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Americans trust nurses even more so than doctors. That’s according to Gallup’s 2023 Honesty and Ethics poll, which ranked 23 major professions by the level of trust U.S. adults place in them. According to a press release from Gallup, nurses hold the top spot as the most trusted profession, with 78 percent of Americans who…

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Cambridge scientists may have found a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation, a potentially damaging side effect of the body’s immune system that underlines several chronic diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Fasting increases levels of a chemical in the blood known as arachidonic acid, which inhibits inflammation. The researchers believe it may also…

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Buckingham Palace recently announced that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and will be avoiding public events after being advised by his doctors to minimize in-person contact. According to royal experts, the announcement marks a remarkable departure from the past when monarch’s illnesses were often hidden from the public. The palace said in…

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Shannen Doherty recently shared a positive update about her ongoing battle with stage 4 breast cancer. The former “Beverly Hills, 90210” star shared that she will be starting a new “miracle” cancer infusion treatment. The actress shared the new information while appearing on a new episode of her “Let’s Be Clear” podcast, which featured her…

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“Emily in Paris” star Ashley Park recently shared that she experienced a health scare in a foreign country. She posted videos and pictures from her time in the ICU after being diagnosed with tonsilitis, which evolved into “critical septic shock.” The actress had been on vacation at the time of her illness. Park captioned the…

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Snoop Dogg’s 24-year-old daughter recently suffered a “severe” stroke. Cori Broadus wrote on her Instagram story, “I had a severe stroke this a.m. I started breaking down crying when they told me.” She added in a separate post, shared with her 655,000 followers, “Like I’m only 24, what did I do in my past life…

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In recent years, Americans have been leaving big cities in droves, and now a new study is giving older adults another reason to move. Scientists from Washington State University have found that even small, seemingly insignificant differences in the availability of blue and green spaces across urban areas may contribute to improved physical and mental…

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Mary Lou Retton is known for her gold-winning success during the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. She won five medals and became the first American in history to win the all-around gold in Olympic gymnastics. However, last fall, she was hospitalized and was fighting for her life with pneumonia. Surrounded by her four…

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Two parents from England are honoring their late daughter after she passed away from a rare type of brain tumor in March 2023. Lily Harley was only four years old when she was diagnosed with grade 3 ependymoma brain tumor in January 2022. After fighting cancer for over a year, Lily tragically lost her battle…

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Our grandparents may have been onto something with those early-bird dinners. The best time to eat the evening meal is four hours before bedtime. According to a statistician who analyzed time-use data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in America, dinnertime is 6:19 p.m., but it varies from a little after 5 p.m. to…

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