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  • What you should know about your heart | UCR News

    What you should know about your heart | UCR News0

    Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. February is American Heart Month, established in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to encourage Americans to prioritize and protect their heart health. Dr. Ramy Sadek In the Q&A below, Dr. Ramy Sadek, a board-certified cardiologist with UCR Health, discusses key heart health

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  • Statins do not cause the majority of side effects listed in package leaflets

    Statins do not cause the majority of side effects listed in package leaflets0

    Cardiovascular disease results in around 20 million deaths worldwide and causes around a quarter of all deaths in the UK. Statins are highly effective drugs that lower LDL (‘bad’) cholesterol levels and have been repeatedly proven to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, there have been concerns about possible side effects. The researchers gathered

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  • What to know about South Carolina’s big measles outbreak and who is most at risk

    What to know about South Carolina’s big measles outbreak and who is most at risk0

    William Brangham: Measles continues to spread in the U.S., with South Carolina currently experiencing the biggest outbreak it’s seen in decades. In that state, there are 876 confirmed cases of the highly contagious virus, which is preventable with a vaccine. This current surge may be slowing. New cases aren’t rising as fast and vaccinations have

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  • World Cancer Day: A Global Call to Awareness and Action 2026, Part 2

    World Cancer Day: A Global Call to Awareness and Action 2026, Part 20

    World Cancer Day is observed annually on February 4 and was established in 2000 at the World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium in Paris. The initiative was led by the Union for International Cancer Control with a clear purpose: to unite the world in the fight against cancer through awareness, advocacy, and collective

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  • A newborn’s death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant

    A newborn’s death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant0

    A newborn baby died from a listeria infection likely linked to the child’s mother drinking raw milk during pregnancy, health officials said. New Mexico officials this week warned people to avoid consuming unpasteurized dairy products following the death. Interest in and sales of raw milk have been rising in recent years, fueled by social media

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  • Measles outbreak in South Carolina continues but may be slowing

    Measles outbreak in South Carolina continues but may be slowing0

    SCOTT DETROW, HOST: South Carolina’s measles outbreak continues to grow. The state now has a total of 876 confirmed cases. This is one of the biggest outbreaks the U.S. has seen in decades. But there are some positive signs in this current outbreak. Here to tell us the latest is NPR health correspondent Maria Godoy.

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    Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage. But there are still ways to find care. Over the next decade, the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is expected to slash nearly $1 trillion in spending from Medicaid, the state-federal

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