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Hard-to-diagnose women’s disease is often dismissed, even by gynecologists — but can cause serious problems if left untreated

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Hard-to-diagnose women’s disease is often dismissed, even by gynecologists — but can cause serious problems if left untreated

Dr. Sheeva Talebian is haunted by how long “we’ve conditioned women to believe that debilitating pain is normal.” It’s a “clinical failure,” she declared, and it’s a reason why symptoms of one tricky disease in particular are often unreported and misdiagnosed — sometimes until irreversible damage has already been done. The board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and third-party … Read more

Beware ‘sausage toe’: Foot injury that’s more common in summer can get much worse if left untreated

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Beware ‘sausage toe’: Foot injury that’s more common in summer can get much worse if left untreated

It’s the wurst-case scenario. People are prone to toe injuries big and small in the summer because they’re playing outside more, wearing less-protective footwear, such as sandals and flip-flops, and walking barefoot on hot surfaces like pavement and sand. A broken toe might seem like a minor inconvenience, but dismissing it means you’re left with … Read more

Untreated water tied to salmonella outbreak in cucumbers leaves 450 people in US sick

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Untreated water tied to salmonella outbreak in cucumbers leaves 450 people in US sick

Untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people across the U.S. this spring, federal health officials said Tuesday. But that grower doesn’t account for all of the cucumber-related illnesses and 125 hospitalizations that were reported from late March through early June, the U.S. Food … Read more

Untreated sleep apnea presents ‘disruptive’ dangers to people’s lives, including heart issues

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Untreated sleep apnea presents ‘disruptive’ dangers to people’s lives, including heart issues

Esther Rodriguez Villegas, a professor at Imperial College London and founder of the London-based medical technology company Acurable, is sharing common health and well-being issues that can result from sleep apnea — a problem that can be disruptive for both sufferers as well as their loved ones. One of these risks is cardiovascular disease. The sudden and frequent drops … Read more