C-Section Infection Risk Higher for Moms on Medicaid: Study

Surgical site infections occurred in 0.75% of the deliveries covered by Medicaid and 0.63% of those covered by private insurance. In other words, women covered by Medicaid had a 1.4-fold higher risk, the researchers reported. from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2vazf...

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Do American Adults Drink Too Much? Study Says Yes

Binge-drinking -- four or more drinks in a two-hour period for women and five or more for men --  is typical behavior for 7% of adults aged 35 to 44 and 10% of adults aged 45 to 54, according to the poll. from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2VPDV...

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Two Lives Saved in Rare 'Paired' Liver Donation

Living liver donation carries more risks than a living kidney donation, and it comes with a 0.3% donor risk of death and a 30% risk of complications following an adult-to-adult donation with the larger right liver lobe. from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Dhe4...

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This Ballet-Cardio Workout Will Give You Tighter Muscles and Tons of Energy

Burn calories while doing dance-inspired moves. from Fitness - Health.com http://bit.ly/2GsiU...

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How a Chicago Woman Fell Victim to Candida Auris, a Drug-Resistant Fungus

By MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2IA2q...

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