Smartphone use and your heart

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A new report links heavy smartphone use to an increased risk of heart disease, but the real cause might not be what you’d expect. 

🩺 ChatGPT spotted what doctors missed: A 40-year-old mom couldn’t bend her fingers and was told it was rheumatoid arthritis. Then came stomach pains and weight loss, and she heard it was just acid reflux. She asked ChatGPT, which suggested it might be Hashimoto’s disease. Turns out it was right … and an ultrasound found two cancerous lumps.

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Reduction in heart disease risk with an experimental new drug. Lepodisiran is administered in one or two doses, and lowers lipoprotein(a), which is tied to heart attack, stroke and other heart disease risks. Amazing! Talk to your doc if you’re at risk.

💪 Man with the golden arm: That’s what Australians called James Harrison. He donated his blood and plasma 1,173 times. He passed away peacefully in his sleep last month at 88. His plasma had a rare antibody to prevent rhesus disease — when a pregnant mother’s blood is incompatible with her baby. He’s credited with saving 2.4 million babies’ lives. What a hero!

Apple Watch medical revolution

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More and more healthcare professionals are using Apple’s tech as a way to treat illness and disease.