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Obesity in Your 20s and 30s May Increase Cancer Risk Later in Life

New research shows that having obesity in your 20s and 30s may increase your risk of developing cancer before midlife. Anchiy · E+/Getty Young adults with obesity may face a higher risk of...

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Doctors Say a Rare Kind of Measles Is on the Rise

Each October, after the last of the tobacco has been harvested and the apple jam canned, Amish communities begin celebrating the months-long “wedding season.” Twice a week, hundreds of celebrants p...

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Sir Patrick Stewart Dies at 86 After Battle With Alzheimer's, Lewy Body Dementia

2018 Star Trek Convention Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 04: Actor Sir Patrick Stewart speaks during the 17th annual official Star Trek convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 4, 2018...

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‘The manosphere must be tackled as a public health problem like smoking’

‘Masculinity influencers’ expose young boys to content filled with negative attitudes towards women and girls (Picture: Netflix / Getty / AP) The manosphere needs to be tackled a...

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Your Phone Knows You’re at the Doctor, and Data Brokers Do, Too — Then Profit From It

Chris McQueen finished treatment for leukemia a year and a half ago, but the ads for fake cures never stopped. Juice cleanses to cure cancer, “natural” cancer treatments, clinics in Mexico p...

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Frights, Fangs, and Healthcare Nightmares in Winning Halloween Haikus

What’s scarier than ghosts and goblins? How about measles, unaffordable dental care, and an insurance claim denied by artificial intelligence? Nearly 80 healthcare-themed haikus crept into o...

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For Californians Drowning in Healthcare Costs, Governor’s Race Offers Few Answers

When Ashley Porter began slurring her speech one October day four years ago, doctors suspected a stroke. A spinal tap, an MRI, dozens of blood draws, another MRI, and a night spent at the hospital ...

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Medicare Drug Plans Are Hiking Premiums While Trump Claims Victory on Medicine Prices

Millions of Medicare enrollees who buy stand-alone prescription drug plans will see their average monthly premiums rise by 50% in 2027, a new analysis finds. But enrollees can avoid the aver...

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Taking Fish Oil to Boost Brain Health? A 2-Year Study Questions the Benefits

Research suggests that fish oil supplements may offer no benefit for Alzheimer’s prevention. Anastasiia Sienotova/Moment/Getty Images A 2-year clinical trial found that high dose omega-3 s...

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Data Center Health Worries Animate Midterm Campaigns

PAGE, Ariz. — Doug Herrera still lives in the house his father built, though his dad died some time ago from cancer. Herrera wonders if that illness could have been linked to pollutants from nearby...

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The Campaign To Defend Trans Healthcare in Missouri Is Slow Going, on Purpose

CREVE COEUR, Mo. — Reneé Luckfield tries not to knock like a cop. In fact, the 29-year-old spends a lot of time thinking about how to make strangers comfortable when she shows up at their do...

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Drug-Resistant ‘Superbugs’ Linked to More Than 50,000 Deaths a Year, CDC Says

A CDC report shows an increase in drug-resistant superbugs across the United States. Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez · Moment/Getty Drug-resistant bacteria and fungi cause roughly 9.7 million i...

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How permanent daylight saving time could affect schools

Sleep is fundamental to well-being. Decisions to end bi-annual clock changes and remain on permanent daylight saving time (DST) in British Columbia, the North West Territories, Alberta, Manitoba an...

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6 to 8 Cups of Tea Daily May Reduce Heart Disease Risk by 11%

Recent research has found that regularly drinking tea may help reduce your risk of heart disease. Guido Mieth · Moment/Getty Regular tea drinkers may have an 11% lower risk of vascular dis...

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Hospital Beds for the Nation’s Sickest Kids Are Disappearing

Hospital units dedicated to treating the nation’s sickest kids are disappearing nationwide. In the past year alone, hospitals have closed pediatric intensive care units for critically ill kids in M...

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In California and Other States, Dads Are Now Even With Moms in Paid Leave Claims

Karlo Campana is usually outnumbered these days. He has three young kids under age 4. On a recent Saturday, he played a mini game of basketball with his two older kids in their Southern California ...

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“The Talent Of A Wet Towel”: Selena Gomez Ruthlessly Mocked After Viral Clip Has Fans Making The Same Comment

When former Disney star Selena Gomez returned to scripted television in 2021 with Only Murders in the Building, nearly a decade after Wizards of Waverly Place, the internet was divided about the ca...

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Healthgrades Announces Top Hospitals for Specialty Care, Outpatient Procedures

Healthgrades announced its 2027 Specialty Excellence Outpatient Awards and Specialty State Rankings, recognizing hospitals with outstanding patient outcomes across 19 specialty care areas and outpa...

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Is There Anything BPC-157 Can’t Cure?

The wellness industry loves a secret cure. I encountered dozens of them at Dave Asprey’s Beyond Biohacking Conference, held in May on several floors of a hotel in downtown Austin. There were supple...

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Jacksonville, Florida’s Gun Violence Is Rooted in Redlining and Homes Built on Toxic Waste

This article was produced in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In a Florida county...

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Remember This Acronym Next Time You’re Facing a Big Medical Decision: B.R.A.I.N.

(Maria Fabrizio for WPLN and KFF Health News) Gina Conley, an Army veteran in Aberdeen, North Carolina, knew she wanted a low-intervention birth for her first child. But her plan started to...

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