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Why Americans Aren't Sleeping Enough — and What Helps
Elenathewise/iStockphoto/Getty Images Adults should be getting at least seven hours of sleep each night, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
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Discussing Looksmaxxing With Teen Boys
Scrolling down the feed of the average adolescent boy might reveal a lot about their interests, from video
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Nebraska Begins Medicaid Work Rules; Enrollees Fear Losing Coverage
Schmeeka Simpson of Omaha, who balances three jobs — as a patient navigator for the ACLU, an administrative assistant at Nebraskans for Peace and shifts at Dunkin' — said she is terrified of losing Medicaid now that Nebraska began enforcing a federal work requirement for some enrollees on May 1.
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Normalizing 'Poop Talk' to Catch Cancer Early
start08/iStockphoto/Getty Images No one ever mentioned to Rick Rivers that his grandfather died of colorectal cancer — until Rivers himself was diagnosed at age 31. Cancer felt like a taboo topic in his family, where diabetes, for example, was not.
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Probing the Gut Microbiome in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
DrAfter123/Digital Vision Vectors/Getty Images Like so many in her field, The Ohio State University oncologist Ning Jin is alarmed by the number of patients in their 30s and 40s with late-stage cancer in their lower digestive tract.
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Planned Parenthood Adds Botox and Aesthetic Services to Offset Cuts
At a Planned Parenthood clinic in Sacramento, a patient receives cosmetic injections in a quiet exam room — not for a clinical condition but to smooth lines and brighten her skin.
