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High-Dose Vitamin D Supplements Won't Prevent Diabetes in Healthy Seniors
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 -- Taking even high doses of supplementary vitamin D won't lower an older person's odds for type 2 diabetes, new research confirms.
Vitamin D supplements may have other benefits, but in otherwise healthy folks with...
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New Weight-Loss Advance: A Gastric Balloon You Control to Feel Full or Not
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 -- GLP-1 meds are all the rage for weight loss nowadays, but not everyone can safely take the drugs to shed pounds. Invasive weight-loss surgeries can often be a tough sell, too.
Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute...
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America's Rural Hospitals Are Shutting Down Maternity Wards
THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2024 -- Hospitals across America are shuttering their obstetric units, and the issue is most acute for women served by rural hospitals, a new study finds.
By 2022, a majority (52%) of rural U.S. hospitals no longer had any...
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