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- Inflammation Keeps Us Alive. It's Also Making Us Sick. - The New York Times
Chronic inflammation underlies many age-related diseases; GLP-1 drugs reduce inflammation but also risk infection, while real-time monitoring may soon personalize treatment.
- The Electric Pain in Her Tooth Baffled Every Dentist. What Was Wrong?
A 69-year-old woman's agonizing facial tooth pain, misdiagnosed by multiple dentists, was ultimately caused by trigeminal neuralgia from a compressing artery.
- Spring Allergy Season Is Coming. Here’s How to Make It Less Miserable. - The New York Times
Starting allergy treatments like antihistamines or nasal sprays several weeks before spring begins can reduce symptom severity throughout the season.