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Daylight saving time is ending. 4 ways to keep the time change from wreaking havoc on your sleep

Daylight saving time is ending. 4 ways to keep the time change from wreaking havoc on your sleep

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October 28, 2024
Pizza shop issues apology after customers get high from eating THC-contaminated pies

Pizza shop issues apology after customers get high from eating THC-contaminated pies

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October 28, 2024
Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress

By Fred Clasen-Kelly, Renuka Rayasam and KFF Health News
October 28, 2024
Woman in a tan shirt dress standing in front of a UPS Store

UPS Store president shares 4 lessons she learned from surviving a ‘widowmaker’ heart attack

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October 27, 2024
Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

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October 24, 2024
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Will you have a stroke? These 17 factors can be predictors, say new prevention guidelines

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October 23, 2024
Though sleep deprivation comes for us all on occasion, a new study suggests habitually substandard shut-eye is linked to accelerated brain aging.

Poor sleep is tied to faster brain aging, new study says. Here’s how it impacts people as young as 40

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October 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

McDonald’s president is confident you can still ‘enjoy the classics,’ despite ongoing investigation of E. coli outbreak from the famed Quarter Pounders

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October 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.

Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination

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October 22, 2024
I’m a notoriously bad sleeper, but these $50 earplugs gave me the best sleep of my life

I’m a notoriously bad sleeper, but these $50 earplugs gave me the best sleep of my life

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October 21, 2024
Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care

Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care

By KFF Health News and Michael Scaturro
October 18, 2024
Men and women in a gym class doing planks with their hands on weights

High-intensity, low-impact training (HILIT) is gentle on joints and can boost your metabolism. Here’s how to get started

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October 18, 2024
Kellogg is under fire for using artificial food dyes. Here’s how they may affect your health and where else to find them

Kellogg is under fire for using artificial food dyes. Here’s how they may affect your health and where else to find them

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October 17, 2024
closeup of brown-skinned woman applying face cream in mirror

Some skin-care products claim to be ‘pollution-fighting.’ Without these ingredients, it’s just marketing 

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October 17, 2024
Serena Williams just had a cyst ‘the size of a small grapefruit’ removed from her neck. Here’s what it means

Serena Williams just had a cyst ‘the size of a small grapefruit’ removed from her neck. Here’s what it means

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October 16, 2024
Fidji Simo and Arianna Huffington face the camera and sit with Fortune EIC Alyson Shontell, whose back is to the camera

Why Arianna Huffington believes AI will transform health care beyond the doctor’s office

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October 15, 2024
4 supplements that may help your lower cortisol levels

4 supplements that may help your lower cortisol levels

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October 12, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had preliminarily documented more than 17,600 whooping cough infections in the U.S. as of Oct. 5, 2024—more than four times the nearly 4,000 infections recorded at this time in 2023.

Whooping cough cases up 342% since 2023 as U.S. outbreak continues. What to know about symptoms and spread

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October 11, 2024
Despite the ubiquitousness of injectable GLP-1 drugs indicated for people with obesity, most Americans wouldn’t take them, according to a September 2024 survey from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Most Americans who want to lose weight don’t want to take GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, new survey says

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October 10, 2024
In 2024, rapid COVID tests are a staple of cough-and-cold aisles across America. But the convenience of self-testing comes with a caveat: The onus is on you to report your results.

54 million COVID cases went unreported in 2022, study says. Here’s how to make your at-home test count

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October 9, 2024
Getting multiple vaccines at once is not only safe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but also just as effective as getting them individually.

Yes, you can get the COVID, flu, and RSV vaccines at once. Here are the pros and cons

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October 8, 2024
How to delete your DNA data from 23andMe

How to delete your DNA data from 23andMe

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October 5, 2024
As of spring 2024, at which time two RSV vaccines had been FDA-approved, less than 25% of eligible U.S. adults 60 and older had gotten one, according to the CDC.

RSV can be deadly, especially for older adults. What to know about symptoms and the new vaccine

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October 4, 2024
A basket of condoms on a table

Condoms are no longer a fact of life for young Americans. They’re an afterthought

By Devna Bose and The Associated Press
October 2, 2024
woman sitting in the dark looking at a light-therapy box

Bright light therapy used for Seasonal Affective Disorder can help treat other depressions too

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October 2, 2024
Man with gray beard and glasses sitting at table looking at prescription bottles

How to make smart Medicare Open Enrollment choices for 2025

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October 2, 2024
Woman in white bra looking in mirror and doing breast self-exam

Many women find their own breast cancer. So why are breast self-exams no longer recommended?

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October 2, 2024
A woman voting

Protecting Medicare a top concern for more than half of Americans in 2024 presidential election

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October 1, 2024
About 47% of U.S. adults aged 50 and older said they were very or somewhat unlikely to get the new 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccine, according the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging.

COVID sickens older adults most severely, but less than half say they’ll get the new vaccine

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September 30, 2024
Singer Chappell Roan on bright pink background

Chappell Roan drops out of music festival to prioritize health

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September 27, 2024

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