The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer recommend routine COVID-19 shots for healthy children and pregnant women, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced…
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Of the estimated 38 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes, an overwhelming majority has Type 2. Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects how the body turns food into energy.…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended the House GOP’s proposed changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on Sunday, arguing that states will better administer food stamp benefits…
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Former surgeon general says negative impacts from loneliness comparable to smoking, obesity
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, in a Sunday interview, warned about the adverse effects of chronic loneliness, which could lead to a shorter lifespan. Murthy, on NBC’s “Meet the Press,”…
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Former surgeon general recommends delaying children using social media for ‘as long as possible’
Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy again called on parents in an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to regulate their children’s use of social media to protect their mental…
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Texas Republicans are rolling ahead with a controversial bill that seeks to further restrict abortion access in the state, while making it impossible for it to be challenged in state…
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The new world of contact lenses has arrived: ones that allow individuals to see in the dark with their eyes closed. In the journal Cell, neuroscientists explained how they created…
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Vitamin D does many wonders for the human body, and now, supplements have added one more. According to findings published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition earlier this week,…
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Trump’s former surgeon general calls for maintaining qualifications current nominee doesn’t have
President Trump’s former surgeon general, Jerome Adams, said this week that failure to maintain certain requirements for the role he once occupied would compromise the “mission and credibility” of the…
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(NEXSTAR) – Billy Joel has canceled his upcoming shows after being diagnosed with a brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus, according to an online message posted to his social…