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The Problem With Pain Jun. 02, 2023
To feel pain is a basic human experience that we all share. But for a clinical explanation of what p... Read More
New Alzheimer's Research Signals Hope May. 26, 2023
According to data from a new Harris Poll commissioned by the American Academy of Physician Associate... Read More
Keeping Abreast May. 24, 2023
The story is familiar: a diagnosis of breast cancer, followed by surgery to remove existing, low-ris... Read More
As Public Health Emergency Ends, Serious Problems Remain May. 19, 2023
As stated in a recent American Medical Association report, "while the federal government may be decl... Read More
Missouri Lawmakers End Their Session Opting To Limit the Damage They Could Inflict May. 18, 2023
The Missouri legislative session that ended Friday started out as a disaster in the making, with a r... Read More
Remembrance of Childhood Illnesses Past May. 13, 2023
Our house has once more laid low, this time by the dual demons of injury and illness. I'm hobbled, r... Read More
Problems With Health Care Services -- Take Your Pick May. 12, 2023
The health care system in this country, depending on who you ask, is either under attack, changing f... Read More
Retractable Leashes Risky for Dogs and People May. 11, 2023
Q: I usually walk my golden retriever, Jake, on a retractable leash, which we both love. Our local p... Read More
It's Hard To Be a Teen Girl These Days May. 10, 2023
New data suggests teen girls in American are being swept up in a wave of sadness and trauma, reports... Read More
Food for Thought: Heart Disease Still the Biggest Killer May. 05, 2023
Heart health is back in the news in a big way lately, and the new news is based upon an old topic &#... Read More
Shady Side of the Heat May. 03, 2023
Climate change has resulted in more extreme weather, including hotter, longer heat waves, which in t... Read More
Another Republican Legislature Expels a Democrat, Citing 'Decorum.' That's Rich. May. 02, 2023
For the second time in less than a month, a Republican-controlled state legislature has blocked a De... Read More
Don't Let Dogs Chew Bones or Tennis Balls Apr. 20, 2023
Q: Baxter, my 5-year-old retriever mix, broke a tooth while gnawing on a bone. The veterinarian extr... Read More
From Missing Meds to Support for Women Warriors Apr. 07, 2023
There seems to be one thing after another emerging in today's world that makes achieving or maintain... Read More
China Controls Your Meds Mar. 29, 2023
Democrats and Republicans battered TikTok's CEO at a House of Representatives hearing on Thursday &#... Read More
Vaping and Oral Health Mar. 29, 2023
There's a growing body of evidence that vaping (e-cigarettes) is associated with poorer health, incl... Read More
Technological Advances in Health Care Both Friend and Foe Mar. 24, 2023
As recently reported by USA Today's Tony Leys, Bette Helm, 71, lives in a nursing home located in Kn... Read More
Life Is a Marathon Mar. 22, 2023
But extending it might just involve short bursts of activity. A recent study found that brief bouts ... Read More
Settling Disparities in Care and Getting Back to Treating the Whole Patient Mar. 17, 2023
What is happening to the blissful joy of country living? While it remains for those who can afford i... Read More
A Different Kind of Twindemic Mar. 15, 2023
Twin births have been in decline in the U.S. for the last decade, falling roughly 3% per year, after... Read More
