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A woman went to the ER with 'severe' abdominal pain and discovered herbal tea had damaged her liver
The woman recovered after she stopped drinking the tea that contained ingredients including aloe ve…
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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5 reasons your pee is orange and when to see a doctor
If your pee is orange it's probably not a cause for concern unless you're experiencing other sympto…
Madeline Kennedy
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3 things all women should know before starting Opill, the new OTC birth control, according to doctors
Opill, the new OTC birth control pill, will be available in stores soon. Doctors spoke to Insider a…
Kate Hull
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A 42-year-old man needed the toilet more than usual. He was diagnosed with colon cancer that had spread to his liver.
Tom McKenna has been encouraging symptomatic people to get looked at "before it's too late" amid in…
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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3 women with cancer who were dismissed by doctors for being 'too young'
Anyone can get cancer, though only about 5% of all cancers are diagnosed in 20- and 30-somethings. …
Anna Medaris
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A 37-year-old woman took herbal supplements to treat her arthritis. Within weeks, she died of liver failure.
An Ayurvedic practitioner prescribed the woman unspecified herbal supplements, and her skin soon tu…
Allana Akhtar
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Signs that your chronic back pain is actually an issue with your kidneys, according to doctors
Since your kidneys are close to your back, you might mistake kidney pain for back pain. But kidney …
Nsisong Asanga, MPH, FETP,Jas…
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Doctors dismissed a young woman's heart-pounding adrenaline attacks as anxiety. She now has a deadly tumor.
Miranda Edwards, 32, is prone to attacks where she feels like she's dying, which are caused by rare…
Andrea Michelson
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A baby was losing weight and vomiting. At the hospital, doctors discovered he was starving from an almond milk diet.
Doctors thought a sick infant had type 1 diabetes, but he was really starving because he was being …
Anna Medaris
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My brother needed a liver transplant but didn't have health insurance. My advocacy is what got him on the donor list.
When my brother needed a liver transplant and didn't have health insurance, I advocated for him and…
Taayoo Murray
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People are taking a 20-cent 'wonder drug' to slow aging and lose weight. Some doctors say it's promising.
Metformin has been prescribed for decades to manage diabetes. But it may also be able to prevent ca…
Hilary Brueck
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4 ways to naturally lower bilirubin levels and improve your overall liver health
To improve liver health and decrease bilirubin levels, you should make sure to stay hydrated, avoid…
Caroline Tien
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14 causes of blood in your semen, from STIs to cancer treatment, and when to call a doctor
Blood in your semen might seem alarming, but it's not always serious. Here are 14 possible causes, …
Adam Barnes,S. Adam Ramin
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A 31-year-old woman said she was hospitalized after eating Daily Harvest lentils. Now she fears permanent liver damage.
Hundreds of people have been reporting illness after eating a recalled Daily Harvest product, and s…
Gabby Landsverk
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A man went to the ER with abdominal pain where doctors discovered he had a 'very rare,' 'giant' gallstone
Surgeons found the gallstone was so big that it took up most of the space in his gallbladder — the …
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Drinking sugary drinks like soda, even just one a day, is linked to higher risk of liver cancer, a new study suggests
A daily habit of drinking sugary drinks like sodas may be linked to higher risk of liver cancer bec…
Gabby Landsverk
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A living organ donor gave part of his liver and a kidney to 2 different people within 2 years
Brian Flynn gave his brother's friend a kidney in 2019. A year later, he decided to do it again to …
Canela López
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I was misdiagnosed with a liver tumor at age 17. After years of depression and eating disorders, I found my passion in bodybuilding.
Marta Horvath dealt with a benign liver tumor misdiagnosis for over a decade but later found a pass…
Kitti Palmai
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I'm a doctor who lost 25 pounds on Ozempic. Here's why I still take a small 'maintenance dose' to keep the weight off.
Weight gain is a common experience among people who stop taking Ozempic. One doctor is experimentin…
Hilary Brueck
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A woman was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer after doctors sent her home with cough syrup
Alix Burnard, 29, said she was so sick that she couldn't leave the house without a cup to catch her…