Jump-Start Your Exercise With This Mindset Reset
May 3, 2024 – There are plenty of reasons to exercise, but some are more motivating than others. Perhaps the sexiest motivator – and the one people tend to go with, especially with warm weather around the corner – is to build the “beach body.” The problem: Setting big expectations for weight loss can position you for disaster. More...
What’s Behind Major Rise in Heart Failure Deaths?
May 3, 2024 — Americans are dying of heart failure today at a higher rate than they did in 1999, reversing years of progress in reducing the death rate. That is the stark message of a new JAMA Cardiology More...
When Does Old Age Start? It Depends on Who You Ask
May 2, 2024 – When does old age begin? Evidently, it depends on who you ask. And when you were born. For millions of people born between 1952 and 1974, the line in the sand between middle and old age is a More...
Prospects for Crohn’s Relief Brighten With New Advancements
May 2, 2024 – More than 1 million Americans live with Crohn’s, a chronic and sometimes crippling inflammatory bowel disease that affects the intestines and leads to digestive issues. While some people may More...
Easing Marijuana Laws Doesn’t Mean the Drug Is Safer
May 1, 2024 – You shouldn’t draw major conclusions about the safety of marijuana amid the recent announcement that federal regulators may reclassify the drug, experts are cautioning But the move is expected More...
Is Grey’s Anatomy’s Parkinson’s ‘Cure’ Real?
Grey’s Anatomy neurosurgeons perform a “groundbreaking procedure” to cure Parkinson’s. It’s not unusual for TV to fast-track medical innovation. More...
Are Female Doctors Better? Here’s What to Know
May 1, 2024 – Makenna was eager to get an appointment with a gynecologist after moving to a new city and getting what she thought might have been a yeast infection. Makenna, who asked to only be identified More...
Emotional Support for Hearing Loss
People who start to lose their hearing know it can have a big impact on life, but they may be surprised by the way it can affect their emotions. They might feel helpless or depressed, and get angry or frustrated. All More...
Help for Eating Problems With Chewing, Swallowing, and Dysphagia
Not long after Debbie McClure was diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome, an immune system disorder that causes dry mouth, she sat down to a roast beef dinner. She was still adjusting to her condition. So she More...
New ‘FLiRT’ Variants Spark Summer COVID Surge Warning
April 30, 2024 – In recent weeks, COVID-19 forecasters have reported on a new set of variants picked up in wastewater surveillance. Nicknamed FLiRT, they’re threatening to cause a new wave of COVID infections, More...
