A Republican-led House committee investigating broad aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects in the US released a final report Monday summarizing its two-year effort, saying it hoped the work would “serve as a…
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I don’t have diabetes, but I wore a glucose monitor for six weeks. Here’s what I learned about food (and anxiety)
One day in September, I stood in front of my open refrigerator, ravenous but unable to figure out what I should eat. I was worried that whatever I chose to eat would cause the new…
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Nearly 80 million Americans are expected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, including many of you. As family and friends gather together to share meals, it may be good to remember that foodborne illnesses are…
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California health officials are warning not to drink another lot of raw milk from Fresno-based Raw Farm after it tested positive for bird flu virus. More testing of Raw Farm products is underway, the state…
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Sleeping and waking up at different times is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, even for people who get the recommended amount of sleep, according to new research. While most previous…
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‘Drastic and terrible impact’: What Kennedy’s confirmation as HHS secretary could mean for global health
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services sent a shudder through the global health community. If confirmed as HHS secretary, Kennedy will hold…
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7.4 million Americans could gain Medicare or Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity drugs under Biden proposal
Millions more senior citizens and lower-income Americans could obtain coverage for costly anti-obesity drugs under a proposal being unveiled Tuesday by the Biden administration. Some 3.4 million Medicare beneficiaries and about 4 million Medicaid recipients…
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One major challenge facing Trump’s chosen health leaders: Keeping politics separate from science
The announcements came Friday night, one after another, President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for the country’s premier health leadership roles: a New York family physician and Fox News medical contributor for surgeon general; a Florida physician…
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Bird flu virus has been found in a batch of raw milk sold in California, and consumers should not drink it, the state Department of Public Health warned Sunday. The agency said that no illnesses…
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In the US, young and middle-aged women are being diagnosed with lung cancer at higher rates than men
Susan Wojcicki, the late CEO of YouTube, had a message for the world just weeks before she passed. “Although lung cancer overall is decreasing because of declines in tobacco use, lung cancer among people who…