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Princess Kate cancer update: Royal to attend Wimbledon men’s final
Kate, the Princess of Wales, will attend the Wimbledon men's final on Sunday, one month after her return to public amid ongoing cancer treatment, Kensington Palace confirmed.
1 min read - HealthThe New York Times
Counterfeit Ozempic Is on the Rise
Experts have grown increasingly concerned about fake versions of Ozempic and popular weight loss drugs. These copycats can look deceptively real, and may contain dangerous substances or entirely different drugs altogether. In June, the World Health Organization warned that fake batches of Ozempic were found in the United States, the United Kingdom and Brazil. Also in June, Eli Lilly issued a letter expressing concern that counterfeit versions of its own drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound, were being s
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Giants football legends Eli Manning, Tom Coughlin give back to the community
As quarterback and head coach of the New York Giants, Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin teamed up on the field from 2004 to 2015 and won two Super Bowl championships. Now the two football legends are working together off the field to help families impacted by pediatric cancer. Childhood cancer has been an important cause for both men.
4 min read - EntertainmentBusiness Insider
'Barbie' and 'Doctor Who' star Ncuti Gatwa says he has to 'fight' to protect his mental and physical health
Ncuti Gatwa's star is rising after starting out in Netflix's "Sex Education." But he told Business Insider he can't let his ambition burn him out.
3 min read - HealthUSA TODAY
3 Colorado poultry workers catch presumed bird flu as U.S. cases creep upward
There are now seven cases of bird flu in the U.S. The latest cases are the first to happen in the same place.
2 min read - HealthReuters
Colorado reports three presumptive human bird flu cases, CDC says
(Reuters) -Colorado has reported three presumptive cases of H5 bird flu virus infection in poultry workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday. The three people experienced mild symptoms, the CDC said in a statement. The infections occurred in workers who were culling infected animals at a poultry facility that was experiencing an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, it said.
2 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Eating a Mediterranean diet may combat acne, study finds
Eating the antioxidant-rich diet may help clear up acne-ridden skin.
4 min read - LifestyleVerywell Health
15 Hydrating Foods
This list of 15 hydrating foods can help ensure you maintain your body’s water balance for health and preventing dehydration.
9 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Hygiene tips for hot weather: Take warm showers, wear wool socks, use antifungal powders
How to maintain proper hygiene during these sweltering summer months.
7 min read - HealthAssociated Press
Mental health clinics across the US are helping Latinos bridge language and access barriers
Michelle Mata wasn’t diagnosed with a mental illness until she was 23, after years of suffering. “I didn’t want to tell (doctors) that because I knew that as soon as I disclosed what I was feeling my freedom was going to be taken away from me and I was going to be put into the hospital,” said Mata, 53, who talked about her mental health to The Associated Press in the hope of helping others. The 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that just over one-fifth of Hispanic adults repor
6 min read - HealthVerywell Health
13 Surprising Benefits of Walking
Walking is a simple form of exercise that offers many significant health benefits. If done correctly, walking could aid weight loss and extend your life. Learn more.
6 min read - HealthUSA TODAY
Over 2,400 patients possibly exposed to infections after Oregon physician broke protocol
Over 2,400 patients may have been exposed to infections in the Portland area after a physician broke control protocol.
3 min read - HealthUSA TODAY
Cause of lupus, possible cure identified, researchers say in new study
Lupus overwhelming strikes women and people of color, especially Black women.
3 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Colon Polyp Size Chart to Gauge Risk
Colon polyp size has many implications for a future diagnosis. Learn what small to large colon polyps mean using charts and visual aids.
10 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Can Tailbone Pain Be a Cancer Symptom?
Tailbone pain is a symptom of colorectal, chordoma, and some metastasized cancers. Learn when tailbone pain symptoms aren’t cancer-related.
8 min read - HealthVerywell Health
The Drug of Choice for Diabetes Insipidus
A pharmacist explains treatment options for this rare hormonal disorder
9 min read - HealthVerywell Health
How to Sleep on Your Back for Optimal Rest
Sleeping on your back can offer health benefits, like reducing the risk of back pain and sinus problems. However, it might not be ideal for everyone. Here’s what to know.
10 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Kyphoplasty vs. Vertebroplasty for Spinal Fractures
The main difference between kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty is that kyphoplasty involves a balloon, while vertebroplasty doesn’t. Learn more here.
6 min read - HealthAssociated Press
Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo. Here's what to know
Extreme heat can raise the danger of heat-related illnesses and threaten health in a more subtle way — by amplifying the side effects of many common medications. Hot weather, too, can damage medicines such as insulin that require refrigeration. A look at common problems and solutions related to heat and medicine: Which medicines could cause problems in the heat?
4 min read - HealthReuters
Ozempic linked with lower dementia risk, nicotine use, British study finds
The study, published in the Lancet's eClinicalMedicine journal on Thursday, explored more than 100 million medical records of U.S. patients to see if Ozempic increased the risk of several neurological and psychiatric conditions in the first year of use compared with three common antidiabetic drugs. The study found Ozempic, or semaglutide, was not tied to a higher risk of any of the neurological or psychiatric conditions studied, such as anxiety or depression, and patients taking Ozempic had low
2 min read - HealthVerywell Health
How to Fall Asleep Fast: 6 Tested Strategies
Sleep is a crucial part of health, but many people struggle to fall asleep. Here’s how to fall asleep fast and tips to get better sleep at night.
5 min read - USAssociated Press
Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud
A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. As Jones noted at a hearing in Atlanta, Oxendine only personally gained $40,000 from the scheme, although Jones ordered him to pay a $25,000 fine and to share in $760,000 in restitution with Dr. Jeffrey Gallups, who pleaded guilty to health care fraud before he could even be indicted. Oxendine
4 min read - USThe New York Times
Why Nursing Home Residents Still Suffer Despite Tough State Laws
For hours, John A. Pernorio repeatedly mashed the call button at his bedside in the Heritage Hills nursing home in Rhode Island. A retired truck driver, he had injured his spine in a fall on the job decades earlier and could no longer walk. The antibiotics he was taking made him need to go to the bathroom frequently. But he could only get there if someone helped him into his wheelchair. By the time an aide finally responded, he had been lying in soiled briefs for hours, he said. It happened time
12 min read - HealthGood Morning America
Study finds nearly half of adult cancer deaths in US could be prevented: Here are lifestyle choices to change
Amid a rising number of cancer cases among adults in the United States, a new study has found that around 40% of all cases -- and nearly half of deaths -- could be prevented by making lifestyle changes. The study, released Thursday by the American Cancer Society, looked at 30 types of cancer and 18 risk factors that could be changed by lifestyle choices, including things like smoking and body weight. Overall, cigarette smoking was the leading risk factor for cancer, contributing to nearly 20%
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Sen. Klobuchar says she's cancer-free but will get radiation as precaution after a spot removal
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Friday that she remains cancer-free following her bout with breast cancer in 2021, but doctors recently removed a small calcification and that she'll get radiation treatment as a precaution. The Minnesota Democrat, who chairs the powerful Rules Committee, was successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer three years ago. Klobuchar said at the time that the cancer was detected during a routine mammogram.
1 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Living With Colicky Pain
Suggestions for Adults and Parents With Crying Infants
12 min read - HealthYahoo Life
What to know about dengue fever: Symptoms, how to stay safe — and ways your community can help too
In most of the U.S., people don't need to worry too much, experts say, but there are simple steps you can take at home and abroad to keep dengue risks low.
6 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Nephrotic Syndrome: What You Need to Know
Nephrotic syndrome is a combination of symptoms that can happen when damage to your kidneys causes them to release too much protein in your urine. Learn more.
12 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Can vibration plates help with weight loss and bone density? What experts say about the 'vibing' TikTok trend.
Fitness professionals fact-check the latest TikTok exercise trend.
5 min read - HealthUSA TODAY
40% of cancers found to be preventable with these lifestyle changes
An American Cancer Society study says 40% of cancer in adults 30 and over can be avoided if people cut out smoking, drinking and other risks.
3 min read - WorldGood Morning America
Princess Anne returns to royal duties following hospitalization
Princess Anne returned to royal duties Friday, nearly two weeks after she was hospitalized following what Buckingham Palace described as an "incident" at Gatcombe Park, her estate in Gloucestershire, England. Anne, the younger sister of King Charles III, visited the Riding for the Disabled Association National Championships at Hartpury University and Hartpury College in Gloucester. Anne was treated at Southmead Hospital in Bristol on June 23, following the incident at her home.
2 min read - HealthVerywell Health
What Does Recovery From COVID-19 Look Like?
People with mild COVID-19 symptoms typically return to their regular lives quickly, but what’s the recovery process like, and how do you know if you're over it? Find out.
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2,400 may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis at Oregon hospitals
Thousands of patients who were treated at two hospitals in Portland, Oregon, are being told to get bloods tests because of an "infection control breach" linked to an anesthesiologist that may have exposed them to HIV and hepatitis B and C.
2 min read - USThe New York Times
Heat-Related Emergencies Are Soaring in the U.S. Can Hospitals Keep Up?
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — On a recent Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as triple-digit temperatures stretched into the evening, a 69-year-old man collapsed in his home. His body temperature hit 107.7 degrees by the time emergency responders whisked him to the University of New Mexico Hospital. Nurses and emergency physicians began a process that has become familiar, preparing a device the size of a minifridge that rapidly cools and regulates body temperature by funneling cold fluids to pads th
9 min read - HealthThe Conversation
Immigrant moms feel unsafe and unheard when seeking pregnancy care – here’s how they’d improve Philly’s health care system
Immigration rhetoric and policies have created a chilling effect for immigrants seeking medical care. Two dozen Latina immigrant mothers share their experiences during pregnancy.
7 min read - HealthReuters
Patients on weight-loss drugs should inform doctor before surgery, EU regulator says
Weight-loss drugs, including Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound and Mounjaro, belong to a class known as GLP-1 receptor agonists that slow the process of emptying food contents from the stomach, making users feel full for longer. So a patient taking such drugs could end up with a stomach full of food on an operating table, despite fasting the night before surgery, which could lead to a rare complication of stomach contents moving into the respiratory tract, potentially causing pneumonia.
1 min read - HealthYahoo Life
How to exercise in a swimming pool — without doing laps
Want to work out and cool off? Try these swimming pool exercises.
4 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life
Food poisoning is awful. Here are 9 tips to help avoid it.
Summer sun can make your food spoil quickly, leading to food poisoning. Here's what to know to keep yourself safe from foodborne illness.
6 min read - HealthVerywell Health
What Are the Uses and Side Effects of Sulfonamides?
Learn about what a sulfonamide is, how it is used, and its potential side effects.
7 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Targeting the Average Number of Steps per Day for Your Age and Sex
Variables such as age and sex determine the average number of steps to walk in a day. Find your average here, plus what science says about 10,000 steps a day.
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Fake Botox put a woman on a ventilator. Experts worry it’ll happen again.
Fake Botox injections given by untrained people in places without a doctor on standby landed more than a dozen women in the hospital.
5 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Atenolol vs Metoprolol: What You Need to Know
A pharmacist explains the similarities and differences between these two heart medications
9 min read - WorldAssociated Press
US signs agreement with 3 social media giants aimed at preventing distribution of synthetic drugs
The United States signed a memorandum with several of the world’s biggest social media companies on Thursday aimed at preventing the use of their platforms for the distribution of synthetic drugs. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a signing ceremony that “t echnology companies have a critical role to play in both stopping the illegal manufacturing, trafficking and marketing of synthetic drugs, and just as importantly, educating the public.” The Alliance to Prevent Drug Harms is a jo
3 min read - USAssociated Press
Kentucky drug crackdown yields 200 arrests in Operation Summer Heat
A sweeping investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings has produced more than 200 arrests and drug seizures valued at nearly $685,000, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. A Kentucky State Police investigation, launched three months ago, involved every state police post across the Bluegrass State. The crackdown, dubbed Operation Summer Heat, is ongoing and will result in additional arrests, said State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr.
3 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Biden's health is making headlines. Here's a guide to cognitive tests, age-related decline and more medical terms, defined by experts.
To help navigate headlines about Biden and his health, we've compiled a guide to terms being used and what they mean, defined by experts and put into context.
8 min read - HealthThe Conversation
Abortion restrictions harm mental health, with low-income women hardest hit
The uptick in anxiety, depression and other mental health issues happened after states enacted bans or restrictions on abortion.
4 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Why Are So Many Minority Patients Declining Breast Cancer Treatment?
Although breast cancer can be a terrifying diagnosis, but treatment has come a long way, with survival rates ever climbing. So why do so many minority women decline treatments?
6 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Wegovy in Men vs. Women: Study Shows How Weight Loss Differs
New research found that women with heart failure lost more weight on Wegovy than men, but why would there be a difference?
6 min read - USGood Morning America
Woman credits 2-year-old rescue dog for saving her life
Samantha Griffin, a 38-year-old social worker, told "Good Morning America" she moved into a new apartment in Marion, Indiana, with her niece and rescue dog Luna at the end of May and throughout the next several weeks, her smoke and carbon monoxide detector would periodically go off. "Don't ignore your [carbon monoxide] alert," Griffin said.
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