• HHS Program to Address Homelessness, Addiction
  
  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced that his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and substance abuse in eight cities, building on an executive order President Donald Trump signed last week related to...
• Foods and Supplements That Support Your Liver
  
  The liver is one of the hardest-working organs in the body. This large organ removes waste from the blood, stores energy, and helps regulate metabolism. It is also considered a gland because it produces chemicals the body needs, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The liver...
• Jury Awards $2M in Landmark Detransition Malpractice Case
  
  A jury has awarded a 22-year-old woman $2 million in what attorneys described as a landmark malpractice verdict against New York medical providers accused of steering her toward a double mastectomy while she was a minor.
• Genetics Accounts for up to 55% of Life Expectancy
  
  People are often told that eating well, exercising and avoiding bad habits are the fundamentals to a long life. But new research suggests something else may matter even more: genetics. A large study published Jan. 29 in the journal Science suggests genetics could account for...
• Dr. Ben Carson to Newsmax: MAHA Agenda Gets 'A-Plus'
  
  The second Trump administration's Make America Healthy Again agenda should get an "A-plus" grade for its work to root out highly processed food that has been hurting the health of the American people, Dr. Ben Carson said Monday on Newsmax.
• Combo Therapy Destroys Pancreatic Cancer Tumors
  
  Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer, with a five-year survival rate of less than 10% in the United States. Each year, about 64,000 Americans are diagnosed with the disease, and more than 50,000 die from it. Now, researchers in Spain report a...
• Unexpected Early Menopause Symptoms
  
  The symptoms women experience on the verge of menopause could be vastly different from what they might expect, a new study says. Women in perimenopause - the time leading up to their final period, as well as the year after - expect to be plagued with hot flashes and night...
• Stroke Signs Missed in Pregnant, Postpartum Women
  
  Many pregnant and postpartum women who suffer a stroke had warning signs that health care professionals missed, a new study says. More than 25% went to a doctor for stroke-related symptoms within the month prior to their stroke, but did not receive a timely diagnosis,...
• The Federal Diet Reset America Needed
  
  For decades, federal nutrition policy, for many, seemed designed to override common sense rather than reflect it.
• About Catherine O'Hara's Rare Disorder
  
  Emmy award-winning actress Catherine O'Hara passed away last Friday at the age of 71 after what her representatives said was a "brief illness." The "Schitt's Creek" star had revealed earlier that she suffered from a rare congenital disorder.Dextrocardia with situs inversus,...
• EPA to Reapprove Dicamba Despite Risks
  
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reapprove dicamba despite the pesticide's documented health and environmental risks, The Washington Post reports.
• Poll: Healthcare Costs Outrank Rent, Food Fears
  
  Healthcare costs have overtaken food, housing, and utilities as Americans' top household affordability worry, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released Thursday.
• AI-Assisted Mammograms Detect More Breast Cancers
  
  Artificial intelligence (AI) can help reduce the number of breast cancers found between mammogram screenings, clinical trial results show. There was a 12% reduction in cancer diagnoses in the years following AI-supported breast cancer screening - a key test of effectiveness,...
• Dr. Crandall: Will AI Replace Doctors
  
  Elon Musk recently ignited debate across the medical world after suggesting that artificial intelligence could make medical school "pointless. The provocative remark has sparked questions among patients and professionals alike: Is AI really poised to replace doctors
• Experimental Diabetes Drug Fights Heart Disease
  
  An experimental drug originally developed to treat Type 2 diabetes may also help combat heart disease, according to new research. An international team of scientists found that the drug, known as IC7Fc, lowers cholesterol and triglyceride levels while reducing inflammation...
• Trojan Horse Therapy Fights Metastatic Cancer
  
  Scientists at Mount Sinai have developed a promising new strategy to fight metastatic cancer by turning the tumor's own defense system against itself. Rather than attacking cancer cells directly, the experimental therapy targets macrophages - immune cells that surround and...
• Study: Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen Safe for Babies
  
  Both acetaminophen and ibuprofen are safe for babies during the first year of life, a groundbreaking study has found. Researchers found no link between using these over-the-counter painkillers and health problems like eczema or lung ailments, researchers reported Jan. 27 in...
• Afternoon Naps Are Good for Your Brain
  
  Having trouble powering through your afternoon workload A brief nap can rejuvenate your brain power, a new study says. Even a short afternoon nap helps the brain recover and improve its ability to learn, researchers recently reported in the journal NeuroImage.Napping helps...
• Approved Immunotherapy Shrinks Aggressive Melanoma
  
  An already-approved immunotherapy drug can dramatically shrink - or even eliminate - tumors associated with a rare and aggressive form of melanoma, a new clinical trial has found. About 71% of desmoplastic melanoma patients treated with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) had no...
• Trump Signs Executive Order to Fight Drug Addiction
  
  President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at coordinating a federal response to drug addiction and substance abuse.
• Scientists Uncover How to Treat Common Parasite
  
  A parasite that lives inside as many as 1 in 3 people worldwide may be much harder to treat than once believed, according to new research from the University of California, Riverside. The study, published Jan. 24 in the journal Nature Communications, found that Toxoplasma...
• Brewed Tea Tied to Lower Heart, Diabetes, Cancer Risk
  
  If green tea is already part of your daily routine, you may be giving your health a boost without even realizing it. New research suggests that drinking tea, especially green tea, is linked to a lower risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and several types of cancer. It...
• Nearly Half of Adults in US Will Be Obese by 2035
  
  Nearly half of American adults - some 126 million people - will be obese within 10 years, a new study projects. Adult obesity in the U.S. is projected to affect 47% of the population by 2035, researchers reported Jan. 28 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. And...
• Electromagnetic Pulses Improve Stroke Recovery
  
  Stroke survivors might benefit from electromagnetic pulses that stimulate their brains and spur on their recovery, a new study says. This treatment - called electromagnetic network-targeted field (ENTF) therapy - significantly reduced disability in stroke survivors when...
• CDC: US Life Expectancy Hit All-Time High in 2024
  
  U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. It's the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates from all the nation's top killers, including heart disease, cancer and drug...

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