John F. Kennedy at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice while on a trip to Europe with LeMoyne Billings in August 1937. From the JFK Library

Medicare Card, Who Gets Skin Cancer, and Why

A good night’s rest may literally clear the mind. Using mice, researchers showed for the first time that the space between brain cells may increase during sleep, allowing the brain to flush out toxins that build up during waking hours. These results suggest a new role for sleep in health and disease. The study was … Read more

Medicare Card, Tanning gene linked to increased risk of testicular cancer

Medicare Card, Large study to examine if vitamin D prevents diabetes

NIH scientists find unusual method that may alter tumor growth.  Scientists have identified two unlikely partners in a type of immune cell called a macrophage that work together in response to cancer drugs to increase inflammation in a way that may alter tumor growth. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health published the study in … Read more

Medicare Card, How Smoking Effects Your Lungs

Medicare Card, How Smoking and Emphysema

Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women. Although it’s one of the deadliest cancers in the United States, breast cancer is often treatable when detected early.  Mammograms, which are low-dose x-rays of the breast, continue to be vital in the early detection of breast cancer.

There are a number of scams currently circulating that target members of the military and veterans, such as fake military charities, identity theft targeting active service members, and veteran pension scams. In general, all of these scams try to take advantage of military members by offering to provide a service and then taking your money, … Read more

Medicare Card, Turn Down the Sound to Reduce your Chances for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

From the U.S. Department of Interior: An amazing sunset viewed from Cape Royal on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

An experimental vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading cause of illness and hospitalization among very young children, elicited high levels of RSV-specific antibodies when tested in animals, according to a report in the journal Science.