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Medical Notes

Medical Notes is a segment containing concise headlines from the spheres of medical research, scientific discovery, and ground-breaking technology — bite-sized snippets of the news & notes millions of weekly listeners consistently crave.
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Medical Notes: An Easier Way To Quit E-Cigarettes, Why First Responders Have a Higher Risk of Dementia, and Is Smell Our Most Important Sense?

The invisible burden of frontline workers. Quitting e-cigarettes may have just gotten a lot easier. Some newborn senses are more important than others.

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Medical Notes: How Climate Change May Be Affecting Pregnancies, Aging Out of Foster Care, and How Babies Develop a Self-Image

Being placed in foster care can be traumatic, but getting out isn’t much better. More and more babies are being born prematurely, and climate change might have something to do with it. We know that babies like to move their hands, but it turns out they might …

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Medical Notes: Nightmares May Be Signaling a Deeper Illness, Why Older Women Should Go Vegan, and Some People Don’t Have an Inner Voice

Bad night of sleep? It could be signaling an autoimmune disease. Older women may want to consider a vegetarian diet. It’s recently been discovered that a small part of the population has no inner voice. Can magic mushrooms cure a stutter?

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Medical Notes: What You Should Know Before Quitting Birth Control, the Benefits of Red Cabbage Juice, and Are You Eating Too Much Protein?

What you need to know before quitting birth control. Protein is an essential nutrient, but are you eating too much of it? Why you should be juicing your produce. Plus, why are we always blinking?

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Medical Notes: Why Kids Need Homework, the Immune Benefits of Brushing Your Teeth, and Is THC a Safe Cure for Morning Sickness?

Sorry kids, homework is here to stay. The best defense against disease may start with your teeth. Plus, is it safe to smoke weed while pregnant?

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Medical Notes: Dangerous Heatwaves This Summer, New Devices for Fentanyl Testing, and Is Intermittent Fasting As Helpful as We Think?

Is intermittent fasting as beneficial as we think? Why older adults should take caution this summer. Better drug tests. Are parents too trusting of VR?

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Medical Notes: Cold Plunge for Your Heart Health, Why New Mothers Shouldn’t Use THC, and This Year’s Historic Hurricane Season

We may be able to reverse antibiotic resistance. Is 2024 the year of natural disasters? New mothers should think twice before using cannabis. Do you need to take a cold shower?

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Medical Notes: Science Has Created Artificial Ovaries, AI Can Diagnose Breast Cancer, and Why ‘Baby Talk’ Can Make Your Kid Smarter

How AI is helping catch breast cancer. Will artificial ovaries soon be a reality? ‘Baby talk’ might make your kid smarter down the road. You should walk more for your sleep health.

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Medical Notes: The Miracle of Synthetic Blood, How Having a Choice Increases Vaccine Acceptance, and Why Warm Winters Worsen Allergy Season

Do you know your blood type? Everyone wants the freedom to choose, especially when it comes to vaccines. A warmer winter is bad news for allergies.

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