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New research examines pros and cons of vitamin D to improve memory
How much can vitamin D supplementation boost memory, learning and decision-making in older adults – and how much can be…
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Caution and ideas for covering HIV/AIDS in 2019
In April 1984, then-U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler announced the National Cancer Institute had discovered the virus…
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Survey highlights desire for involvement in Alzheimer’s trials, early detection
Would you want to know if you were at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, although it’s incurable and treatment options are…
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Lack of routine dental care under Medicare continues to rankle
About 60 million Americans depend upon Medicare for their health care coverage. But the national health insurance program for retired…
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Differences between palliative and hospice care described in new tip sheet
You may have heard about Jeopardy host Alex Trebec’s announcement this year that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic…
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Profile of a Kennedy led reporter to an investigation of mental health parity in N.C.
In September, Yen Duong, Ph.D., had just started work for North Carolina Health News when Hurricane Florence was churning up…
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Tick season increasingly begins sooner with climate change
Ticks are emerging earlier from winter hibernation and remaining active for more weeks of the year as the climate is…
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Tip sheet for covering HIV today: A 2019 update
This primer on covering HIV was first published in 2017. Heather Boerner has updated it with scientific breakthroughs from the…
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Health plans win some, lose some in challenges to Trump ACA changes
Think the only big lawsuit pending on the Affordable Care Act is the Texas fight over whether the whole law…
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Efforts continue to add a Medicare dental benefit
Acknowledging that millions of Medicare beneficiaries have unmet oral health care needs, a diverse coalition of organizations, including Families USA,…
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