• Even Wealthy Americans Die Younger Than Europeans
  
  Death comes for everyone, be they rich or poor. But no amount of money will help Americans live longer than Europeans, a new study says. Even the richest Americans face shorter lifespans compared to well-heeled Europeans, according to results published April 2 in the New...
• Strokes From Neck Artery Tears Rising Fast
  
  Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the hospital these days, a new study says. Cervical artery dissection involves a small tear in the inner lining of an artery in the neck that supplies blood to the brain. Blood can clot at the site...
• 'Weekend Warriors' as Healthy as Daily Exercisers
  
  Life is busy, and some folks simply don't have time until the weekend to work out. Turns out, that's just fine for their health, a new study suggests. "Weekend warriors" who cram their week's exercise into one or two days appear to gain as much benefit as people who are...
• Trump Restores Title X Family Planning Funds to 2 States
  
  The Trump administration is reinstating nearly $2 million in Title X funding to Oklahoma and Tennessee, reversing a Biden-era decision that cut the states from the federal family planning program over rule compliance issues, The Hill reported.
• Shingles Vaccine Reduces Risk for Dementia
  
  A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one - shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains.A new study found shingles vaccination cut older adults' risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20%.The research,...
• New Push to Bring Whole Milk Back to School Meals
  
  More than a dozen years after higher-fat milk was stripped from school meals to slow obesity in American kids and boost their health, momentum is growing to put it back. Federal lawmakers have revived bills that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served again in schools, in...
• Low 'Bad' Cholesterol Might Lower Dementia Risk
  
  Lower levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol could mean a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. People with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels lower than 70 mg/dl had a 26% lower risk of dementia and 28% lower risk of Alzheimer's, compared...
• Health Layoffs Include Bird Flu Response Staff
  
  The Trump administration has fired staff who were working on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's bird flu response as part of its mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association and a source familiar...
• Eye Exam Can Assess Risk for Delirium After Surgery
  
  They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. The eyes also might help detect seniors at risk for a common syndrome in which they emerge from surgery in a state of delirium, new research suggests. Seniors who have thicker retinas are about 60% more likely to develop...
• FDA Approves First At-Home Test for STIs
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization for the first home-based, nonprescription diagnostic test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis in women, the agency announced Friday. Women with or without symptoms can use the Visby Medical...
• Where Jobs, Programs Were Cut at Health Agencies
  
  Thousands of people responsible for tracking health trends and disease outbreaks, conducting and funding medical research, monitoring the safety of food and medicine, and administering health insurance programs for nearly half of the country were laid off Tuesday at the...
• Brain Implant Allows Woman to Talk After Stroke
  
  For nearly two decades, a stroke had left a woman unable to speak - until now. Thanks to a new brain implant, her thoughts are being turned into real-time speech, giving her a voice again for the first time in 18 years. The device was tested on a 47-year-old woman with...
• What a Smile Reveals About Longevity
  
  A healthy smile may play a key role in how long you live. A recent study from China found that maintaining good oral health, particularly preserving natural teeth, can significantly impact overall life expectancy. The study emphasizes the importance of regular dental care...
• FDA's Top Tobacco Official Removed
  
  The Food and Drug Administration's chief tobacco regulator has been removed from his post amid broad cuts at the agency and across the federal health workforce handed down Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter. In an email to staff, FDA tobacco director Brian...
• Microplastics Linked to Hypertension, Diabetes
  
  Microplastics appear to be contributing to chronic diseases in shoreline areas of the United States, a new study suggests. High blood pressure, diabetes and stroke rates are higher in coastal or lakefront areas with greater concentrations of microplastics in the environment,...
• Layoffs Begin at US Health Agencies
  
  Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people...
• Study: Fasting Outperforms Calorie Cutting
  
  Fasting every other day can prompt more weight loss than simply cutting calories, a new clinical trial shows. People who undertook 4:3 intermittent fasting lost just under 8% of their body weight within a year, compared to a 5% loss among people who cut their daily calories...
• Mystery Illness Reported in Russia
  
  Several regions of Russia have experienced minor outbreaks of an unknown illness with early symptoms in humans appearing to be similar to those of pneumonia.
• What to Know About the New Antibiotic for UTIs
  
  A groundbreaking new antibiotic has shown remarkable efficacy in treating urinary tract infections (UTIs). This innovative treatment not only promises to alleviate symptoms more rapidly than traditional medications but also combats antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria...
• Coffee Wrongly Labeled Decaffeinated Recalled
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled ground coffee sold in 15 states after finding it may have been wrongly labeled as decaffeinated. Hundreds of 12-ounce bags of Our Family Traverse City Cherry Decaf Light Roast Ground Coffee were part of the recall....
• Deep Sleep Deficiency Linked to Alzheimer's Risk
  
  Certain stages of sleep - deep sleep and dream sleep - appear to contribute to brain health in ways that affect risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new study says.People who get less deep sleep or dream sleep have smaller volumes in critical brain regions, researchers reported...
• Citrus Oil May Relieve Cancer Patients' Dry Mouth
  
  A new formula made with natural citrus oil could help cancer patients find relief from dry mouth, a common and painful side effect of radiation treatments. The formula was created by researchers at the University of South Australia and Stanford University. It mixes limonene...
• FDA Approves Sanofi's Bleeding Disorder Therapy
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved French drugmaker Sanofi's hemophilia therapy, paving the way for a new type of treatment for patients with the rare blood clotting disorder, the regulator said on Friday. Sanofi's subcutaneous, or under-the-skin, therapy helps...
• New Drug Cuts Genetic Heart Disease Risk Factor
  
  The highest dose of an experimental drug developed by Eli Lilly significantly reduced levels of a genetically inherited risk factor for heart disease in a midstage trial, according to data presented at a major medical meeting on Sunday. The drug, lepodisiran, reduced levels...
• Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Criticizes RFK Jr.
  
  The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing "misinformation and lies" to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations. Dr. Peter Marks sent a letter to Acting FDA...

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