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HHS, NIH Unveil Vaccine Initiative to Protect Against Future Pandemics
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health announced a new initiative called "Generation Gold Standard" to develop next-generation,...
What You Should Know About ALS, Also Known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease
SATURDAY, May 3, 2025 — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease based on the iconic 1930s New York Yankee baseball player – is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that ...
Body Mass Index (BMI): What It Tells You — And What It Doesn’t
SUNDAY, May 4, 2025 — Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a number that reflects the relationship between your height and weight. It's widely used in healthcare and public health to categorize body size and e...
Scooter Riders Were High Or Drunk In A Quarter Of Wrecks
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – Don’t drink and drive is a message the public has largely accepted. Now how about don’t drink and scoot? A quarter of people injured in electric scooter accidents were drunk or ...
More Than 1.8 Million Ninja Pressure Cookers Recalled for Burn Risk
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 — More than 1.8 million Ninja Foodi pressure cookers are being recalled due to a risk of burns, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall affects ...
Exposure to Smoke Pollution Ups Risk for Hospitalization for Respiratory Disease
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – For older adults in the Western United States, exposure to high levels of smoke pollution is associated with an increase in hospitalizations for respiratory diseases, according...
RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how vaccines are tested in the U.S., a decision that could impact how quickly and widely vaccines a...
Advanced Biological Age Linked to Increased Risk for Incident Dementia
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – Advanced biological age (BA) may be a risk factor for incident dementia, according to a study published online April 30 in Neurology. Yacong Bo, Ph.D., from The Third...
High Blood Pressure, Diabetes More Fatal For Men
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – Men are more likely than women to die from high blood pressure, diabetes and HIV/AIDS, after shrugging off medical care for the conditions, a new study says. These differences...
Biological Aging Increases Dementia Risk
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 – People whose bodies are aging faster could be more likely to develop dementia than those with normal or slower aging, a new study says. Folks with advanced biological age are...
Do You Have Tinnitus? The Answer Might Be Written In Your Face
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 — Subtle facial gestures linked to the body’s fight-or-flight response could be used to help diagnose people with tinnitus, a new study says. Video recordings showed that people ...
Top Science Journal Suspends Submissions Amid Budget Cuts
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 — A well-known U.S. science journal focused on environmental health has stopped accepting new studies, raising alarms among researchers who rely on it heavily. Environmental H...
Study Finds Flourishing Doesn’t Always Mean Happiness
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 — Flourishing is more than just being happy, and a new global study finds some countries are doing better than others when it comes to overall well-being. Take it from r...
FDA Commissioner: No Major Reorganization, Just Smart Reforms
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 — Dr. Marty Makary had just finished his last surgery at Johns Hopkins when he stepped into one of the most powerful roles in American public health. Now, as the new co...
Adoption of Telemedicine Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 – Telemedicine use modestly decreases the carbon footprint of U.S. health care delivery, according to a study published online April 22 in the American Journal of Managed Care....