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It was a snowy afternoon in Bozeman, a city of nearly 60,000 nestled among the mountains of southern Montana. Temperatures hovered in the mid-30s. The city’s mobile crisis team had just gotten a call about a man walking around outside without shoes. The man’s family...

It is time to move beyond the “baby brain” cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women’s brains. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Tighter regulations and an influx of federal money in recent years have helped communities across the U.S. initiate efforts to clean up lead contamination in soil, drinking water, and older homes. But Congress and the Trump administration have partially rolled back...

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. We Have Invested Too Much To Let Research Programs Die Quietly I have dedicated my life to research, but now that...

Samantha Smith of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, went into the operating room for emergency removal of an ectopic pregnancy. “I’m grateful I didn’t die,” she said, but she was shocked to see that the outpatient surgery was billed to her insurer for about $100,000. Jamie...

Star Quinn moved to Kingsport, Tennessee, in 2023, the same year the state began covering dental costs for about 600,000 low-income adults enrolled in Medicaid. But when Quinn chipped a tooth and it became infected, she could not find a dentist near her home who would...

Families of Idahoans with disabilities say their lives could be upended as lawmakers in the state’s Republican-dominated legislature mull sweeping cuts. Services at risk include the 24/7 care that allows a 39-year-old with cerebral palsy to live independently; the...

Women with endometriosis say doctors failed to listen to them or take their pain seriously. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

The data showed big variations between hospitals with Whiston, Royal Blackburn, Royal Preston and Arrowe Park particularly struggling with long waits. In contrast, the three Manchester hospitals, along with Fairfield General in Bury and Furness General in Barrow, saw...

Over the course of 2025, Jayant Mishra of Mission Viejo, California, progressively developed scaly, itchy red patches on his skin. Then came the pain and swelling in the joints of his hands, making it difficult to do his work at a bank. His primary care doctor...

(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) A woman with multiple sclerosis wanted to be able to walk up the stairs at home without losing her balance. Her doctor prescribed medicine that helped, but then approval from her insurance plan for the drug expired. “Why do I need a prior...

"Vitamin C helps with collagen formation and so ensuring you get enough from foods such as citrus fruits, berries, green vegetables, peppers and tomatoes may help. Zinc, found in meat, poultry, cheese, some shellfish, nuts, seeds and wholegrains, also helps the body...