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Samaritan ending COVID-19 testing requirements for outpatient surgical procedures; test site to close

Mar. 28—WATERTOWN — Samaritan Medical Center will close its drive-up COVID-19 testing site on Saturday as the state relaxes its requirement for testing of outpatient surgical procedure patients. Samaritan, per state Department of Health guidance, will no longer require testing prior to outpatient surgical procedures after Saturday, the hospital announced Tuesday. Exceptions to this are… Keep Reading

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New Brain Implant Device Could Restore Function in Paralyzed Limbs

A brain implant that can restore arm and leg movements has been developed by British scientists to boost connections between neurons and the paralyzed limbs, offering hope to accident victims. The device combines flexible electronics and human stem cells – the body’s ‘reprogrammable’ master cells – to better integrate with the nerve and drive limb… Keep Reading

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17-Year-old Wins $150,000 in Science Talent Search for Remarkable Way to Diagnose Pediatric Heart Disease

In the oldest and most prestigious young adult science competition in the nation, 17-year-old Ellen Xu used a kind of AI to design the first diagnosis test for a rare disease that struck her sister years ago. With a personal story driving her on, she managed an 85% rate of positive diagnoses with only a… Keep Reading

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Top Strategies to Beat Snoring, According to New Poll of Sleepless Adults

52% of American adults either snore or have a partner who does, according to a new poll, and 72% of them have resorted to a host of tricks to try and silence the noise. The top strategies to beat snoring include using extra pillows and drinking water before bed – some even attest to putting… Keep Reading

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More Efficient Way to Suck Up CO2 From Air By Storing it in Baking Soda and Water

A new study shows that methods of sucking up atmospheric air and filtering out the CO2 can be improved by adding copper to the filter material, potentially opening up the technology to dozens more uses that could produce a meaningful difference in the fight against climate change. The addition of copper also converts the captured… Keep Reading

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Taking Care of Your Teeth Could Help Prevent Arthritis and Joint Pain

Taking care of your teeth could help prevent chronic joint pain, according to a scientist who spotted a clue in discarded data. Rice University computational biologist Vicky Yao found traces of bacteria associated with periodontal disease in samples collected from rheumatoid arthritis patients, helping spur research that confirmed a connection between the diseases. Tracing this… Keep Reading

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Brisk Walking for Just 11 Minutes a Day Slashes Risk of Premature Death by 23% Says Study of 30 Million People

Walking at a brisk pace for just 11 minutes a day slashes the risk of a premature death by almost a quarter, according to new research. The team led by researchers at the University of Cambridge showed how one in ten early deaths could be prevented if everyone managed to reach the threshold of 75… Keep Reading

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80-Year-old Woman Celebrates Doing a 5K Every Day Since Pandemic–1,000 in a Row!

A Cherokee woman determined not to let the pandemic get her down began running or walking a 5K every day for 100 days. Through lockdowns, Alpha, Delta, Omicron, and beyond, Mae Dean Erb kept on running until she completed her 1,000th 5K last Friday, two months short of her 80th birthday. “I don’t know how… Keep Reading

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Cardiologist Reveals Top 10 Heart Symptoms You Should Never Ignore, But Many People Do

A leading cardiologist has revealed the top 10 heart symptoms you should never ignore—including nausea with chest ache and being tired upon waking. But a recent survey found 54 percent of adults wouldn’t guess these symptoms were related to poor heart health. Dr. Ameet Bakhai, a consultant cardiologist at Spire Bushey Hospital in North London,… Keep Reading

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In ‘Mega Milestone’ India Connects 80 Million Rural Households to Water Supply in Just 4 Years

India’s Jal Jeevan Mission of tap water access continues to be one of the great, unsung stories of human development. Almost 79 million households have been provided with access to a tap water connection since the program’s launch in August 2019, bringing the total to 111 million, or 56% of rural households in the nation. Governance in… Keep Reading