Sarah Boden
Stories
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Health
Are beef tallow fries any healthier? These nutritionists say don't kid yourself
In a recent appearance on Fox News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ate French fries cooked in beef tallow and mused that 'food is medicine.' Nutrition scientists are scratching their heads.
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Science
What to know about protecting your cat from bird flu
A few cats have died from bird flu after eating raw food. And some raw pet food products have been recalled. Here's what to know about the risks to your fur babies, and how to keep them safe.
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Health
For seniors with hoarding disorder, a support group helps with stigma and isolation
Concern is growing about the prevalence of hoarding disorder among seniors, and the lack of access to effective treatments. Some have found coping strategies — and community — in a support group.
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Health
The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID
A strain of influenza appears to have disappeared from the planet since COVID. As a result, U.S. flu vaccines have been redesigned.
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Health
IUD insertions can hurt. The CDC advises doctors to do more to reduce the pain
Women have been complaining that doctors don't warn them how much an IUD insertion can hurt — or offer pain relief. Now the CDC is recommending that doctors do more to help.
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Health
CEOs earn big bucks at nonprofit hospitals. But does that benefit patients?
Nonprofit hospitals pay their CEOs generously, and their compensation keeps getting larger. Some researchers wonder if the ballooning paychecks align with what’s best for patients and taxpayers.
