13 signs of pre-diabetes you should know
You might feel “off” without knowing why—and it could be your body quietly warning you about pre-diabetes. You might…
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10 medications that cause weight gain
Sometimes the journey to wellness comes with unexpected side effects, and your prescription bottle may be holding more than…
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Your Medical Bills Are Negotiable—Here’s How to Cut Costs Now
Health insurance bill negotiators play a crucial role in the complex world of healthcare finance, acting as intermediaries between…
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10 ways to protect your eyesight as you age
Think your eyes are doomed to weaken with age? Turns out, a few easy tweaks can keep them sharp….
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Beetroot: The Superfood You’re Probably Overlooking
Alright, let’s talk beets—the underrated purple root sitting in the produce aisle like it doesn’t know it’s a celebrity….
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Medical tourism: Why some Americans get treated abroad instead
Forget the local hospital gown; you should pack your passport instead. Americans are swapping waiting rooms for flight tickets…
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Food, fatigue, and the fight: What to eat (and what to avoid) during treatment
The day blurs into exhaustion, meals become medicine, and nutrition turns into the steady hand helping a patient stand…
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Invisible wounds: PTSD, moral injury, and the ongoing fight for mental health support
Forget everything you’ve heard about battle scars. The real wounds, the ones that are quietly changing the world, don’t…
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13 health costs that Medicare does not cover
Medicare promises security in retirement, yet its quiet exclusions reveal how fragile that promise can be when real-world care…
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The 9 best canned foods you can eat straight out of the tin
Let’s be real: sometimes the best meals happen when you’re standing over the kitchen sink at 2 AM, fork in one hand…
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What i discovered when i quit drinking
Clinicians call it autonomic rebound and systemic recalibration: physiological realities that make unsupervised quitting potentially risky, even in otherwise…
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Life after treatment: the unseen challenges of cancer survivorship
Life after cancer treatment? It’s not precisely the victory parade we sometimes imagine. It’s quieter, more subtle, and often…
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10 common 1960s kitchen habits that are now illegal or regulated by U.S. law
Blood-lead data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the 1970s showed that children living…
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If you have high cholesterol, doctors say to limit these 12 foods
High cholesterol is common but not harmless. According to the CDC, in the U.S, nearly two in five adults…
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12 vegetables that may not be ideal for your health, according to nutritionists
So you’ve decided to eat healthier, loaded up on vegetables, and feel pretty great about your choices. But then,…
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Hypertension Risk: Early Signs Of This Silent Killer
Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is often referred to as the “silent killer.” This term underscores its…
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Safe to Walk, Drive, or Skate on the Ice? 4 Warning Signs You Should Never Ignore
When temperatures drop and water surfaces freeze, the allure of stepping onto ice for walking, driving, or skating can…
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15 science-backed anti-aging practices experts say can extend your lifespan
Let’s be honest, nobody actually wants to live forever if it means feeling like a crumbling relic for the…
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The Cost of Survival: How Cancer Patients Are Navigating the Financial Burden of Care
When you think about cancer treatment, what comes to mind? Probably hospital visits, chemotherapy, radiation, essentially the brutal physical…
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12 Things Not to Say to People With Autism
Let’s be honest, putting your foot in your mouth is practically a human pastime, but it stings more when…
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Love and illness: How cancer changes relationships—and strengthens some
We all blindly nod at that “in sickness and in health” line during weddings, assuming it just covers the…
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12 cheap eats the rich can’t resist
Despite their access to the finest dining, many of the wealthiest individuals still crave the simple joys of cheap…
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Heart Doctors Say They’d Never Eat These 12 Common American Foods
I nearly dropped my burger when my cardiologist friend told me what she really eats. We all like to…
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10 signs your mind is overwhelmed, not broken
The mind rarely breaks all at once; it frays slowly, in patterns we tend to explain away until they’re…
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Studies show that many women don’t know what was removed in their hysterectomy
The surgery that can reshape a woman’s health for decades is still too often performed without patients fully understanding…
