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There are more than 100 strains of HPV. Some types of the virus can cause cancer. HPV 16 has been linked to rising cases of oropharyngeal cancer, commonly known as throat cancer. (Link to research) Dr. Katharine Price, a Mayo Clinic medical oncologist, says that, while HPV-related throat cancer is often curable, prevention is best.…

Heart disease (https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/diseases-cardiovascular) is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States alone, with one person dying from heart disease every 33 seconds. February, in addition to American Heart Month, is Black History Month. Black Americans are 30 percent more likely to die…

With more than 90,000 people in the U.S. awaiting kidney transplants, the demand exceeds the available supply — emphasizing the critical importance of identifying safe ways to broaden the donor pool. Dr. Naim Issa, a Mayo Clinic transplant nephrologist, says, until recently, patients with Type 2 diabetes have been ruled out as potential living kidney…