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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A little bit of Jacksonville is heading to space. Experiments from research at Mayo Clinic are going to be practiced during NASA’s 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply mission in space, which is scheduled to launch early Sunday morning. A Jacksonville doctor is behind it all. The research through Mayo Clinic is going to be a part of NASA’s …

At 60, you still feel mostly invincible. Sure, recovery takes longer after that weekend tennis match, and you’ve started holding restaurant menus at arm’s length. But 80? That’s another planet, barely visible from where you stand. Here’s what geriatricians know that you don’t: the choices you make right now—not next year, not after retirement—are writing the script for whether you’ll …

Thirty-two-year-old Charlotte Chapman-Hart experienced ear-splitting headaches from the age of thirteen, leading to multiple incorrect dietary disorder-related diagnoses.  It would take eight years before doctors discovered that she had cysts on her backbone and her brain was pressing down on her spinal column. Despite the pain, she continued dancing ballet during this period and graduated from university with a health …

The rise in newborn deaths from congenital syphilis is prompting an urgent warning from health officials.   The once ‘rare’ cause of infant mortality has more than tripled in recent years, with 3,882 cases reported in 2023. According to the CDC, this is the highest number of cases of the disease since 1992. During that year, there were 279 congenital syphilis-related …

The pill may subtly rewire women’s brains—making them more prone to sadness, irritability and mood swings, scientists warn.  A study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that oral contraceptives change activity in brain circuits that regulate mood and emotion. The discovery may help explain why some women experience psychological side effects when starting the pill, while …

By LUKE ANDREWS U.S. SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER Ahead of flu season, parents are being warned that healthy children could develop a life-threatening condition after being infected with the virus.  More than 6million children are infected with flu every year. Most recover without medical care, but among patients under five years old, between 6,000 and 25,000 are hospitalized annually while about 37 …

In the old days, a person was considered dead when the heart stopped. Then, in 1968, a group of Harvard professors decided that people could also be considered dead when the brain stopped. Now, three doctors from New York are advocating that we expand the definition of death to include what they call “irreversibly comatose patients on life support.” What …

Ticks are migrating, but scant surveillance may leave doctors in the dark on patient treatment  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

A survey of doctors released Wednesday showed how pervasive medical falsehoods have become — not only online, but also within the walls of medical exam rooms where doctors and patients talk. The survey from the Physicians Foundation, a nonprofit research group, found that 61% of doctors said they encountered patients influenced by misinformation or disinformation a moderate amount or a …

Sasha Pieterse is opening up about battling multiple medical issues behind closed doors, and being ignored by the people meant to help her. Michael Tullberg / Getty Images Sasha was just 12 years old when she was cast in Pretty Little Liars, and she went on to star in the series until her early 20s. While playing an “it girl” …