Dr. Joseph Cafone

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PHOTO: Stock photo of a person using their phone while going to the bathroom. — Antonio Hugo Photo/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images

Using your phone on the toilet raises your risk of hemorrhoids, study suggests

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US prostate cancer rates rose annually over the past decade, new report finds

PHOTO: Anaesthesia monitor in catheter lab — Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61

Doctors may need to rethink decades of routine beta blocker use for some patients after a heart attack, studies suggest

PHOTO: Signs of support outside the entrance to the US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, August 28, 2025. — Erik S Lesser/epa/shutterstock/ERIK S LESSER/EPA/Shutterstock

'Hopeless': CDC staff in turmoil amid Trump administration's effort to oust director

PHOTO: A nun sits with children during Sunday morning mass at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City, July 20, 2025. — Omar Al-qattaa/AFP via Getty Images

Pope calls for an end to violence in Gaza, supports churches that will not evacuate

PHOTO: Foods represented in the Mediterranean diet. — Adobe Stock

Mediterranean diet and exercise cut diabetes risk by nearly one-third, even without much weight loss, study finds

PHOTO: In this undated file photo, an empty incubator sits in the hallway in the neonatal unit of a hospital. — STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images

Mississippi declares public health emergency over infant mortality rate

PHOTO: Stock photo of a woman reading a book. — Olga Pankova/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images

Americans spend less time reading for fun and more time on screens: Study

PHOTO: AstraZeneca is making flu protection more convenient with the launch of an at-home delivery option for FluMist, its nasal spray flu vaccine. — AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca launches at-home FluMist nasal spray delivery

PHOTO: A mom holds a newborn baby in an undated stock photo. — STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images

What to know about congenital syphilis after 3 infants die in New York

PHOTO: A man walks in a city in an undated stock photo. — STOCK PHOTO/Adobe

Moving to a walkable city can add more than 1,000 steps to your day: Study

PHOTO: Stock photo of a child playing with blocks. — Olena Smyrnova/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images

Autism diagnoses happening earlier for boys but many girls still wait years, analysis finds

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