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Despite the Hoopla, Vaccines Should Be in Reach This Cough-and-Cold Season

Fall marks the start of flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus season. Despite the mixed messages lately, vaccines are available. >

AI-Assisted Drug Discovery

AI could save researchers millions of dollars and lots of time as they search for drugs to curb diseases marked by antibiotic resistance. >

It's Never Too Late to Quit

Quitting smoking can extend the lives of even late-stage cancer patients. Too few patients take advantage of the programs available. >

An Add-On Improves Treatment for Resistant Prostate Cancer

Changes in BRCA genes reduce DNA repair and make cancer recovery difficult. Now men with prostate cancer have a promising treatment option. >

Human Papilloma Virus, a Cause of Cervical Cancer, Sidelined by a Vaccine

HPV vaccines protect the vaccinated as well as those unable to get the shot. But don’t rely on others to protect you; it's not a free ride. >

What Income Inequality Does to Kids' Brains

Kids living in areas of economic inequality show brain changes reflecting stress and which raise the likelihood of anxiety and depression. >

Parents, You May Want to Rethink Your View of Adolescence

Teens will test limits and be moody, but good things happen if parents give teens more responsibility and see them as valued family members. >

Why Democrats Are Casting the Government Shutdown as a Health Care Showdown

Healthcare premiums are set to jump after enrollees choose a plan and after a budget that so far fails to protect them has been approved. >

A Cannabis - Type 2 Diabetes Connection

Long-term cannabis users have higher rates of type 2 diabetes. >

Kids and Teens Still Need COVID Vaccines

Becoming reinfected with COVID raises kids' chances of developing long COVID and the serious heart complications that are connected to it. >

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