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Texas’ tasty heart cake and Gotham’s coronavirus robot
Plus, a patient’s emotional support totem is too yuge? Sad!
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50 years of growth: More dermatologists, more demand
Despite a 400% increase in supply since 1970, “dermatologists alone have been unable to meet increasing patient demand for dermatologic services...
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Flu increases activity but not its severity
A very red map now has 41 states at the highest level of influenza activity.
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The dementia height advantage, and ‘human textile’
Plus, golfers are more likely than nongolfers to play a full 18 on the course of life.
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Flu activity increases for third straight week
One important indicator – outpatient visits – is headed into uncharted territory.
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Funding failures: Tobacco prevention and cessation
Most states fall far below minimum spending guidelines, according to American Lung Association.
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The Zzzzzuper Bowl, and 4D needles
Plus, we review America’s game plan for running up a lopsided cholesterol score on Super Bowl Sunday.
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Don’t forget about the flu: 2019-2020 season is not over
Activity levels continue to rise after a 2-week drop at the beginning of the year.
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The scents-less life and the speaking mummy
Plus, does his beard make Santa feel more confident and attractive?
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Zika virus: Birth defects rose fourfold in U.S. hardest-hit areas
U.S. jurisdictions without local transmission of the virus saw no increase in infants born with brain abnormalities and/or microcephaly or with...
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Infant deaths from birth defects decline, but some disparities widen
Gap between infants born to Hispanic and white mothers increased from 2003 to 2017.
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Suicide rate higher than average for female clinicians
Male health care practitioners are less likely than all working-age men to die by suicide.
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The age of maximum misery, and why Marcus Welby was gray
And grab your buzzers, contestants: It’s time to play “Good news IS bad news!”