Gluten-Sensing Tech May Change Fight Against Celiac Disease
May 31, 2022 – About 7% of the U.S. population – including those with celiac disease and gluten sensitivities – experience symptoms like belly pain, diarrhea, and chronic fatigue when…
Cancer screenings like colonoscopies are supposed to be free. Hers cost $2,185
Enlarge this image Preventive care should be free to patients under the Affordable Care Act, but Elizabeth Melville of Sunapee, NH., was charged $2,185 for a colonoscopy in 2021. Philip…
Cancer screenings like colonoscopies are supposed to be free. Hers cost $2,185
Enlarge this image Preventive care should be free to patients under the Affordable Care Act, but Elizabeth Melville of Sunapee, NH., was charged $2,185 for a colonoscopy in 2021. Philip…
Medical respite offers refuge for homeless people recovering from illness
Enlarge this image Henry Jones, who kept getting sicker after 11 years of homelessness, was admitted in 1991 into Christ House, one of the first medical respite programs in the…
It Takes Two: How Couples Maintain Love and Intimacy When One of Them Has Lupus
How Couples Maintain Love and Intimacy When One of Them Has Lupus
The Benefits of Physical Therapy for Older Adults
Donna Rice had a nagging pain in her hamstring. At 65, Rice, who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, had been a runner for more than 40 years. Even when in pain,…
Can You Guess Your Baby’s Sex?
When you’re pregnant, chances are you’ll hear things like this – sometimes from total strangers: “You’re carrying low. You must be having a boy.” Or: “If you have morning sickness all day,…
A drug for HIV appears to reverse a type of memory loss in mice
Enlarge this image Scientists have discovered that a drug used to treat HIV helps restore a particular kind of memory loss in mice. The results hold promise for humans, too.…
Could a Broken Heart Have Killed Husband of Slain Texas Teacher?
May 27, 2022 — In a seemingly endless stream of tragic news out of Uvalde, TX, the husband of a slain teacher died Thursday just after returning home from her…
Sex: Frisky (and Safe) After 50
“OK, so we know you’re not going to get pregnant.” Sexuality educator Jane Fleishman, PhD, typically opens with this line when she goes into senior communities to talk about safe…