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Medical Breakthroughs: New way to get a breast cancer screening
Posted 11:56 AM 10/11/2024 by Naomi De Lucia
Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the United States. Now, there is a new and easier way to get screened.
The devastating diagnosis of late-stage breast cancer struck Fatma when she was just 49 years old. Watching her aunt's struggle, inspired MIT Professor Canan (More)
10/9/2024
Prescription Health: How to spot internet addiction in teens
Posted 5:43 PM 10/10/2024 by Naomi De Lucia
The internet is at the tip of everyone’s fingers, and 95% of teens have access to a smartphone.
The average teen spends seven hours and 22 minutes looking at screens every day, which leads to some risks. So how can you spot the addiction?
“We might not be physically (More)
10/8/2024
Medical Breakthroughs: Doctor receives rare double lung and liver transplant
Posted 1:35 PM 10/9/2024 by Naomi De Lucia
New innovations are allowing doctors to perform amazing operations, like transplants of major organs.
Pulmonologist, Allergist, and Immunologist Dr. Gary Gibbon has been helping patients breathe for more than three decades.
But then Dr. Gibbon found himself fighting for every (More)
10/7/2024
Smart Living: Keeping your child safe from TikTok trends
Posted 4:05 PM 10/8/2024 by Naomi De Lucia
From cute dogs, new moves, hot fashion and more, TikTok is all the rage for teens.
TikTok challenges often go viral and while some can be funny, others are unsafe.
So, what can parents do to keep their kids safe? TikTok offers some parental controls, such as limiting content and (More)
10/6/2024
Medical Breakthroughs: The effects of forever chemicals on young girls
Posted 4:32 PM 10/7/2024 by Naomi De Lucia
It keeps our food from sticking and our clothes from burning, and an epidemiologist at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine says they can even be found in house dust.
Per and poly fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are used in aerospace, automotive, construction, and electronic (More)
