One in nine adults (45 or older) report confusion or memory loss. ... Read More
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Immunotherapy and Melanoma: Wow!
Symptoms may include a large brown spot with darker speckles; a mole that changes in color, size, or feel, or that bleeds; a small lesion with an irregular border, and sections that appear red, white, blue, or bluish-black; and dark lesions on your palms, soles, fingertips or toes, or on mucous membranes lining your nose, mouth, vagina or anus.... Read More
7 Brain Hacks
A healthier heart translates to a more fit brain. Many factors that elevate atherosclerosis risk also appear to impair cognitive health in later life.... Read More
5 Ways to Lower Your Stroke Risk
Some heart problems can increase your stroke risk. These heart conditions include atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat), disorders of the heart valves, and enlargement of a heart chamber. With any of these problems, clots can break loose and interrupt the blood supply to the brain.... Read More
Long COVID: What You Should Know
For those 65 and older, the statistics are even more disturbing: One in four will suffer from chronic symptoms associated with a COVID-19 infection.... Read More
Paxlovid for COVID and Rebound
The clinical trial that led to its Emergency Use Authorization showed that paxlovid is remarkably effective, with the pills associated with an 89 percent reduction in the risk of hospitalization and death.... Read More