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As you dive into your New Year’s resolutions, taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick.
Health

Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading

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December 18, 2024
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

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December 13, 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

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December 3, 2024
Existing research has tied sedentary behavior to a slew of health problems in both children and adults. But a 2024 study suggests exercise may not be enough to undo the cardiovascular damage of too much sitting.
Health

Sitting too much is a danger not even exercise can undo. Here are 5 tips to move more

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November 18, 2024
The prospect of becoming more physically active may seem intimidating as you age, but Arnold Schwarzenegger wants you to give it a go.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 3 tips for staying active as you age: ‘Don’t think, just get going’

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November 16, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event, Sept. 27, 2024 in Walker, Mich.
Politics

Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead Health and Human Services, despite his history of skepticism toward vaccines and medicine

By Jill Colvin, Amanda Seitz and The Associated Press
November 14, 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

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November 11, 2024
COVIDtests.gov will once again offer each U.S. household four free COVID-19 test kits beginning in late September 2024.
Health

Free, at-home COVID tests are back. Here’s how to order yours

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September 24, 2024
A flock of chickens inside an enclosure
Health

U.S. government will pay Moderna $176 million to develop a bird flu vaccine to stave off dairy cow epidemic

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July 2, 2024
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
Health

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

By The Associated Press and Lindsay Whitehurst
May 16, 2024
Forget the nurse call button. Patients now stay connected by wearing one
Health

Forget the nurse call button. Patients now stay connected by wearing one

By Phil Galewitz and KFF Health News
May 6, 2024
Ten doctors on FDA panel reviewing Abbott heart device had financial ties with company
Health

Ten doctors on FDA panel reviewing Abbott heart device had financial ties with company

By Holly K. Hacker, David Hilzenrath and KFF Health News
April 8, 2024
COVID-19 vaccine
Finance

Americans may soon have to pay for COVID vaccines themselves rather than getting them for free

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August 19, 2022
Vaccine reserves promised by Trump officials simply aren’t there—and states are left to deal with the chaos
Health

Vaccine reserves promised by Trump officials simply aren’t there—and states are left to deal with the chaos

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January 15, 2021
how a new copay rule threatens covid-19 patients and may violate the aca
Commentary

How a quiet co-pay rule change could mean massive drug cost increases

By Terry Wilcox and Stacey Worthy
July 22, 2020

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