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A NY hospital tried to close its birthing center. This city united to fight back

Democrats and Republicans in Troy, New York, took on a national Catholic health system and kept the county's last birthing center open.

A NY hospital tried to close its birthing center. This city united to fight back

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Hormone treatment may ease menopause 'brain fog,' study suggests

Many women going through menopause report struggling with memory lapses, trouble concentrating and slower thinking, a set of symptoms often described as "brain fog." A new study by UCLA Health suggests an estrogen hormone treatment combining estriol and progesterone may help ease these symptoms, offering an early but potentially promising…

Dozens of genes tied to OCD and tic disorders discovered

A Rutgers-led international collaboration has identified 36 genes that substantially raise the risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and chronic tic disorders—providing, two researchers said, the most detailed biological understanding of how these conditions develop and might eventually be treated.

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