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SOURCES: Brandon Wilson, FH advocate, Florida. Peter Gaskin, MD, pediatric cardiologist, University of Maryland Children’s Hospital; assistant professor, pediatrics, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Mary P. McGowan, MD, chief medical officer, The FH Foundation; cardiologist, Dartmouth Hitchcock, Lebanon, NH. National Heart,...

Sampat says a sleep technician, sleep technologist, or respiratory technologist can work with you directly to fit you to the right mask. 3. Consider comfort. Size is only one part of fit. You also want to think about the type...

Joni Kazantzis was 15 years old when she woke up one morning covered with red, scaly spots that looked a lot like chickenpox. It happened overnight, so her mother thought it may have been an allergic reaction. But within the...

If you just found out you have sleep apnea, you may wonder what to do next. The first step is to talk to your doctor about the lifestyle changes and treatments you can use to manage it and improve your...

By Cara MurezHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) – A diet designed to boost brain health appears to benefit people with multiple sclerosis (MS), new research suggests.For the study, a team from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai...

By Robert Preidt               HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Fish oil supplements are often touted as good for your heart health, but a new study finds they may also help fight depression."Using...

Kaiser Family Foundation: “Latest Data on COVID-19 Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity.” Mayo Clinic: “Coronavirus infection by race: What's behind the health disparities?” Jenay Powell, MD, executive director, White Coats Black Doctors Foundation. Lutricia Harrison, doctor of nursing practice (DNP), advanced nurse...

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Black COVID-19 patients in the United States are more likely to die than white patients, but there would be 10% fewer deaths among Black patients if they could...

So much of the COVID-19 news coming out of the United States lately has been positive. Cases are falling, hospitalizations are down, and the vaccines are holding up well against emerging coronavirus variants. But that good news can sometimes obscure...