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Did you know that you could get depression and anxiety from your partner through mouth bacteria? Did we stump you? Well, a new study found that depression and anxiety can spread between partners if they kiss – a healthy spouse could show mental health symptoms after just six months of marriage to a depressed partner. Each time […]
Wegovy and Zepbound, which both sell for a list price of more than $1,000 a month, have long been out of reach for people without insurance or whose insurance refused to cover them. Among adults who take the medications, about half say it’s difficult to afford the cost, according to a May 2024 survey by the health policy group […]
The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has proposed a settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging unauthorized data sharing. Plaintiffs claim URMC used web tracking tools that shared patients’ identifiable and health data with third parties, including Facebook. The lawsuit covers users of the MyChart portal (2021–2023) and online forms (2018–2023). URMC denies the […]
Local seniors and disabled residents have been forced out of their homes due to the closure of the Enriched Housing Program. The Department of Health cited health and safety violations as the reason for the shutdown. The program was operated by Family Service of Rochester, a nonprofit organization. News10NBC’s Deanna Dewberry investigated and found that […]
Sleep experts recommend against snoozing after a wake-up alarm, but a study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham shows the practice is common, with more than 50% of sleep sessions logged ending in a snooze alarm and users spending 11 minutes on average snoozing. Even though using the snooze function on an alarm clock […]
A new set of guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that clinicians provide better pain management options for in-office uterine and cervical procedures—including IUD insertions and biopsies. The move follows years of patient complaints and growing awareness that pain has been under-addressed in gynecology. ACOG now calls for clinicians to […]
URMC has issued a warning to MyChart users, advising them to switch from Rite Aid as the pharmacy chain begins closing stores nationwide. Although no specific closures in the Greater Rochester area have been confirmed, URMC is preparing patients for the transition by highlighting services like free home delivery from Highland South West Pharmacy. Rite […]
After a traumatic event like a divorce or the death of a loved one, some people may experience chest pain and shortness of breath — the result of a condition known colloquially as “broken heart syndrome.”The syndrome, which doctors formally call takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is thought to be triggered by physical or emotional stress, which releases bursts […]
A measles case was confirmed in Ontario County, linked to recent travel from Ontario, Canada, where an outbreak is ongoing. The patient self-isolated, and those around them were vaccinated. The person has fully recovered, and officials say there’s no current risk, but residents are urged to get vaccinated. Ontario County confirms measles case, no current […]
In an uncomfortable moment during a Twitch stream, Ray J told several women he was hanging out with that he was sexually assaulted by his babysitter when he was a child. “My babysitter raped me,” he said, which was met with a shocked reaction by the women who joined him on the stream. He then pulled his beanie […]
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