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Dr. Crandall to Newsmax: New Cholesterol Guidelines
New cholesterol guidelines are encouraging doctors to rethink when patients should be screened and treated for heart disease risk , shifting the focus to earlier prevention.
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Survey: More People Struggle to Afford ACA Insurance
Rising health insurance costs are pushing some Americans to drop their coverage, a new survey finds. About 1 in 10 people who had Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans last year are now uninsured, according to a report from the health policy group KFF. The change follows a sharp...
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Fitness Icon Elaine LaLanne Turns 100, Shares Tips
Elaine LaLanne is celebrating a major milestone - her 100th birthday - and showing no signs of slowing down. Affectionately known as "Lala" and often called the "Queen of Fitness," she was recently inducted into the Health and Fitness Hall of Fame by the Health and Fitness...
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Hypertension Deaths Quadruple Among Young Women
High blood pressure-related deaths are skyrocketing among young women, with rates up more than fourfold during the past two decades, a new study says. Nearly 5 of every 100,000 deaths among 25- to 44-year-old women in 2023 owed to heart disease caused by high blood pressure,...
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Early Exercise Provides the Most Health Benefits
"Early bird" exercise provides better health benefits for people, a new study says. People who regularly exercise in the early morning are significantly less likely to develop clogged arteries, high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or obesity, researchers are slated to report...
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Stopping GLP-1s Increases Heart Risks
Taking GLP-1 drugs for diabetes has been shown to lower the risk of adverse heart events, but a new analysis found that going off the medication - even for a few months - may increase the odds of heart attack, stroke or death."Stopping GLP-1 drugs can rapidly erode and...
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DOJ Warns Letitia James in NYU Gender Care Dispute
The Department of Justice has warned New York Attorney General Letitia James that it could act to defend NYU Langone Health if she moves against the hospital over its halt of certain gender care procedures for minors, escalating a standoff between federal officials and the ...
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FDA Approves New Higher-Dose Wegovy Shots
Federal regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy that may help users lose more weight and keep it off. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's semaglutide....
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Dr. Oz to Newsmax: LA Hospice Boom Driven by Fraud
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz sounded the alarm Thursday on Newsmax, warning that a shocking concentration of hospices in Los Angeles points to massive fraud undermining America's healthcare system.
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Generic Ozempic to Soon Reach Billions of People
The Danish drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk is losing the patent for its popular weight loss drug semaglutide, sold as Wegovy for obesity and Ozempic for Type 2 diabetes. The patent expires Saturday in India, China and other heavy populated nations which opens the door for...
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What We Know About the UK's Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
UK health authorities are probing 27 cases linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak believed to have spread at a nightclub in southeast England. Here's everything we know about the disease and the outbreak: WHAT IS MENINGITIS Meningitis is a potentially deadly infection causing...
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US Teen Obesity Hits Record Highs
Late-night study sessions and the constant hum of social media make high school a stressful time, and a new study suggests that stress is contributing to a growing weight and health crisis.Researchers from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) analyzed a decade's worth of data...
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Premature Menopause Increases Heart Disease Risk
Premature menopause can increase a woman's long-term risk of heart disease from clogged arteries by 40%, a new study says. This risk is particularly important among Black women, as they are three times more likely to experience menopause prior to age 40, researchers reported...
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Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Increase Dementia Risk
Both types of diabetes dramatically increase a person's risk of dementia, a new study says. People with Type 1 diabetes are nearly three times more likely than those without diabetes to develop dementia, and folks with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to do so,...
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Review: Little Evidence Cannabis Helps Mental Health
Cannabis-based medications are often used to treat mental health problems, but a new review suggests they may not work as well as many people hope. Researchers looked at decades of studies and found little evidence that cannabis helps with most mental health or substance-use...
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FDA Approves J&J's Oral Psoriasis Pill
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's oral pill for psoriasis, the company said on Wednesday, paving the way for a more convenient treatment option for patients with the chronic autoimmune condition that causes itchy, scaly, and inflamed...
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Blood Test Improves Endometriosis Detection
A new blood test for the painful uterine disorder endometriosis detected cases missed by ultrasound and MRI, according to results of a study to be presented at a medical meeting this week. Endometriosis, in which cells similar to the lining of the uterus grow outside the...
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Ultra-Processed Foods Raise Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Munching down loads of ultra-processed foods can increase your risk of suffering or dying from a heart attack, stroke or heart disease, a new study says. Each additional daily serving of ultra-processed foods increases a person's risk of a major cardiac event by 5%,...
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Smartphone Use Linked to Disordered Eating in Teens
For many teenagers, a smartphone is essentially an extra limb. But new research suggests that spending too much time peering into that digital world might be altering how young people view their bodies and their relationship with food. A comprehensive review from King's...
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Women More Likely to Survive Cancer Than Men
Women are more likely to survive cancer than men, but they're also more likely to develop severe side effects to treatment, a new evidence review says.Female cancer patients have a 21% lower risk of death than men across 12 different types of advanced cancers, researchers...
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Belly Fat Affects Heart Failure Risk More Than Weight
Want to figure out your heart health risk Look at your belly fat, not your body mass index, a new study says. Excess fat stored around the waist is more strongly associated with heart failure risk than BMI, an estimate of body fat based on height and weight, researchers will...
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Shingles Shot Halves Heart Attacks, Strokes With Heart Failure
Getting the shingles vaccine can be an insurance policy for better health among people who develop heart disease, a new study says. Heart disease patients who got a shingles jab have nearly half the rate of heart attacks, strokes and other serious heart emergencies than...
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24 Minutes of Specially Designed Music Eases Anxiety
A short music session may help ease anxiety and researchers say there's a "sweet spot" for how long to listen. A clinical trial found that listening to specially designed music for 24 minutes can significantly reduce anxiety symptoms. The music was paired with auditory beat...
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New Cancer Immunotherapy Killed Whole Tumors
Researchers at Rockefeller University are reporting encouraging results from an early clinical trial of a redesigned cancer immunotherapy that is injected directly into tumors. In the small study, six of 12 patients experienced tumor shrinkage, and two patients went into...
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Cream Cheese Recalled Over Listeria Risk
Health officials are warning consumers about a cream cheese recall that has been raised to the most critical level due to possible bacterial contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said certain cream cheese products made by Made Fresh Salads Inc. may...