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More social support can overcome a person’s genetic risk for depression

ALS risk higher among production workers, those exposed to metals, volatile compounds on job, new study finds

They may only be in 4th or 5th grade, but 1 in 10 pre-teen children already say they’re curious about using alcohol or tobacco products, and 1 in 50 say they’re curious about using marijuana…

Existing drugs kill SARS-CoV-2 in cells

As the ravages of the opioid epidemic lead many to avoid these powerful painkillers, a significant number of people with fibromyalgia are finding an effective replacement in CBD-containing products

Researchers have found that almost half a billion people globally have diabetes, although many don’t know they have it

80% of those diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer are men, the leading cancer caused by HPV, surpassing cervical cancer

Irregular Sleep Connected to Bad Moods and Depression

More than 40% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) said they’ve used cannabis products in the past year to help with chronic pain and sleep, two common symptoms that go together, using products with some combination of CBD and THC

More Than Half of People Using Cannabis for Pain Experience Multiple Withdrawal Symptoms

Concern about loved ones might motivate people to mask up and get the COVID-19 vaccine

Uncovering the genetics behind heart attacks that surprise young, healthy women

One-third of the people who could benefit from a special type of savings account to cushion the blow of their health plan deductible aren't doing so

Oxygen therapy harms lung microbiome in mice: Study could have implications for treatment of reduced oxygen levels in critically ill patients

Critically ill COVID-19 patients who received a single dose of a drug that calms an overreacting immune system were 45% less likely to die overall, and more likely to be out of the hospital or off a ventilator one month after treatment…

Nearly half of middle-aged Americans are unsure if they’ll be able to afford health insurance after retirement according to a new study of data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging

Low-income people enrolled in Michigan's Medicaid expansion program experienced a six-point increase in employment or student status in one year, new study shows

US families are paying over $4,500 in medical bills to have a baby. The average out-of-pocket costs for childbirth increased by 50% in 7 years

Medicaid expansion doubled access to primary care and increased attention to health risks, finds a new study of low-income enrollees in the Healthy Michigan Plan (n=4,090).

Study suggests young people’s views may conflict with older Americans on bathroom policies affecting trans people

Nearly one in three low-income people who enrolled in Michigan’s expanded Medicaid program discovered they had a chronic illness that had never been diagnosed before

Expanding Medicaid to more low-income adults helped many of them feel healthier, and do a better job at work or a job search, in just 1 year after new health coverage

The rate at which Americans died from firearm injuries increased sharply starting in 2015, a new study shows

People with chronic lower back pain who performed self-administered acupressure experienced improvement in pain symptoms, suggests new randomized controlled pilot study

More patients are being prescribed opioids after experiencing an ankle sprain, finds a new study of nearly 592,000 patients, even though no evidence-based treatment guidelines for ankle sprains include prescribing opioids

A potential new immune-based therapy to treat precancers in the cervix completely eliminated both the lesion and the underlying HPV infection in a third of women enrolled in a clinical trial.

Patients use medical marijuana mostly for chronic pain - Vast majority, 85.5%, of medical cannabis license holders were seeking treatment for an evidence-based condition, with chronic pain accounting for 62.2% of all patient-reported qualifying conditions…

More than half of people who take medical cannabis for chronic pain say they’ve driven under the influence of cannabis within two hours of using it, at least once in the last six months, according to a new study, with one in five of them saying they’d driven while ‘very high’.

Chiropractic treatment and vision loss - In rare occurrences, forceful manipulation of the neck is linked to a damaging side effect: vision problems and bleeding inside the eye, finds the first published case report of chiropractic care leading to multiple preretinal hemorrhages.

Cancer takes an enormous toll financially, and patients feel their doctors’ offices aren’t adequately addressing these concerns

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