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Can this diabetes drug actually sluggish getting old, curb weight acquire, and cut back dementia? What’s behind the metformin craze?
HEALTH-METFORMIN:SJ — Is an outdated compound the brand new “marvel drug”?
Metformin, a standard treatment to handle diabetes, has change into a controversial darling of tech-conscious well being digerati who’re drawn to early analysis suggesting it would assist promote longevity, cut back dementia and stop a number of different situations, together with, most lately, the long-running COVID-19.
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A firework exploded in his hand. This teenager responded with braveness and resilience.
LA-TEEN-FIREWORKS-INJURY:LA — LOS ANGELES — On the hospital, La’Veyah Mosley struggled at first to know what had occurred. The 12-year-old woman wakened with each arms lined in layers of gauze.
“Do I’ve fingers?” she requested her mom, Staneisha Matthews.
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Do you need to donate a kidney or a liver? This new Reside Donation Heart goals to extend dwelling donors for sufferers in want
HEALTH-LIVING-ORGANDONORS:PH — PHILADELPHIA — Penn Drugs has opened a Heart for Dwelling Donation, bringing collectively underneath one roof its companies for sufferers receiving kidney, liver and uterine transplants with organs donated by dwelling folks.
By pooling assets from these packages, Penn leaders hope to extend the variety of dwelling transplants, expedite take care of folks ready for organs from deceased donors, and handle racial disparities amongst those that profit from organ transplants.
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UC Berkeley to show psychedelic guides find out how to facilitate ‘mushrooms,’ hallucinogenic medicine
HEALTH-PSYCHEDELICS-GUIDELINES:SJ — BERKELEY, Calif. — Serving to somebody who takes magic mushrooms have a “good journey” might imply maintaining them hydrated or listening to Grateful Lifeless data to securely benefit from the journey.
However in the suitable atmosphere, it might probably additionally change into a type of remedy.
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