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Why do kids 9-11 years of age need a cholesterol test? Elizabeth Tracey reports

There’s a very good reason to test preadolescents’ cholesterol levels, Elizabeth Tracey reports

There’s a test your adolescent should have to help avoid cardiovascular disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Even kids who appear very healthy can have very high cholesterol levels, Elizabeth Tracey reports

New cholesterol screening guidelines capture childhood risk, too, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Does a program exist to implement comprehensive lifestyle changes to preserve cognitive function? Elizabeth Tracey reports

How exactly do lifestyle interventions benefit brain health? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Comprehensive lifestyle changes impact wellbeing in those with early Alzheimer’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports

How is it that medications to treat Alzheimer’s disease appear to show such a benefit? Elizabeth Tracey reports

If you’ve been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment what’s the best strategy to slow decline? Elizabeth Tracey reports

How did the current situation with kratom develop? Elizabeth Tracey reports

What is the likelihood that you’ll experience a problem with a product labeled as kratom? Elizabeth Tracey reports

If you have a bad experience after taking kratom, can medical professionals help?

Consuming kratom products may result in an ED visit, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Kratom is accounting for a dramatic rise in ED visits, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Increasing rates of obesity and severe obesity may presage increased rates of heart failure, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Is there another benefit besides weight loss of GLP-1s in people with severe obesity? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Can GLP-1 agonists help in heart failure and severe obesity? Elizabeth Tracey reports

What is severe obesity doing to the heart muscle’s ability to contract? Elizabeth Tracey reports

How is obesity related to a common form of heart failure? Elizabeth Tracey reports