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Health Portals: Getting Your Doctor to RSVP

When patients message their doctors online, office staff see it first. Here's how to improve your chances of hearing back from your doctor. >

New Cholesterol Guidelines Mean Many Are Under-Treated

AHA and ACC target levels for LDL cholesterol are now lower, with meds recommended at 160 mg/dL or above; 55 mg/dL for heart patients. >

Insecticide-Resistant Mosquitoes Rising

Using pesticides to make backyards more inhabitable on summer evenings may be making the problem worse, particularly in more affluent areas. >

Tracking the Rewards of Low Nicotine Cigarettes

People switching to the low-nicotine cigarettes of today are not likely to smoke more to gain the same effect. They may even smoke less. >

Drought-Sensitive Areas Discover the Price of Water

The cost of water is not something we consider when we think of climate change. But in some places it could become a big financial burden. >

Prices for GLP-1 Drugs Surge

Use of diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound has grown by up to 600%. Prices have also soared. Are the costs sustainable? >

What Developing Brains Really Need

Kids’ brain functions are more dependent on family economics and where they live than their IQ. Sleep and stress have a big role to play. >

Rethinking Moderate Drinking

The health benefits of alcohol may be a myth. A review of research found even moderate consumption raised the risk of a range of diseases. >

“Get Rid of the Scale and Get Out The Tape Measure”

Clinical obesity may be more accurate than BMI to measure a person's risk of obesity-related conditions like heart disease and diabetes. >

What Parents Need to Know about Pediatric Flu Vaccines

Kids suffer when they get the flu. Parents suffer, too. Childhood flu vaccines do a good job of preventing infection, a recent study shows. >

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