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Instead of cutting services to cut costs, one rural hospital plans to thrive by offering more.
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One More COVID Summer?
A mid-year wave might be brewing for the fourth year in a row. Will it always be like this?
Go to a Pool
In this blazing-hot summer, one place to cool down rises above the rest.
Fatigue Can Shatter a Person
Everyday tiredness is nothing like the depleting symptom that people with long COVID and ME/CFS experience.
The Ticks Are Winning
Their saliva is a secret weapon.
Birth Control Isn’t the Only Thing That Just Went Over-the-Counter
Progestin, the active ingredient in the first over-the-counter daily contraceptive pill, can be used to treat PCOS, endometriosis, migraines, and more.
Drink More Water
The dos and don’ts of hydrating in a heat wave
The Republican Lab-Leak Circus Makes One Important Point
“Lab leak” has too many meanings.
Sorry, Honey, It’s Too Hot for Camp
Summer is getting too hot and dangerous, killing the childhood of our imaginations.
A Gaping Hole in Cancer-Therapy Trials
Treatments aren’t widely tested on older patients—the very people who need them most.
Being Alive Is Bad for Your Health
What is anyone supposed to do with the knowledge that diet sodas maybe, possibly, just might perhaps have some sort of potential link to cancer?