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31 Mar

Vaccine Hesitancy Is on the Rise. Who Do Americans Trust to Help Them Make Important Vaccine Decisions? A New HealthDay/Harris Poll

F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, of the Yale School of Medicine talks with Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, of the Baylor School of Medicine about the rise in vaccine refusal and the backlash against scientists.

28 Mar

Common Sugar Substitute May Actually Increase Your Appetite

A new study finds sucralose, the primary sweetener in Splenda, changes brain activity related to hunger. Researchers say the results could be stronger cravings.

27 Mar

Simple, At-Home Smell Test May Help Predict Alzheimer’s Disease

A new peel-and-sniff card was tested by 180 adults, and the results showed those with mild cognitive impairment had significantly more trouble identifying and remembering odors.

Microplastics Linked To High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke

Microplastics Linked To High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke

Microplastics appear to be contributing to chronic diseases in shoreline areas of the United States, a new study suggests.

High blood pressure, diabetes and stroke rates are higher in coastal or lakefront areas with greater concentrations of microplastics in the environment, researchers reported at a meeting of the American College of Card...

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Pregnant Women, New Moms Dying More Often From Heart Conditions

Pregnant Women, New Moms Dying More Often From Heart Conditions

The heart-related death rate among pregnant women and new mothers more than doubled between 1999 and 2022, researchers have found.

Just under 9.1 mothers for every million people died from heart-related diseases in 2022, up from 3.6 per million in 1999, according to results presented Sunday at the American College of Cardiology’s ann...

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  • April 1, 2025
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Navigators Help Patients Get Colonoscopy For Suspected Cancer

Navigators Help Patients Get Colonoscopy For Suspected Cancer

Personalized support can help more people at risk of colon cancer attend a potentially life-saving colonoscopy appointment, a new study says.

About 55% of people assigned a patient navigator got a follow-up colonoscopy after their stool test revealed a risk of colon cancer, compared with nearly 43% of patients who were simply notified of t...

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  • April 1, 2025
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GLP-1 Drug Use For Weight Loss Has Soared, Costing Billions

GLP-1 Drug Use For Weight Loss Has Soared, Costing Billions

The number of Americans taking cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound has skyrocketed in recent years, a new study says.

The number of people without diabetes taking a GLP-1 drug more than tripled between 2018 and 2022 in the U.S., researchers reported March 31 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Sp...

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  • April 1, 2025
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Fasting Outperforms Calorie Cutting, Clinical Trial Says

Fasting Outperforms Calorie Cutting, Clinical Trial Says

Fasting every other day can prompt more weight loss than simply cutting calories, a new clinical trial shows.

People who undertook 4:3 intermittent fasting lost just under 8% of their body weight within a year, compared to a 5% loss among people who cut their daily calories by about a third, researchers reported March 31 in the Annals ...

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  • April 1, 2025
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Cardiac Arrest Deaths During Marathons Down By Half

Cardiac Arrest Deaths During Marathons Down By Half

A marathon can be a daunting challenge, particularly for folks worried their hearts can’t stand the strain of running 26.2 miles.

But these events are safer than ever for those with heart concerns, according to a new study published March 30 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The risk of dying from car...

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