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Race drives disparities in life expectancy across states
Overall differences between life expectancies have decreased at the state level.
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Why it’s so hard to prevent physician suicide
It’s important for physicians to be aware of warning signs in their colleagues, such as showing up late, being irritable and short-tempered with...
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Roe v. Wade overturned, ending 50 years of abortion protections
About 25 million women of reproductive age will now live in states that ban or severely restrict abortion.
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Artificial intelligence: The Netflix of cancer treatment
Plus: Criminals paid for their debt to society, jet lag can decide the NBA championship, and decisions made on an empty stomach.
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HPV vaccination with Cervarix ‘unmasks’ cervical lesions from non-vax strains
The increase wasn’t enough to offset the overall benefit of vaccination when all genotypes were considered, said the researchers.
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Microbiome’s new happy place: The beer gut
Plus: Loss of quantum consciousness, something fishy about your middle ear, and something insecty about a robot’s ear.
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FDA OKs first systemic treatment for alopecia areata
The decision came after review of the results from two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials.
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Surprising link between herpes zoster and dementia
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Current monkeypox outbreak marked by unconventional spread, clinical features
Dermatologists may be the first point of contact for a person infected with the monkeypox virus.
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‘My malpractice insurance doubled!’ Why, when fewer patients are suing?
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Parkinson’s disease could be hiding behind those nightmares
Plus: The price of fake COVID testing, the ugly side of sleep deprivation, and the illusion of perceived light.