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  Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe

  If you’re working from home because of the coronavirus pandemic and expect to keep...

  • Posted June 19, 2020
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  COVID Fears Keeping Americans From Vital Doctor Visits

  A ruptured appendix is one medical emergency that a general surgeon colleague of Dr....

  • Posted June 18, 2020
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  Jailing, Arrest Practices Are Fueling COVID-19 Spread: Study

  One Chicago jail is linked with nearly 16% of COVID-19 cases in the city...

  • Posted June 16, 2020
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  There’s Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic

  Washing your hands more often may do more than slow the spread of COVID-19:...

  • Posted June 11, 2020
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  Pandemic Is Changing Your Next Doc Appointment

  In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many doctors’ offices and clinics have made changes...

  • Posted June 10, 2020
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  Leonardo’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ Ideal Isn’t Far Off Modern Measures

  More than five centuries ago, Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci produced a now-famous image...

  • Posted June 10, 2020
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  HealthDay In-DepthThe AI Revolution: Giving Docs a Diagnostic Assist

  Back before coronavirus took over the headlines, every week seemed to bring another report...

  • Posted June 8, 2020
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  Kids Breaking Fewer Bones During Pandemic, But More Fractures Happening at Home

  There’s been a nearly 60% drop in broken bones among U.S. children during the...

  • Posted June 4, 2020
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  White House Announces Plan for Medicare Recipients to Get Insulin at $35 Per Month

  Beginning next year, people on some Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage Plans who...

  • Posted May 27, 2020
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  Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement

  People with physically demanding jobs take more sick leave. They also have higher unemployment...

  • Posted May 25, 2020
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  Child’s Cancer Doesn’t Raise Parents’ Divorce Risk, Curb Plans for More Kids: Study

  Having a child with cancer doesn’t appear to affect parents’ risk of splitting up...

  • Posted May 25, 2020
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  To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass

  Asking your child to mow the lawn is a risky proposition, a new study...

  • Posted May 10, 2020
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  Layoffs and Losses: COVID-19 Leaves U.S. Hospitals in Financial Crisis

  The COVID-19 pandemic has done untold economic damage in the United States, with businesses...

  • Posted May 6, 2020
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  Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity

  Injuries in the United States take a huge toll on the workplace, new research...

  • Posted May 5, 2020
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