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By Alan Mozes HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a world increasingly consumed by social media, much has been made of the amount of time younger generations spend online every day — and the harms that habit can bring.But now a new study of older adults suggests that regular internet use may actually… […]

May 8, 2023 — “Think of it as a morning after pill, but for STIs,” was how Aniruddha Hazra, MD, put it. Hazra specializes in infectious disease at University of Chicago Medicine Infectious Disease and Global Health unit. The cause of the grand statement? New research that shows the antibiotic doxycycline reduces the onset of HIV… […]

May 8, 2023 — Brooke Keaton, 42, of Charlotte, NC, has a back-up plan for the bad days. She calls them “her long COVID days” and when she has one, her husband knows she’s too fatigued to play with their two daughters, ages 12 and 5. “Instead of heading to the park, we’ll do a movie… […]

The classic picture of someone with alcohol use disorder  is someone who always drinks too much and whose life is falling apart because of it. But that’s not always the reality.Some people seem to be just fine even though they abuse alcohol. You may hear them called  “functional” or “high-functioning” alcoholics.You can still be one… […]