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CDC: Flu Cases on the Rise, Along With ER Visits
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says flu cases are on the rise, along with a spike in emergency room visits.
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WHO to Limit Travel, Hiring After Trump Announcement
The Trump administration's announcement that it would withdraw from the World Health Organization has made the agency's financial situation "more acute," Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told staff in an email sent Thursday night.
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Dr. Crandall: Most Americans Need More Magnesium
Magnesium is a mineral essential for healthy muscles, nerves, bones, energy and many other functions in our body. However, most people are low in magnesium, according to Dr. Chauncey Crandall, world-renowned cardiologist and director of preventive medicine at the Palm Beach...
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Trump Withdraws FDA Menthol Cigarette Ban Plan
The Trump administration has withdrawn a plan to ban menthol cigarettes in the U.S., in a setback to health regulators and activists. The Food and Drug Administration had in April 2022 proposed to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, but its implementation...
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A Cold or Something Else? Helpful Symptom Guide
With all the viruses going around, when you start feeling sick you may wonder if it is just a cold or something more serious. According to USA Today, it's hard to know which virus you've come down with since many of the symptoms such as fever, runny nose, sore throat,...
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Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Risk for Car Crashes
Many major maladies have been linked to disturbed slumber caused by sleep apnea, high blood pressure, heart problems and diabetes. Add car wrecks to that list, a study published Jan. 21 in the journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, says. People with untreated sleep...
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Meds, Diet That Can Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
People can reverse their Type 2 diabetes through a combination of calorie cutting and medication, a small clinical trial says. Overweight and obese adults caused their diabetes to go into remission by following a calorie-restricted diet and taking the prescription diabetes...
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Emergency Contraception Pill Abortion Alternative
A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the United States. Mifepristone has...
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UnitedHealthcare Names Tim Noel as New CEO
UnitedHealthcare has named Tim Noel, an 18-year company veteran, as its new chief executive officer, following the murder of its former CEO Brian Thompson in New York in December, CNBC reports.
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Novo: Amycretin Causes 22 Percent Weight Loss
Novo Nordisk on Friday announced early-stage trial results for its amycretin obesity drug for subcutaneous injection, saying people with obesity or overweight treated with the drug achieved a 22% weight loss after 36 weeks. Shares jumped on the release and traded up 7% at...
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HHS Directives Halt Agencies' Meetings, Travel, Publications
Health agencies including the CDC this week canceled meetings with external groups, paused some public health publications, and told employees to freeze travel after directives from the HHS, two sources familiar with the situation said.
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US to Leave World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, Says UN
The United States will leave the World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, the United Nations said on Thursday, after being formally notified of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has accused the agency of mishandling the pandemic and other international health...
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Adult ADHD Linked to Shorter Life Expectancy
Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, otherwise known as ADHD, may face a shorter life expectancy than their peers. On average, men with ADHD died seven years earlier than men without it, while women with ADHD died nine years earlier than their counterparts,...
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Purdue Pharma to Pay $7.4B in OxyContin Settlement
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, the attorneys general from several states announced Thursday. The...
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How Sparkling Water May Help You Lose Weight
Chalk up a partial win for health influencers who tout the slimming benefits of sparkling waters. New research out of Japan affirms that carbonated water may, indeed, promote weight loss by lowering blood sugar levels, allowing cells to burn fat between meals for energy more...
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Protect Your Pets Against Bird Flu
Several cats have fallen ill and died after contracting the H5N1 bird flu from raw food or unpasteurized milk. According to NPR, infectious disease expert Dr. Jane Sykes, of the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine warns that consuming raw milk or...
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How to Get Relief from Work-Related Eye Strain
The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent five or six hours staring at an array of computer screens at her desk. Her university job overseeing research projects involved peering closely at numbers and details on contracts, applications...
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Higher Stroke Risk Among Children of Divorce
A broken home seems to set a ticking time bomb in the brains of some children of divorce. Seniors have a 61% higher risk of stroke if their parents divorced when they were children or teenagers, researchers reported in a study published Jan. 22 in the journal PLOS One.The...
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Vaccines, Antivirals Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
Preventing or treating infections could be a key means of warding off dementia, a new evidence review says. Vaccines, antibiotics, antiviral medications and anti-inflammatory drugs are all associated with a reduced risk of dementia, researchers reported in a study published...
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Nutrition Labels Cut Calories By Just 2 Percent
It's easy these days to see how many calories a cheeseburger will set you back, or how many added sugars are in a jar of pasta sauce. But nutrition labels haven't been as helpful at helping people cut calories as might have been hoped, according to a new evidence review...
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Trump Readying Order to Stop Virus Research, WSJ Reports
President Donald Trump's administration is preparing an executive order that would stop federal funding, at least temporarily, for research into viruses that makes pathogens more dangerous or contagious, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar...
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Daily Habits That Slow Aging
Aging gracefully requires sticking to healthy habits daily. According to experts at AARP, incorporating the following anti-aging strategies into your day can help delay the visible and invisible signs of aging. While individuals differ, and you should tailor your daily...
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Trump Freezes Many Health Agency Reports and Online Posts
The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month.In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dorothy Fink told...
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Multiple Sclerosis Drugs' Serious Allergic Reaction
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned about the risk of a rare but serious allergic reaction with the use of multiple sclerosis drugs including Teva's Copaxone. The health regulator is adding a new boxed warning, the FDA's most prominent warning, to...
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Database Identifies Unhealthy Ultra-Processed Foods
An innovative database developed by researchers at Mass General Brigham in Boston can now help you find the most nutritious prepared foods, while steering clear of unhealthful ultra-processed foods. Ultra-processed foods, typically full of hidden sugars, unhealthy fats, and...