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Dr. Crandall: Trump's Leg Swelling Common With Flying
After being examined for swelling in the legs, President Donald Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, according to a White House announcement. This condition, in which valves inside certain veins don't work the way they should, allowing blood to pool or...
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What to Know About Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Swollen legs led to President Donald Trump being diagnosed with what's called chronic venous insufficiency. It's a fairly common condition among older adults but requires a thorough checkup to rule out more serious causes of swelling in the legs. Here are some things to...
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FDA Approves Pre-Filled Version of Shingles Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a pre-filled syringe version of GSK's blockbuster shingles vaccine Shingrix, providing patients a more convenient option to receive the shot, the company said on Thursday. Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash...
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New Ways of Preserving More Hearts for Transplants
Two university hospitals are pioneering new ways to expand lifesaving heart transplants for adults and babies - advances that could help recover would-be heart donations that too often go unused. The new research aims to overcome barriers for using organs from someone who...
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Playing a Musical Instrument Might Slow Brain Aging
Want to help maintain your brain health as you age? Then pick up a guitar, start tickling a piano's ivories or join a band. Playing an instrument can promote a youthful pattern of brain activity, researchers reported July 15 in the journal PLOS Biology. Specifically, older...
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Children Don't Ease Loneliness of Losing a Spouse
Adult children aren't likely to fill the void left by the loss of a spouse, a new study says. Becoming widowed might cause a stronger bond between the remaining parent and their children, but these bonds don't appear to ease the loneliness left by loss, researchers reported...
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More Older Americans Are Choking to Death
It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen. The 88-year-old man had been dining at a Providence, Rhode Island, Italian restaurant in September 2019. Now he was unconscious, with a piece of bread lodged in his windpipe. Precious minutes went by as first...
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California Life Expectancy Did Not Rebound Post-COVID
Even four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, California residents aren't living as long as they used to. New research published July 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that though the state's life expectancy is improving, it hasn't...
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Study: Sunlight Passes Through Body, Improves Vision
A breakthrough study published in Nature has added to the evidence that getting outside daily is good for us. Researchers found that sunlight penetrates deeply into the human body, improving physiological functions, including vision. Specifically, long wavelength red light...
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5 Supplements That Should Be Refrigerated
Dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals and probiotics, have become an essential part of many people's daily wellness regimen. However, not all supplements are created equal when it comes to storage requirements. While most can be safely kept at room temperature,...
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Excess Weight, Heart Disease Ups Breast Cancer Risk
Older women carrying excess weight have a higher risk of a life-threatening double-whammy, a new study says. Women past menopause with a higher body mass index (BMI) were more likely to develop breast cancer if they had heart disease, researchers reported July 7 in the...
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Many Older Adults Misguided on Daily Aspirin
About 1 in 6 older adults takes daily aspirin to prevent heart disease, even though stricter guidelines say it's not for everyone, a new study says. Worse, nearly a quarter of those folks started taking aspirin without a doctor's recommendation, and about 1 in 10 haven't...
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Heart Attack Deaths Decline, Other Heart Deaths Rise
The good news is that for Americans older than 25, deaths from heart attacks plummeted by nearly 90% over the past five. Overall deaths from heart disease also fell by 66%. Unfortunately, according to a new study published by the American Heart Association, deaths from...
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Statins Could Prevent 27% of Heart Attacks, Strokes
Tens of thousands of people suffer needless heart attacks and strokes every year because they aren't taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, a new study says. More than 39,000 deaths, nearly 100,000 non-fatal heart attacks and up to 65,000 strokes in the U.S. could be prevented...
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US Gun Suicides Continue Record Rise
Gun-related suicides in the U.S. reached record highs for the third straight year in 2023, a new report on gun violence says. About 27,300 gun-related deaths - 58% of all gun deaths - were suicides in 2023, according to research from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
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How to Stay Cool in the Heat Wave
The first big heat wave of 2025 has arrived, coinciding with the official start of summer. More than 40 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures in the Midwest are expected to crest well into the 90s...
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Nightmares Triple Risk for Premature Death
"Scared to death" might not be just a saying, as far as nightmares are concerned. People who have frequent nightmares appear to have a tripled risk of premature death, according to a new study presented at the European Academy of Neurology's (EAN) annual meeting.Those folks...
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Diabetes Blood Test Predicts Alzheimer's Decline
A common blood test can flag early Alzheimer's disease patients who are four times more likely to experience rapid brain decline, a new study says. The test - the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index -assesses a person's level of insulin resistance and can estimate their risk of...
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Coffee Boosts Longevity When You Skip the Sugar
Drinking a cup or two of coffee every day may help you live longer - but only if you skip the heavy cream and sugar, new research suggests. The research, published recently in The Journal of Nutrition, found that black coffee or coffee with just a little sugar and saturated...
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Older Adults Increasingly Dying From Falls
Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, with white people accounting for the vast majority of the deaths. From 2003 to 2023, death rates from falls rose more than 70% for adults ages 65 to 74, the report...
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Most Dementia Caregivers at Increased Dementia Risk
People caring for people with dementia might face future risk with their own brain aging due to lifestyle factors, a new study says. Nearly 3 in 5 dementia caregivers (59%) have at least one risk factor that increases their own chances of developing dementia over time,...
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Dr. Crandall: This Vitamin Is Vital for Heart Health
Research shows that vitamin D is important for heart health, but most Americans are not getting enough of this vital vitamin. "We have found that over 50% of people out there are deficient in vitamin D," says Dr. Chauncey Crandall.
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Boost Your Favorite Father's Health This Weekend
Father's Day is a perfect opportunity to celebrate Dad while also encouraging habits that keep him healthy and happy year-round. Practicing self-care is an important part of a man's toolbox, says Everyday Health, and can make him a better father, partner, and even boss.Here...
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Accelerated Aging Tied to Dementia, Stroke Risk
A hallmark of accelerated aging appears to be linked to an increased risk of dementia and stroke, a new study says. Shorter telomere length in a person's white blood cells is associated with the two brain diseases, researchers reported June 11 in the journal...
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Mindfulness Effective for 'Latchkey Incontinence'
Ever get the sudden urge to pee once you've seen your front door, slipped your key into the lock or pushed the remote to open your garage door? That's a phenomenon known as "latchkey incontinence," and researchers think they've figured out how to reduce the bladder leaks and...