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The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year.
Health
Polio is a deadly disease with a vaccine that RFK Jr.’s adviser wants to ban. Here’s how the immunization works
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 13, 2024
Drinking enough water daily can help you lose weight and prevent kidney stones, according to a systematic review led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and published in the journal JAMA Network Open on Nov. 25, 2024.
Health
The incredible health benefits of drinking enough water: New study highlights role in weight loss, migraines, and more
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 6, 2024
Group of people pouring Champagne into glasses
Health
Just one alcoholic drink a day can increase your risk of cancer. But most Americans don’t know the dangers, new survey says
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 5, 2024
The majority of Americans (56%) say alone time is a critical component of their mental health—yet nearly half (46%) don’t get it during the winter holidays. That’s according to a new survey from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine.
Mind
The mental health paradox: Amid the loneliness epidemic, most say they need alone time to feel better this holiday season
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 3, 2024
A senior woman measures her blood pressure at home
Health
Hypertension is a ‘silent killer.’ Here’s what your blood pressure should be at every age
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 25, 2024
Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former congressman to lead public health agencies
Politics
Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former congressman to lead public health agencies
By Matthew Perrone, Amanda Seitz and The Associated PressNovember 23, 2024
1 dies and dozens are sickened after eating organic carrots contaminated with E. coli
Health
1 dies and dozens are sickened after eating organic carrots contaminated with E. coli
By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated PressNovember 18, 2024
America’s STD epidemic shows signs of slowing as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall
Health
America’s STD epidemic shows signs of slowing as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall
By Mike Stobbe and The Associated PressNovember 12, 2024
Compared to other exercise patterns studied, peak physical activity in both the morning and evening was associated with an 11% lower risk of colorectal cancer, according to research published in September 2024 in the journal BMC Medicine.
Health
Working out at these times of day could reduce your risk of colorectal cancer by 11%, new study says
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 11, 2024
Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.
Health
Could your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms of the spiking bacterial illness
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 1, 2024
A man wearing headphones is sitting at a table eating a burger.
Retail
A much bigger McDonald’s lawsuit is about to ‘erupt’ in the aftermath of its E. coli outbreak, food safety lawyer says
By Sasha RogelbergOctober 24, 2024
Though sleep deprivation comes for us all on occasion, a new study suggests habitually substandard shut-eye is linked to accelerated brain aging.
Health
Poor sleep is tied to faster brain aging, new study says. Here’s how it impacts people as young as 40
By Lindsey LeakeOctober 23, 2024
McDonald’s president is confident you can still ‘enjoy the classics,’ despite ongoing investigation of E. coli outbreak from the famed Quarter Pounders
Health
McDonald’s president is confident you can still ‘enjoy the classics,’ despite ongoing investigation of E. coli outbreak from the famed Quarter Pounders
By Alexa MikhailOctober 23, 2024
Just 25% of people at high risk of pneumococcal disease—children younger than 2, adults older than 64, and those with certain chronic health conditions such as diabetes—have been immunized, according to an August 2024 survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
Health
Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination
By Lindsey LeakeOctober 22, 2024
Teenager lighting up a cigarette.
Health
Teen smoking hits 25-year low, CDC reports
By Mike Stobbe and The Associated PressOctober 17, 2024
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