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Each year norovirus causes an average 900 deaths, 109,000 hospitalizations, 465,000 emergency room visits, and 19 to 21 million illnesses in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
HealthNorovirus causes up to 21 million illnesses in the U.S. every year. Here’s what to know about the contagious disease that hand sanitizer can’t kill
By Erin PraterDecember 10, 2024
Group of people pouring Champagne into glasses
HealthJust 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
Close-up of a patient administering a dose of Zepbound (tirzepatide)
HealthZepbound vs. Wegovy: New clinical trial says this weight-loss medication sheds more pounds
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 4, 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.
MindThe mental health paradox: Amid the loneliness epidemic, most say they need alone time to feel better this holiday season
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 3, 2024
Tom Hale, CEO Oura
HealthTrump’s return has women who use $349 smart ring to track their periods panicking over privacy. Oura’s CEO wants to assure them.
By Eleanor PringleDecember 1, 2024
Steve Jobs holding an iPhone.
CommentarySteve Jobs thought devices would become ‘a bicycle for the mind’—but their effect on our brains is similar to that of smoking and junk food
By Royce BranningNovember 28, 2024
The sound of road traffic is not only linked to increased stress and anxiety, it also muddies the mental health benefits of nature noise, according to research published Nov. 27, 2024, in the journal PLOS One.
MindYour commute is more dangerous than previously realized, new research shows. One simple change could combat the mental toll
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 27, 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.
HealthSitting too much is a danger not even exercise can undo. Here are 5 tips to move more
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 18, 2024
RFK Jr. is pictured with a McDonald’s burger as Trump Jr. says ‘Make America Healthy Again starts TOMORROW’
PoliticsRFK Jr. is pictured with a McDonald’s burger as Trump Jr. says ‘Make America Healthy Again starts TOMORROW’
By Jason MaNovember 17, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. standing in front of a podium with Donald Trump looking on behind him.
PoliticsEven if RFK Jr. fires everyone at the FDA, it won’t matter because he doesn’t know anyone with the ‘technical expertise’ to alter the rules, former chief counsel says
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 15, 2024
RFK Jr. at a Trump/Vance podium
HealthTrump is praising RFK Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again’ plan. Scientists are worried
By Korin MillerNovember 13, 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.
HealthWorking out at these times of day could reduce your risk of colorectal cancer by 11%, new study says
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 11, 2024
Bird flu begins its human spread, as health officials scramble to safeguard people and livestock
HealthBird flu begins its human spread, as health officials scramble to safeguard people and livestock
By Carolyn BarberNovember 8, 2024
RFK Jr. is expected to join Trump’s government after warning the ‘FDA’s war on public health is about to end,’ telling all employees to ‘pack your bags’
PoliticsRFK Jr. is expected to join Trump’s government after warning the ‘FDA’s war on public health is about to end,’ telling all employees to ‘pack your bags’
By Alena BotrosNovember 7, 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.
HealthCould your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms of the spiking bacterial illness
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 1, 2024
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