Nocturnist in charge of night shifts at Thompson Health’s emergency department has received one of the hospital’s highest awards. He discusses his work and
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Nearly half of American adults — some 126 million people — will be obese within 10 years, a new study projects. Adult obesity in
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By Anne Palumbo Fasten your seatbelts, gentle readers, our region’s hottest, most humid season has landed. And you know what that means: sweat,
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