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New Rules on Taking Aspirin

New Rules on Taking Aspirin

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated its guidance on aspirin use for prevention of heart disease and stroke. A cardiologist weighs in on the recommendations...
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Update on COVID Booster Shots

Update on COVID Booster Shots

Federal authorities are recommending people 65 and older, or those with special considerations, get a Moderna booster shot. Anyone over 18 who took the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should also get a booster, according to the advisory committee. The Pfizer vaccine booster was already authorized by the FDA...
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New Procedure to Help Parkinson’s Patients

New Procedure to Help Parkinson’s Patients

Deep Brain Stimulation involves implanting a pacemaker-like device into patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Doctors say it can change the course of the disease and be a game-changer in terms of helping people to live with this debilitating chronic condition...
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Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s

Gene Therapy offers great promise for slowing down the devastation associated with Parkinson’s Disease. But the therapy is not without risk—especially because of the way the therapy is delivered to the brain...
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How Mammograms Work

Mammograms use low-intensity X-rays to find tiny cancers hidden deep in the breasts. When mammograms are performed regularly, doctors are able to find the tumors when they are in an early stage and much easier to treat and possibly cure...
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The Costs of Treating Late-Stage Breast Cancer

Late-stage breast cancer can be very dangerous and often deadly. It is also much more expensive to treat than earlier stage disease: as much as nearly $140,000 every year...
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Hope for Long Haul COVID

As many as one third of COVID-19 patients can have lingering health issues, after they no longer test positive for the disease. This is known as long COVID and researchers are looking for treatments that work against this poorly understood condition...
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Why Seniors Should Get Booster Shots

Doctors say those over age 65 suffer the most serious effects of COVID-19 infection, and that’s why people in that age group should get the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot...
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