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An operation called a radical prostatectomy has long been a mainstay of prostate cancer treatment. Offered most often to men whose cancer has not yet begun to spread, it involves removing the entire prostate gland, and can be performed in different ways. With the traditional "open" method, surgeons remove the prostate through an 8-to-10-inch incision …

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Normally, our blood is designed to clot when necessary to prevent every minor cut or bruise from becoming a life-threatening hemorrhage. A complex system of blood cells, proteins, and blood vessels keeps blood flowing properly and prevents clotting — except in the right time and place. Yet certain health problems sometimes cause blood clots in …

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The news these days is overwhelming in its awfulness. War is underway in eastern Europe. Climate change looms, contributing to wildfires and flooding. Incomprehensible shootings occur with numbing regularity. The pandemic seems to be shifting from an immediate threat to health to an endemic illness — yet it’s still affecting us. The news has been …

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For many years we have heard about the benefits of olive oil to help lower the risk of heart disease, but its connection to decreasing risk of death has been less clear. A recent study of approximately 92,000 US men and women examined whether olive oil is associated with total and cause-specific mortality (death from …

Olive oil: Can it lower your risk of dying early? Read More »