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Supporting a loved one through cancer is challenging navigation. Words intended to comfort can sometimes inflict unintentional pain. Knowing what phrases to avoid is as crucial as knowing what to say. Certain common statements minimize struggle or offer false hope. Let’s explore things never say to a cancer patient. Choosing words carefully shows true empathy…

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After decades of searching, a change in tactics has put scientists a step closer to developing a treatment for dementia, according to a new study led by Stanford Medicine. Research published in Nature found that older adults who received the shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia over the succeeding seven years than…

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