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Policy -- Pentagon pauses controversial testosterone policy guidelines

5 days ago

Cancer -- 'Unparalleled' study finds psilocybin protects against nerve damage from chemotherapy

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Public Health -- Top medical leaders urge Americans to get their flu and COVID shots in lieu of CDC vaccine campaign

7 days ago

GLP-1 Drugs -- Could GLP-1 weight-loss drugs help you live longer?

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Reproduction -- The risk of high blood pressure in pregnancy is rising-and the damage can be life-changing

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Medicine -- The murky science behind human growth hormone peptides

9 days ago

Diet -- Keto diets may offer health benefits the Mediterranean and other diets don't

13 days ago

Aging -- Is there a 'window of opportunity' to prevent Alzheimer's in women?

14 days ago

Cancer -- U.S. approves breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug, heralding a new era for an intractable disease

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Reproduction -- Sperm health may matter more for pregnancy than we realized

15 days ago

Vaccines -- HHS quietly signals possible changes coming to childhood vaccination schedule

15 days ago

Public Health -- The U.S. just recorded its first two deaths from measles for 2026

15 days ago

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