Health experts have warned that unhealthy daily routines and poor dietary habits can significantly contribute to depression, stressing that adopting a balanced lifestyle and nutritious diet can play a vital role in…
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Centuries-old ‘trophy head’ from Peru reveals individual survived to adulthood despite disabling birth defect
Centuries ago in Peru, a decapitated individual’s head was turned into a “trophy.” Now, a careful look at this trophy head reveals that despite a potentially problematic birth defect, the individual survived into early adulthood.
Based on…
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Association of post-liposuction edema on body composition and weight reduction efficiency
Stephan, P. J. & Kenkel, J. M. Updates and advances in liposuction. Aesthetic Surg. J. 30, 83–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090820×10362728 (2010).
Triana, L., Palacios Huatuco, R. M.,…
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A decades-old drug is helping people drink less alcohol—without giving it up completely
Kate Carbonari has been drinking since she was 15 years old. By her early 60s, she began to rethink her relationship with alcohol. “I’ve gone through a lot of different drinking cycles in my life, and I feel like now, finally, as a society,…
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Poor Sleep Quality Accelerates Brain Aging
While the link between poor sleep and dementia has long been known, it was unclear whether poor sleep habits could cause dementia or whether poor sleep was an early symptom of dementia. However, new research has revealed that sleep quality may…
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Family support is key for people with mental illness but caregivers need help too : NPR
After caring for his brother, who has schizophrenia, for many years Mitul Desai started a company to support caregivers…
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Duke Health to limit visitors due to rise in respiratory illness cases, joins other hospital systems :: WRAL.com
Duke Health will limit hospital visitors starting Jan. 6, 2026 out of concern due to the rise of respiratory illnesses.
The Duke University Health System stated in a press…
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Two Billion nOPV2 Polio Vaccines Deployed — Vax-Before-Travel
(Vax-Before-Travel News)As 2025 draws to a close, I want to begin by first thanking the millions of health workers, vaccinators, surveillance officers, laboratory scientists, social mobilizers, and community volunteers who carried polio…
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