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Maria Catalfio

Behind the Mask

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Temperatures have started their fall descent, and frost is predicted for this evening. The scenery in my neighborhood is changing, too. Leaves are accumulating on lawns and sidewalks, and pumpkins…

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Pharma Payments And Gifts Influence Doctors’ Prescribing Practices, Review Concludes

Pharma Payments And Gifts Influence Doctors’ Prescribing Practices, Review Concludes 1200 830 AEPC Health

TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Pharma companies are influencing doctors to prescribe pricey drugs by wooing them with money and gifts, a new evidence review has concluded.Payments and…

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Connect the Dots

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I still remember the puzzles in Highlights for Children, the magazine that made reading a little more fun. Hidden Pictures challenged me to find pencils, teacups and other objects camouflaged…

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Midterms Have Revived Universal Healthcare Debate. These States Are Ahead Of Everyone.

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MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) —Democratic congressional members and candidates are already planning to use any midterm election gains to expand health coverage, including boosting Affordable Care Act subsidies,…

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Food Safety Finds A Place Among ‘Kitchen-Table’ Political Issues

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TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The run-up to the midterm elections is turning into a food fight — literally.The summer was marred by a massive foodborne outbreak that…

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AI Speak: Same Words, New Meaning

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I admit there are things I didn’t know, things I now know — and plenty of things I suspect I will never know. There was a time when cache, cookies…

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The Drugs And Devices Have Been On The Market For Years. But FDA-Ordered Studies Still Aren’t Done.

The Drugs And Devices Have Been On The Market For Years. But FDA-Ordered Studies Still Aren’t Done. 1200 800 AEPC Health

TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2026 (HealthDay News) — When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was deciding whether to approve the drug Tavneos several years ago to treat a set…

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The Name Stayed. The Science Changed.

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Names matter. We give them to people, places, products, foods—and puppies. Sometimes we choose a name because we love its meaning. Sometimes we wonder where a name came from. And…

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Less Overdiagnosis In Breast Cancer Screening Than Thought, Study Finds

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TUESDAY, Sept 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Women’s risk of having a harmless tumor caught and treated as a result of breast cancer screening is much lower than once thought,…

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For Whom the Bell Tolls

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Most of us have memories tied to the sound of a bell. School bells. Church bells. Doorbells. Each one signals a moment we recognize. But bells can also mark something…

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