ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 25: New committee members Robert Malone and Joseph Hibbeln attend the first meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices at the CDC global headquarters on June 25, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human…
Category: 5. Health
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Joe Burrow Suffers Turf Toe Injury. Here’s What That Is
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) reportedly suffered a Grade 3 turf toe injury during the Bengals 31-27 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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This is toe-tally not good news for the…
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Millions have diabetes without knowing it
A large portion of the global population with diabetes remains undiagnosed or is not receiving optimal care, according to a new study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a…
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Guava’s secret molecule could fight liver cancer
You may not be aware that most of the medicines that have been approved for treatment are rooted in nature.
For example, the bark of willow trees has been called nature’s aspirin because it contains a chemical called salicin. The human body converts salicin into salicylic acid, which relieves…
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Daily eye drops could make reading glasses obsolete
Everybody develops presbyopia as they age – a difficulty in focusing on near objects and text – and often have to resort to reading glasses. However, the solution might be as simple as using special eye drops two or three times a day.
A retrospective study of 766 patients presented on September…
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Half of adults suffer from dry eyes, but most never get help
Dry eyes can cause significant discomfort, and the symptoms become more common as we age. However, until now, it was unclear what proportion of the population suffered from the condition, with estimates ranging from 5-50%.
In fact, research presented today (September 15) at the 43rd Congress of…
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Cannabis use may quadruple diabetes risk
Cannabis use is linked to an almost quadrupling in the risk of developing diabetes, according to an analysis of real-world data from over 4 million adults, being presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria…
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Being too thin can be deadlier than being overweight, Danish study reveals
It is possible to be “fat but fit,” new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (September 15-19) suggests.
The study of tens of thousands of people in Denmark found that those with a BMI in the overweight…
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Trouble Getting The Updated COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s What To Do When
Staying up-to-date on your COVID-19 vaccinations seems to have gotten a whole lot harder for many over the past several months due to actions taken or not taken by the Trump administration.. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Finding where and how to get vaccinated shouldn’t be…
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1 in 8 Americans have already tried Ozempic and similar weight loss medications
Nearly 12% of Americans have used GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, including about one-fifth of women aged 50 to 64, according to a new RAND report.
Surveying a nationally representative sample of 8,793 Americans, researchers found that 11.8% have used GLP-1 agonists and 14% say they are interested…
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