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Category: Health
Targeted Blood Sugar Level With Diabetes May Help Preve...
A new study finds that for people with diabetes who have a stroke, there may be an ideal blood sugar target to prevent another one...
Obese? Lose Lots of Weight, Watch Your Heart Risks Drop
A new study suggests that substantial weight loss by obese people may reverse related cardiovascular risks.
A Pill to Treat COVID Could Be Just Months Away
At least three promising antiviral treatments for covid-19 are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as l...
Murders Surged in U.S. in 2020
Reports show 4,901 more murders committed in 2020 than in 2019. A total of roughly 21,500 people were killed last year, according ...
Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect for NY Health Care Workers
As the state’s new vaccine mandate took effect, an estimated 70,000 out of 450,000 health care workers remain unvaccinated and out...
Months Later, Some New Yorkers Are Still Banging Pots t...
Eighteen months into the pandemic later, some New Yorkers are still saluting frontline and healthcare workers by cheering, singing...
High BP More Challenging for Older Women, Younger Men
Altogether, nearly half of adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure, increasing their risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney dis...
Botox for Migraine: How to Get Approved
You’ve heard Botox is a possible treatment for migraine. Will insurance foot the bill?
Tips to Get Insurance to Cover Your Treatments
Paying out of pocket even with health coverage? Experts explain how to get your insurer to pay more.
Epidurals Not Linked to Autism in Children
Earlier research suggested this practice may increase autism risk in offspring, but the pair of studies should put this concern to...
New Tests for Prostate, Colon Cancer Show Promise
If approved in the United States, the tests could make screening and diagnosis for these cancers easier on patients, without the n...
Flu Shot Highly Recommended This Year
Waning natural immunity in the public due to last year's missing flu season will leave people -- and especially young children -- ...