MDMA or ecstasy is under consideration for FDA approval for treating PTSD but it’s future is uncertain. MirageC/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption toggle caption MirageC/Getty Images/Moment RF The psychedelic drug …
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Proposed rule would remove medical debt from credit reports : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA proposed new rule would ban medical debt from credit reports. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Americans would no longer have to worry about medical …
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Who’s practicing yoga in America? The CDC has answers : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPeople participate in a mass yoga session on International Yoga Day in Times Square on June 21, 2023 in New York City. The CDC finds about 1 in 6 adults …
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What a relationship can look like after a big breakup or divorce : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWestend61/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Westend61/Getty Images Is it ever a good idea to stay friends with an ex? Last month, Life Kit asked our audience this question as …
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African ancestry genes linked to higher risk for Alzheimer’s, stroke : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA new study looks at the roles that African and European genetic ancestries can play in Black Americans’ risk for some brain disorders. TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images hide caption …
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Proposed rule would remove medical debt from credit reports : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA proposed new rule would ban medical debt from credit reports. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images/Archive Photos hide caption toggle caption Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images/Archive Photos Americans would no longer have to worry …
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This Arizona medical examiner is tracking heat-related deaths : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPima County Medical Examiner Greg Hess at his office in Tucson, Ariz. Hess and another Arizona-based medical examiner are rethinking how to catalog and count heat-related deaths, a major step …
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In Baltimore, nurses deliver primary care door-to-door : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNurses Lisa Stambolis and Ashley Gresh of the Neighborhood Nursing team talk with Percy Jones. Members of the nursing team visit his apartment building weekly, and Jones credits them with …
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Alzheimer’s drug donanemab gets FDA advisory committee’s green light : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAn advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended that the federal agency approve Alzheimer’s drug donanemab. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Advisors to the …
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The tick-borne illness, babesiosis, is on the rise. A malaria drug may help : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTick-borne diseases like Lyme disease and babesiosis are spreading in the U.S. Ladislav Kubeš/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ladislav Kubeš/Getty Images Micheline LeBlanc knew something was up in the …