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‘Jeopardy!’ Apologizes After ‘Grinch’ Clue for Medical Disorder June 23, 2021The game show “Jeopardy!” apologized after an offensive and outdated clue for a cardiac condition hit a nerve on social media.According to Yahoo Entertainment, host Savannah Guthrie, provided this clue on Monday: “Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome is also known as Grinch syndrome because this organ is too small.” The correct answer -- in the form of a question -- was, "What is the heart?"POTS is a debilitating condition that causes your heart to speed up by at least 30 beats per minute after you move from sitting

A sudden outbreak of sick and dying birds in the South and Midwest has left scientists scrambling to figure out why.

Both main bones in his arm were broken, and a big bite had been taken out of the back of his forearm.

The number of institutions using Apple’s EHR download feature is growing fast; company announces it will start sending other doctors’ records and wearable data to physicians in their EHRs.

Inventor Says His New Straw Will Cure Hiccups June 22, 2021 -- A Texas doctor says you don’t have to breathe into a paper bag, suck on a lemon, or use other Mom-endorsed remedies when you’ve got a case of the hiccups.Instead, you can sip water through an L-shaped, hard plastic straw marketed as the HiccAway, says inventor Ali Seifi, MD.How does it work? According to instructions on the HiccAway website, you stick the straw into a glass of water and suck in water two or three times, immediately swallowing after each sip.You must suck hard because

59% of U.S. adults say the health care system discriminates at least “somewhat,” negatively affecting trust. About one in every eight adults (12%) say they have been discriminated against by a U.S. health care facility or office.

That Song Stuck in Your Head Is Good for Your Memory June 21, 2021 -- A catchy song that replays in your mind is called an earworm, and those pesky tunes can be hard to stop. But a song stuck in your head can play a crucial role in strengthening your memory, investigators have found.Scientists already know that music can stir up vivid memories for people, but they have yet to fully understand how this happens, or why.To learn more, Petr Janata, PhD, and Benjamin Kubit, PhD, both from the University of California, Davis, did a series

The designation can lead to discrimination and burden when gender identity does not align with that assigned at birth, a report concludes. The designation would still appear on live birth records.

Shelby Houlihan, one of America’s top runners, says eating a pork burrito probably caused a positive steroid test that resulted in her being banned from competing in the U.S. Olympic trials.

The incidents in Cuba are under investigation as public servants and some members of their families undergo medical care.

In 1979 WHO found itself with only one smallpox patient left in the world. And how I found him.

A Miami woman dies from dengue fever, highlighting the need for awareness of the potentially fatal mosquito-borne virus.

The state of Nebraska has won $20 million to create next-generation quantum technology that will improve the way we diagnose and treat diseases and transfer information securely.

New research shows that each city has its individual mix of tell-tale microbes.

George Church's decision to share his personal genetic information is stoking controversy in the scientific community.

With these wins, WebMD has collected more 11 Webby Awards in the past 10 years.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a Mississippi case with the potential to seriously weaken the abortion rights in Roe v. Wade.

The federal government is partnering with connectivity powerhouses like Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft to transform the way health information is shared.

Three-year strategic plan covers both changes needed at AMA and changes it would like to see in the health care system.

The move reverses a Trump-era policy and aligns with a June 2020 US Supreme Court decision that bars discrimination based on gender orientation or identity.

A woman from Mali gives birth to nine babies, which was two more than doctors has detected on ultrasounds while she was pregnant.

For the study, researchers analyzed data on more than 15,000 faculty in surgery departments across the United States between 2013 and 2019.

Three neonatal intensive care nurses and a family physician were in the right place -- on an airliner traveling to Hawaii -- at the right time -- when a woman unexpectedly delivered a baby prematurely on the flight.

Scentsational Soaps & Candles recalled the products after tests found methanol (wood alcohol), benzene, and acetaldehyde in some of its products, the company said in a statement on the FDA website.

The more gun laws a state has, the lower its suicide and murder rates, a new U.S. study finds.