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Short sleep contributes to greater dementia risk, study suggests

Middle-aged adults who sleep six hours or less face an increased risk for dementia, compared to those who regularly clock in seven hours of shut-eye, according to a large-scale study spanning 25 years. The results suggested persistent short sleep among adults aged 50, 60, and 70 were linked to a 30% greater dementia risk, which held… Read More »

Trump Program to Cover Uninsured Covid-19 Patients Falls Short of Promise

WASHINGTON — Marilyn Cortez, a retired cafeteria worker in Houston with no health insurance, spent much of July in the hospital with Covid-19. When she finally returned home, she received a $ 36,000 bill that compounded the stress of her illness. Then someone from the hospital, Houston Methodist, called and told her not to worry… Read More »

Surgeon general stops short of warning people to avoid crowds on Fourth of July

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams holds a face mask during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 22, 2020, in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Friday stopped short of advising people to avoid participating in large gatherings… Read More »