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Quaternary ammonium compounds can linger on surfaces and in indoor air and dust long after the disinfectant has dried. Guido...
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Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans’ programs,“I’m dead serious that we’re not cutting veterans, and...
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Many people are tired of grappling with long COVID – here are some evidence-based ways to counter it
About 10% of COVID-19 patients will experience continuing symptoms for 12 weeks or more following diagnosis. Maria Korneeva/Moment via Getty...
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Many people are tired of grappling with long COVID – here are some evidence-based ways to counter it
About 10% of COVID-19 patients will experience continuing symptoms for 12 weeks or more following diagnosis. Maria Korneeva/Moment via Getty...
May 4 This week on the KFF Health Minute: air pollution’s effects on mental health, and how the end of...
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy got the House to approve a package that could reduce the Medicaid program's scale. Alex Wong/Getty Images...
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Studies show that consistent meditation practice is key. pixdeluxe/E! via Getty Images Mindfulness and self-compassion are now buzzwords for self-improvement....
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The risk of dying from COVID-19 varies from person to person. Jasmin Merdan/Moment via Getty Images As of April 2023,...
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Raising the cost barriers for health care will harm the most vulnerable patients. Maskot via Getty Images Many Americans breathed...
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Many people with ADHD are finding it difficult to get their Adderall prescriptions filled amid the shortage. AP Photo/Jenny Kane...
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Breast density is one of the factors that can influence whether people should pursue supplemental screening. andresr/E+ via Getty Images...
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Candida auris is a fungal yeast that can infect humans. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images In late March...
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It takes around 17 years for medical research to translate into clinical practice. shapecharge/E+ via Getty Images Scientific knowledge, as...
The Affordable Care Act may be struggling with its own success. Record enrollment over the last two years brought more...
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It takes around 17 years for medical research to translate into clinical practice. shapecharge/E+ via Getty Images Scientific knowledge, as...
When Brittany Tesso’s then-3-year-old son, Roman, needed an evaluation for speech therapy in 2021, his pediatrician referred him to Children’s...
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The traditional assumption that eating disorders primarily affect affluent white women has led to stigma, stereotyping and misunderstanding. toondelamour/E+ via...
