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Insufficient sleep is one of the strongest predictors of shorter life expectancy in the U.S., surpassed only by smoking. That’s according to a new nationwide analysis published in the journal…
Oprah Winfrey is shining a light on family estrangement, which she calls “one of the fastest-growing cultural shifts of our time” — but one expert says the media mogul helped…
South Carolina is facing a major measles outbreak, resulting in the quarantine of hundreds of residents. The South Carolina Department of Health (DPH) reported in a media briefing on Wednesday…
A sperm donor whose samples helped conceive nearly 200 children across Europe unknowingly carried a cancer-causing genetic mutation — a hidden risk now tied to multiple childhood illnesses and early…
Massachusetts health officials announced Tuesday that the state has confirmed its first case of an incurable lung disease linked to exposure to certain countertop stones. The disease is particularly associated…
Weight loss can be tricky, especially when approaching it without the support of medication. For India Gants, winner of Season 23 of “America’s Next Top Model,” her weight loss journey…
Scientists in Sweden have created a new pill designed to help the body burn fat and control blood sugar in a different way than popular GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic. While…
A tragic series of events led to a fatal case of transplant-related rabies earlier this year. Health officials announced Thursday that an organ recipient who underwent transplant surgery in Ohio…
The world’s first GLP-1 weight loss treatment is being administered for pets on an experimental basis. The first cat was successfully dosed in the MEOW-1 study of OKV-119 – an…
A new experimental scalp treatment called clascoterone has shown strong results in helping reduce male-pattern hair loss (also known as androgenetic alopecia, or AGA). Experts call the results promising, claiming…