Erin Prater

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  • Pregnant woman with mask looking out window.Health

    COVID can transfer from mom to baby in utero—with potentially disastrous health consequences. Here’s what parents need to know

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  • Overweight Hispanic woman leaning on a fence, holding a green apple after running cardio training. Obese woman exercising. Fat woman exercising. Body positivity. Plus size woman exercising. Weight loss journey.Health

    Injectable weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are having a moment. This health care founder says it’s time that obesity—a chronic disease, not a character flaw—does, too

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  • Man sleeping with cpap mask because of obstructive sleep apnea.Health

    Sleep problems like snoring can more than double your stroke risk. Following these 8 tips could help

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  • Neil Diamond performs onstage at the 24th annual Keep Memory Alive “Power of Love Gala” benefit for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health at MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 7, 2020, in Las Vegas. Diamond recently sat down with CBS’ Sunday Morning to discuss his 2018 diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease—and acceptance.Health

    Neil Diamond was in denial of his Parkinson’s diagnosis, a disease that starts slowly with subtle symptoms. Here’s are the signs to look for

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  • A discarded protective mask on the ground next to confetti in Times Square following New Years Eve celebrations in New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. The annual New Year’s Eve ball drop event, which typically draws more than 1 million people, is closed to the public to avoid the risk of Covid-19 virus contagion. Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHealth

    ‘Everyone is kind of tired and has given up’ on COVID. But this new variant is ‘one to watch,’ the WHO says

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  • Portrait of a happy senior couple in wetsuits taking a break while surfing during their beach vacationAging Well

    There may not be a limit on how long humans can live—and if there is, experts say ‘we are not yet approaching it’

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  • Portrait of a handsome bearded 50 years old man looking at his wrinkles in the bathroom mirror at home. Self care concept.Mind

    Depression and anxiety may be biologically aging you. These small changes could slow the clock

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  • Donna Davis-Doneghy, who is battling symptoms from long COVID, displays displays a mask that she uses to help her fall asleep at her home in London, Ken., on Nov. 21, 2022. Factors like age, gender, BMI, and pre-existing conditions may put individuals at higher risk for long COVID, according to a new study.Health

    These are the people at higher risk for long COVID, according to a massive new study

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  • Senior hispanic man practicing yoga at home doing Chair pose, UtkatasanaAging Well

    Can the sit-to-stand test really predict how long you’ll live? Experts weigh in

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  • Man drinking pint of beer.Health

    5 lifestyle changes can significantly reduce your cancer risk, from giving up drinking to wearing sunscreen

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  • For our Health cover a model holding an anti–inflammatory bowl of blueberries that glows radiating from it and the model in silhouette. (Photo by Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Life

    An inflammatory diet could be hurting your sleep. What foods to avoid (and which to indulge in)

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  • A raccoon dog destined for the dinner table looks out of its cage in Xin Yuan wild animal market in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, 06 January 2004. Following a confirmed SARS case in Guangzhou, the government has ordered that all masked palm civets, which are eaten here as a delicacy, be destroyed as a precaution against SARS after the virus was found in to be present in them but despite this all other ‘exotic’ animals are still being kept and slaughtered for food. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)Health

    Are raccoon dogs the missing link in the mystery of COVID-19’s origins? The answer depends on whom you talk to

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  • Tick, computer illustration.Health

    Cases of tickborne disease babesiosis are surging in the U.S. Northeast, the CDC warns. Here’s what you need to know

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  • COVID-19 sometimes causes severe selective impairments like prosopagnosia, or facial blindness.Health

    After COVID, an artist found she couldn’t recognize her own father. Her odd new symptom: facial blindness

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  • Young woman with diabetes is wearing small sensor on the back of upper arm for controlling blood sugar. She is scanning the sensor with smartphone for checking night blood sugar levels on phoneHealth

    Those trendy continuous glucose monitors? I’ve been wearing them for more than a decade. Here’s what I’ve learned

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