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More kids are getting bariatric surgeries to lose weight. Here's what parents need to know.
Yahoo Life· 12 months agoAs rates of severe obesity in kids rise, more are turning to bariatric surgeries. But is it safe?...
Gene therapy offers hope for rare diseases. But the stories don't always have happy endings.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoNew medical treatments, such as gene therapies, have the potential to save lives or transform them...
The burden of getting medical care can exhaust older patients
Fortune via Yahoo Finance Canada· 3 months agoSusanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and...
Training a new generation of ‘climate doctors’
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSince 2019, the number of US medical schools requiring coursework on the effects of climate change has more than doubled. A Colorado program goes a step...
Victor J. Glover will make history as the first Black astronaut to go to the moon. Of over 350 NASA...
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoNASA astronaut Victor J. Glover.NASA This week, NASA announced the crew for its 2024 lunar voyage....
U.S. doctor's offer of free medical help for Fogo Island rejected after licensing snag
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoWhen a Massachusetts doctor with Newfoundland ties heard Fogo Island has been without a permanent...
For the 40% of Americans with obesity, medications may be given at wrong dose
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt's well known that having obesity increases the risk of a wide range of health conditions, but...
'Food as medicine': White House pilot program would bring medically tailored meals under Medicare
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoMILTON, Mass. – Standing in the doorway of his new home, Bouba Diemé, sturdy and 6 feet 8 inches...
FACT FOCUS: States, not CDC, set school vaccine requirements
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on Thursday voted that the agency...
As Prop. 29 vote looms, dialysis patients brace for change
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoDialysis patient Socorro Reyes, shown at his Los Angeles home, supports Proposition 29, which would...