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Health
Norovirus is surging in the U.S. What you need to know, from length of symptoms to protecting yourself
By The Associated PressDecember 30, 2024
Merck snags Chinese obesity drug in nearly $2 billion deal
Tech
Merck snags Chinese obesity drug in nearly $2 billion deal
By Robert Langreth and BloombergDecember 18, 2024
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
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 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
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 13, 2024
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.
Health
Norovirus 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
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
Close-up of a patient administering a dose of Zepbound (tirzepatide)
Health
Zepbound 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.
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
Tom Hale, CEO Oura
Health
Trump’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.
Commentary
Steve 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.
Mind
Your 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.
Health
Sitting 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’
Politics
RFK 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.
Politics
Even 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
Health
Trump is praising RFK Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again’ plan. Scientists are worried
By Korin MillerNovember 13, 2024
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