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How much protein does your body need? It’s a bit complicated. Our guide can help.
Your protein needs change as you age. Here's how to make sure you're getting the right amount.
6 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Lance Bass didn’t know that type 1.5 diabetes existed, until he was diagnosed with it. Here are 6 things he’s learned since.
The 45-year-old pop star and father says that he was misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes a few years prior.
6 min read - HealthVerywell Health
What's This White Rash on My Skin?
A white rash on your skin in dot, splotchy, or spot patterns could be tinea versicolor, vitiligo, or a sun reaction. Find a list of causes here.
15 min read - USAssociated Press
Texas woman's lawsuit after being jailed on murder charge over abortion can proceed, judge rules
A Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder after self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit against the local sheriff and prosecutors over the case that drew national outrage before the charges were quickly dropped, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton denied a motion by prosecutors and the sheriff to dismiss the lawsuit during a hearing in the border city of McAllen. Lizelle Gonzalez, who spent two nights in jail on the murder
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Trump rally shooting victim released from hospital
One of the men who was shot at Donald Trump's rally in Butler County was released from the hospital.
1 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Having more arm and belly fat is linked to an increased risk of dementia, Parkinson's, a new study finds. Is there anything you can do about it?
High levels of fat in certain areas may indicate inflammation and cardiovascular disease risks.
5 min read - HealthNBC News
Mushroom edibles are rising in popularity. It's hard to say what's in them.
Mushroom edibles are soaring in popularity across the U.S., claiming to offer a variety of mind-altering experiences, from the mild — a boost in focus from a “microdose” — to psychedelic trips.
6 min read - ScienceThe New York Times
A Disease That Makes Children Age Rapidly Gets Closer to a Cure
A cure for an ultrarare disease, progeria, could be on the horizon. The disease speeds up aging in children and dramatically shortens their lives. But, until recently, there was no path toward a highly effective treatment. Now, a small group of academics and government scientists, including Dr. Francis Collins, a former director of the National Institutes of Health, is working with no expectation of financial gain to halt progeria in its tracks with an innovative gene editing technique. If gene
7 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Monday was the hottest day ever on Earth. Here are the heat illness symptoms you should watch for.
What's the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke — and how can you prevent them? Experts share how to stay safe during extreme heat.
8 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Can Nonstick Pans Make You Sick?
Polymer fume fever, also known as "Teflon flu," is a rare illness caused by breathing in toxic fumes released from nonstick coating on pans.
5 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Does Electrolyte Gum Work?
Trendy electrolyte gums may contain some electrolytes, but experts say they won't keep you hydrated.
4 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Summer colds and flu are more common than you think. Here's how to tell if you have one — and how to treat it.
Colds, influenza and COVID-19 don’t just disappear when the weather warms up. Here's what to know about summertime sickness.
5 min read - USWashington Post
‘I thought it was safe’: Why lawsuits are mounting over this chemical linked to cancer
A knock on the door forced Cathy Flint to her feet. It had been five years since her diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a cancer that has left her with bones protruding from her neck and down her spine, bone damage and hunched shoulders. On that day in spring 2023, her neighbor stood in her doorway with a letter.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. It was a questionnaire from environmental lawyers asking residents in her Charl
7 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Is Extreme Heat Helping to Spread Bird Flu?
Public health officials say that extreme heat may play a role in the spread of bird flu. Here's how.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Floods and climate change blamed for surge in dengue in the Emirates as WHO warns of global spike
Since the United Arab Emirates witnessed its heaviest recorded rainfall ever three months ago, the desert nation has issued a multitude of warnings about dengue which, activists say, has surged and struck hardest among the vast populations of laborers. The tropical disease, spread by mosquitos, has witnessed a worldwide spike. The World Health Organization declared it an emergency in December as cases have globally increased tenfold over the last generation.
5 min read - LifestyleAssociated Press
New to volunteering? A how-to guide to find the right fit
Tim Delaney, president and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, urges people to think broadly: “A lot of people imagine over the years stuffing envelopes,” he says. “You want an organization that’s going to utilize you, your skills, your talents well," says Karmit Bulman, who leads that Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement. You might look online at organizations like VolunteerMatch.org and state-run volunteer centers.
2 min read - HealthAssociated Press
Volunteering would feel good even if it didn't have health benefits. But it does
After retiring from 35 years as a teacher, Jeff Kellert began volunteering as a tutor and helped with monthly dinners at his synagogue. Later, he got certified to lead support groups every other week for the National Mental Health Alliance, an organization for relatives of people with mental illness. The experience keeps him active, but just as important, he said, it has led to new friendships and a sense of purpose he never expected in retirement.
3 min read - HealthVerywell Health
How to Increase Lung Capacity Using Breathing Exercises
You can learn how to increase lung capacity using simple breathing exercises, like diaphragmatic breathing. Here’s everything you need to know.
7 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Comparing Inflectra (Infliximab-Dyyb) vs. Remicade (Infliximab)
Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb) is a biosimilar to Remicade (infliximab). Learn more about how these drugs are similar and different.
8 min read - ScienceThe Conversation
What do genes have to do with psychology? They likely influence your behavior more than you realize
Human psychology is influenced by a complex network of genes and environmental factors. Studying how and when genes fail to cooperate could broaden our understanding of behavior.
6 min read - HealthThe Conversation
Xylazine wounds are a growing crisis among drug users in Philly − a nurse explains potential causes and proper treatment
The wounds contain black and yellow dead tissue and tunnel deep into the skin. Deep stigma around them can make getting treatment difficult.
7 min read - HealthThe Conversation
Cancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with Medicaid
When patients spend large sums on their cancer care, it can be hard for them to afford basics such as food and housing.
3 min read - BusinessReuters
Pfizer's gene therapy cuts hemophilia A bleeding rate in late-stage trial
The data takes Pfizer one step closer to securing U.S. regulatory approval for a second gene therapy to treat hemophilia. Pfizer had received the Food and Drug Administration's nod for Beqvez as a one-time gene therapy for hemophilia B, a less common type of the disorder, in April.
2 min read - BusinessReuters
Thermo Fisher lifts profit forecast as biotech demand shows signs of improvement
Contract drug manufacturers witnessed cut back on spending by their biotech clients in 2023 amid rising interest rates. The public funding environment for early-stage biotechs is expected to improve in the second half of this year, on hopes of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserves in September. Thermo Fisher now expects annual profit in a range of $21.29 to $22.07 per share, compared with previous forecast of $21.14 to $22.02 per share.
2 min read - BusinessReuters
Biogen and Sage to scrap neurological disorder drug development after trial failure
Shares of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Sage Therapeutics slumped 27% in premarket trading. The setback is the latest after Sage and partner Biogen's pill, Zurzuvae, could not secure the U.S. health regulator's nod for treating clinical depression, a much larger market, while it was approved as a treatment for postpartum depression. The key question is whether Zurzuvae is enough to keep the Biogen partnership, said Mizuho analyst Uy Ear.
1 min read - LifestyleUSA TODAY
How to remove a ticks: Here's what to do about a bite (for dogs and humans)
Ticks can pass more 14 illnesses to humans, including Lyme disease. Here's the right way to remove a tick from your skin or clothes using tweezers.
4 min read - HealthUSA TODAY
Lead paint is just the beginning: Poisoning danger lurks in pantry, toys
Recent investigations of lead poisoning from household items show risks loom. But parents can avoid contaminated products and get their kids tested.
5 min read - HealthBusiness Insider
The oldest woman to compete in Miss Texas USA is 72. She avoids cheese and processed meat — but loves a good steak.
The retired teacher and grandmother also lifts weights three times a week, and does cardio on the other days.
4 min read - HealthAssociated Press
Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'
Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. There were no infections in the young women and girls that got the shots in a study of about 5,000 in South Africa and Uganda, researchers reported.
5 min read - USNBC News
Tuberculosis patient in Washington who was arrested for refusing treatment is finally cured
A Washington state woman who got tuberculosis and was arrested after refusing to isolate or take medication has been cured, health officials announced.
4 min read - HealthYahoo Life
'Super-gonorrhea’'is rare. But the STI is smart — and doctors are concerned.
Where did antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea come from and what can you do to protect yourself? Here’s what experts say.
5 min read - USReuters
Colorado ramps up bird flu response, requires milk testing
Colorado began requiring dairies to test milk supplies for bird flu every week, the state's veterinarian told Reuters on Tuesday, as a federal team arrived to help investigate an escalating outbreak in cows that has spread to chickens and people. The state's new mandate aims to identify additional farms that could be infected and spread the disease to other dairies or poultry flocks, after the largest cluster of human cases to date in the United States occurred on a Colorado farm this month. B
2 min read - LifestyleGood Morning America
Woman becomes kidney donor to sorority sister after being friends for 18 years
A video of a woman surprising her sorority sister as a match for a kidney donation has gone viral after making the rounds online. "I'm still in complete & utter shock…I FOUND MY MATCH!!!!" Jess Hause wrote in the caption of her TikTok post, which featured a video of her friend Megan Schultz of Columbus, Ohio, breaking the news to her. In an interview with "Good Morning America," Hause said she was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease late last year after experiencing some physical changes.
4 min read - HealthGood Morning America
Brittany Mahomes shares pregnancy symptom she's struggling with in 3rd pregnancy
After sharing the news that she is pregnant with a third child, Brittany Mahomes is opening up about something other moms can all relate to: pregnancy symptoms. Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, shared on Instagram Tuesday that her third pregnancy has so far been the "hardest" one on her physically. Brittany Mahomes shares two children with her husband, a 3-year-old daughter, named Sterling, and a 1-year-old son, Bronze.
2 min read - HealthVerywell Health
7 Health Benefits of Watermelon
There are many health benefits of watermelon, but can you eat too much of it? Learn the nutritional benefits to determine if this fruit is right for you.
6 min read - LifestyleVerywell Health
Identifying Baby Heat Rash to Soothe Symptoms
Suggestions for Parents and Caretakers
10 min read - HealthVerywell Mind
Over One-Third of Psychiatric Patients Are Misdiagnosed—Here Are Our Stories
It was like nobody put the pieces together
13 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Stages of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
The stages of CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) are based on the Rai and Binet staging systems. Find information about prognosis and staging here.
7 min read - USAssociated Press
Man pleads guilty to bribing a Minnesota juror with a bag of cash in COVID-19-related fraud case
One of five people charged with attempting to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for an acquittal in a fraud case pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday. Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of bribery of a juror, admitting that he recruited a woman to offer the juror money as part of an elaborate scheme that officials said threatened foundational aspects of the judicial system. Four other defendants charged in the bribery scheme have pleaded
3 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Exploring the Impact of Diabetic Nephropathy on Kidney Health
Diabetic nephropathy is a kidney disease that affects people with diabetes. It can cause serious complications like kidney failure. Here’s what you need to know.
10 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Deli meat has been linked to a deadly listeria outbreak. What to know about foodborne illnesses and their symptoms.
So far, 28 hospitalizations and two deaths have been reported, though investigators are still determining which specific deli meat products may be contaminated.
7 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life
Food poisoning is awful. Here are 9 tips to help avoid it.
Worried about a foodborne illness like listeria? Here's what you can do to reduce your risk.
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Convinced your cortisol levels are high? Hormone imbalances are complicated — and viral cocktails aren't a quick fix
TikTokers are blaming the stress hormone for making their faces more rounded.
3 min read - SportsUSA TODAY
The current COVID variant you should know about: What the CDC is saying about KP.3.1.1
The KP.3.1.1 COVID-19 variant is circulating across the United States. Here's what the CDC is saying about spread, symptoms, and current COVID cases.
7 min read - BusinessReuters
Health insurer Centene's upbeat quarterly profit forecast fails to impress
Centene forecast second-quarter adjusted profit above Wall Street estimates, saying it does not have to make a previously expected payment under a "risk adjustment" program related to its government-backed Medicaid plans. The company forecast an adjusted profit of $2.42 per share for the quarter, including the impact of the favorable adjustment, compared with analysts' average estimate of $1.98, according to LSEG data. Centene had expected to pay $1.3 billion under the program previously, but
2 min read - ScienceCBS News
"Cocaine sharks": Predators off Brazil coast test positive for drug
Thirteen sharks tested for cocaine and benzoylecgonine were found to have the illicit drug in their muscles and livers.
2 min read - HealthGood Morning America
As FDA delays proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair relaxers, dermatologist shares safety tips for women
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has delayed consideration of a long-anticipated proposal to ban formaldehyde (FA) in hair-relaxing products, which some studies have linked to certain types of cancers. It is not clear when the agency plans to consider the proposed rule, which was first entered in the Unified Agenda, a government registry of actions that administrative agencies plan to issue, last October. Frequent use of hair-straightening products that include chemicals like formaldehyde
3 min read - HealthABC News
States across US are seeing seasonal increase in mosquitoes with West Nile virus
Several health departments in the U.S. say they have detected West Nile virus in mosquito samples. Although the average number of actual West Nile cases is significantly lower than the same time last year, experts are urging the public to take precautions. On Monday, the Cape May County Health Department in southern New Jersey sent out a press release reporting that seven mosquito collections during the months of June and July had tested positive for West Nile virus.
3 min read - HealthThe New York Times
Impulsive and Hyperactive? It Doesn’t Mean You Have ADHD
The 6-year-old boy sitting across from Douglas Tynan, a child and adolescent clinical psychologist based in Delaware, clearly did not have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Tynan was sure of that. But the boy’s first-grade teacher disagreed. He could be inattentive in class, but at home his behavior wasn’t out of the ordinary for a child his age. A voracious reader, he told Tynan that he liked to bring his own books to school because the ones in class were too easy. Sign up for The Morni
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