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Why Are So Many Family Doctors Calling It Quits? Retirement, Burnout Causing Shortage
An exclusive HealthDay interview with Dr. Dale Block, retired family physician and strategic healthcare leader.
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Weight-Loss Drugs Help, But Exercise Is Still the Key to a Healthier Heart
A University of Copenhagen study followed 130 adults after weight loss and found those who exercised had healthier blood vessels and lower inflammation than those relying on weight-loss medication alone.
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Hidden Eye Damage After Mild COVID
New research suggests mild COVID can trigger lasting eye problems that standard eye exams may not detect.
Lettuce Suspected In Growing Multistate Cyclospora Outbreak
Michigan health officials have identified lettuce and other salad greens as the leading suspected source of a growing multistate outbreak of Cyclospora, a parasite that causes watery diarrhea.
The illness it causes, known as cyclosporiasis, has now been reported in more than 30 states. Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite...
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Why Are Family Doctors Leaving The Workforce? Retirement, Burnout Creating A U.S. Primary Care 'Brain Drain'
A bad back led Dr. Dale Block to retire from family medicine in 2019, after nearly four decades treating patients.
“I was one of those rare three-sport athletes” in high school and college, said Block, 67, who lives in Columbus, Ohio. “I played football in the fall, I played basketball in the winter, and I either played b...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Unruly Patients Are Stressing ER Staff, Undermining Care
Nevermind "The Pitt": Real-life drama in America's emergency rooms is wearing down doctors and perhaps impairing the care they can provide, a new study shows.
A lot of their anxieties are coming from angry, impatient and irritable patients and their loved ones, researchers say.
“Medicine is inherently uncertain and emotional, e...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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Pain Patients Should Taper Opioids At Their Own Pace, Study Suggests
About 5 million Americans are thought to be using an opioid painkiller to ease their chronic pain.
A new study suggests that the safest route to reducing use of the powerful drugs is best left up to the patient.
“For patients, I think the data are reassuring that if opioids are tapered the right way, meaning a patient-cen...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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Heatwaves Raise Hospital Admissions For Mental Health Woes
TUESDAY, July 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Heatwaves are increasing in severity and duration for Americans, and research suggests they leave a rise in mental health crises in their wake.
A new international study tracked more than 2.6 million warm-season hospital admissions across Brazil, Canada, Chile and New Zealand from 2000 t...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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U.S. Gun Suicides Hit Record High, Even As Firearm Deaths Decline Overall
The latest federal data finds U.S. gun deaths dipping slightly overall, even as rates of firearm-related suicides reached a record high.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data for 2024 found that guns were involved in the deaths of 44,447 people that year — a rate of one death every 12 minutes.
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