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Employer-sponsored plans are projected to rise 6.5% in 2026, more than twice the rate of inflation. That increase may seem high, but it’s modest compared with the 75% jump marketplace enrollees could face if ACA subsidies expire at year’s…
Cornwall, England, UK, Hand sanitizing point for the general public to use free of charge during Covid-19 in a Cornwall park area. (Photo by: Peter Titmuss/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Keeping your hands clean can help reduce the…
As Reckitt’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Williams will mentor underrepresented health and hygiene founders as part of the program’s mission to support and scale 200 start-ups worldwide by 2030.
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When Serena Williams steps onto a…
Cancer cells transfer mitochondria through nanotubes to healthy neighboring cells, turning them into tumor-supporting accomplices, a new study shows.
In March 2024, the journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health published a paper describing how regular consumption of apple cider vinegar could help patients lose weight, lower serum cholesterol levels, and help control blood sugar. Patients who drank 15 mL (0.5 ounces) of apple cider vinegar a…
They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them – products typically loaded with extra fat, salt, sugar and flavorings. They were children and young adults at a time when such products, designed to maximize their appeal, proliferated.
Now, a…
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation, swelling and pain in joints. It can have a range of impacts, and as of 2019, was thought to impact about 18 million people worldwide. New research has suggested that signs of immune…
A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the scientific journal The BMJ, shows how a simple blood analysis can predict the risk of developing severe liver disease. The method may already start to be applied in primary care to enable the earlier detection of cirrhosis and cancer of…
More U.S. adults than ever report having serious trouble concentrating, remembering or making decisions.
In 2023, more than 7 percent of adults without depression self-reported this type of cognitive disability. That figure is up from just over 5 percent a decade earlier,…
A team led by UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London researchers has shown for the first time how life-saving antibiotics called polymyxins pierce the armor of harmful bacteria.
The findings, published in the journal Nature Microbiology, could lead to new treatments for…