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Q: I have occasional skipped beats. It feels like my heart jumps when it happens. I exercise regularly and…
Harvard Health Letters How’s your sodium intake? Most health-conscious adults already know that sodium raises blood pressure–and that high blood…
An adventure through the evolving science of organ transplantation By David Himmel It is late morning in early May 2014.…
By Donna Shryer From spring’s first warm breeze through summer’s last blast of hot, hair-frizzing humidity, Chicago’s 77 communities serve…
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By Eve Becker Last January, Mark Kirk woke up with a headache. It worsened as the morning progressed, followed by…
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