Women are less likely to die when treated by female doctors, study suggests
Hospitalized women are less likely to die or be readmitted to the hospital if they are treated by female doctors, a study published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine found.
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Whoopi Goldberg reveals she used weight loss drug after weighing ‘almost 300 pounds'
Whoopi Goldberg revealed she used a type 2 diabetes drug to slim down after weighing 300 pounds in 2021. Her message to the haters? “Maybe the key is to stop judging everybody.”
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Can intermittent fasting have negative effects? Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular death
Restricting eating to eight or fewer hours a day, a type of intermittent fasting, may raise the risk of dying prematurely from heart disease over the long term, a new study suggests.
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CDC issues alert over rising measles cases in the U.S.
The nation’s health agency on Monday warned doctors about an increase in measles cases that in a little more than three months has equalled all of the U.S. cases from last year.
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Organ recipient becomes donation advocate
An inspiring New Yorker survived a heart transplant as a child and has now gone on to become an advocate for organ donation. NBC New York’s John Chandler reports.