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- Poop Doesn't Lie: What Fecal 'Forensics' Tells Us About DietInnovative work from Duke University could change how scientists conduct nutritional research and how clinicians assess their patients' diets.
- New Insight Into 'Demon' Facial Visual Perception DisorderInvestigators have created the first images that accurately depict facial distortions experienced by people with PMO, a rare visual disorder that is often mistaken for mental illness.
- New Ice Treatment Can Kill Breast Cancer TumorsA new technique that freezes and destroys small cancerous tumors may offer new hope to women with breast cancer who cannot have surgery.
- U.S. Bird Flu Outbreak: What You Need to KnowBird flu has infected several dairy cattle herds across the U.S. Here's what to know about the outbreak and if you should be concerned about it.
- How My New Golf Hobby Made Me Healthier in Unexpected WaysThe “spillover effect” teaches us that doing one healthy thing can lead to a whole lot more – if you can stick with it and move past the bad shots.
- Prostate Cancer Tsunami Coming, Experts CautionA scientific commission is predicting an 85% increase in deaths from the disease by 2040.
- Reaching Menopause May Mean Statins Are No Longer EnoughMany older women get plaque buildup in their arteries faster than men of the same age, a new study shows.
- How the Body Reacts to Grief, and What It Can MeanFatigue, headaches, stomach pain, and a higher risk of heart disease: Although these things may not make you think of grief at first, many people who have a significant loss get these and other physical symptoms.
- How Therapy Can Help During Life-Changing Events Like COVID Research shows that forms of talk therapy like cognitive-behavioral therapy or dialectical behavioral therapy helped people better cope with anxiety during COVID. Here's what to know and how it can help you today.
- Looking for More ZZZs? Consistent Activity May Be the KeySleep eludes millions of people. Can consistent exercise help?
- Costco Unveils Medical Weight Loss Subscription ProgramCostco is entering the growing marketplace for medical weight loss, joining the likes of WeightWatchers and Noom amid booming interest in the new class of drugs known as GLP-1s.
- Lower-Income Americans at Higher Risk of Death From Excess SaltLower-income communities often have less access to fresh, healthy food, leaving convenience stores and fast food as the primary sources of food.
- ER Visits Due to Electric Bike Injuries Soar Across U.S.Head injury cases among people riding electric bikes are increasing at an alarming rate while the odds of e-bike riders wearing a helmet are decreasing. Here's what to know.
- Dangerous Bacterial Infections on the Rise, CDC SaysThe CDC is warning health care providers in the United States to be on the watch for a rare bacterial illness that can lead to meningitis and possibly death.
- How Your Future Self Can Make You Healthier Right NowConnecting with your future self can benefit you today, research shows. Here are two science-backed ways to do just that.
- How WW, Noom Say They're Filling Obesity Medicine GapsWhile applauding the role that these behavior-based weight management programs play in a comprehensive approach, an academic weight loss doctor thinks the order is backward.
- Which OTC Health Products Are Best? New Report Claims to KnowThe number and variety of over-the-counter health products on the market — from cough syrups to anti-wrinkle creams — can be overwhelming. Which to choose and which to bypass? Which work best?
- U.S. Measles Cases in 2024 Already Surpass Last Year’s TotalIt’s not quite the end of March, and the U.S. has already tallied more measles cases this year than were reported in all of 2023.
- Magnesium Spray for Better Sleep? What to KnowSpraying magnesium on your skin may help you sleep better. But sleep medicine experts say that it should not be viewed a cure-all for sleep troubles. Here's what to know.
- Human Brains Getting Bigger: Good News for Dementia Risk? The size of the human brain has increased over time, a new finding that may help explain a previously reported decline in incident dementia.
- FDA OKs New Treatment to Prevent COVID in High-Risk PeopleA new antibody treatment has been approved to help prevent COVID-19, and it will be available in a matter of days for many of the estimated 3 in every 100 people in the U.S. who have compromised immune systems.
- FDA Opens the Door to Clinical Use of LSDStudies show benefits for people with high anxiety, depression, and PTSD, but there are questions about how these drugs might be used.
- Change HealthCare Cyberattack: What Consumers Should Know A month after the cyberattack on Change Healthcare -- a technology company handling 15 billion transactions annually and touching 1 in 3 patient records -- doctors, pharmacists, and health care systems are still in recovery mode. The effects of the unprecedented attack are still adversely affecting consumers as well. Here’s what to know.
- Study Confirms What Many Know: Babies Smell Good, Teens StinkResearchers found that teens emitted two steroid compounds the little ones did not because they’d entered puberty and their sweat glands had begun working.
- U.S. Life Expectancy Increasing, but So Is Child Death Rate The risk of death due to COVID-19 has declined so much that life expectancy in the U.S. is once again on the rise.
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