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New research suggests that everyone should have their lipoprotein(a) levels tested—but what is that?

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A new study found that women who went through so-called premature menopause had 40 percent more fatal and nonfatal heart ...

When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors ...

A new blood test for the painful uterine disorder endometriosis detected cases missed by ​ultrasound and MRI, according to ...

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