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Could artificial sweeteners alter your microbiome?
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New clues to origins of lower back pain
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A unique patient case inspires research in lipodystrophy syndromes
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Revolutionary gene therapy may offer new life for patients battling chronic sickle cell disease
Lyric Porter wanted her life back. Born with sickle cell disease, she had a fever at age 5 that scarred her lungs and required her to roll an oxygen tank to school. When she was growing up, clogged blood vessels racked her body with stabbing sensations and forced her to be hospitalized again and again.
States expand health coverage for immigrants as GOP hits Biden over border crossings
A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those living in the U.S. without authorization, even as Republicans assail President Joe Biden over a dramatic increase in illegal crossings of the southern border.
Ice baths are popular with celebrities, but what are the health benefits, if any—and risks?
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Cervical cancer and HPV: What’s the connection?
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the connection between HPV and cervical cancer.
Mealie meal is now cheaper – Imenda
claims the prices of mealie meal are better as ordinary Zambians are able to access the commodity cheaply in ZNS outlets
By NATION REPORTER
UPND deputy secretary general, Gertrude Imenda, has boasted that the new dawn administration has done a tremendous job by lowering the prices of mealie meal and making it cheaper.
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