
Why semi-automatic rifles like those used in the Nashville shooting can cause so much damage
The recent mass shooting at Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, that left six people dead -- including three children -- was carried out, at least in part, with semi-automatic rifles. According to Nashville police, the shooter walked into the private Christian elementary school Monday armed with a handgun, but also an AR-15-style rifle and a semi-automatic pistol-caliber carbine. While handguns have the potential to seriously harm people, sometimes fatally, semi-automatic rifles can cause even more damage.
- Detroit Free Press
Breast cancer costs linger for many women as Medicare falls short
A six-month investigation of older women with breast cancer found patients with more comprehensive Medicare plans struggling to pay bills.
- Idaho Statesman
As doctors flee state, Idaho bill expands exceptions for abortion. Health isn’t one of them
“Physicians second-guess their decisions, but they ultimately have to make a diagnosis and provide treatment,” a doctor said.
- Biloxi Sun Herald
Authorities raid CBD stores in Hancock County, charge business owner with selling controlled substances
Hancock County Sheriff’s determined the stores were selling illegal marijuana products