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Mifepristone Still Available by Mail After Supreme Court Restores Access

The future of telehealth access to the abortion pill mifepristone remains uncertain as the FDA conducts a safety review of the drug. lawsuit Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Supreme Court tempo...

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‘Next-Gen’ GLP-1 Leads to 16% More Weight Loss. Is It Better Than Zepbound?

A new GLP-1 drug shows promise for improving metabolic health and treating obesity-related diseases like liver disease. camacho9999/Getty Images A new weight loss drug called survodutide h...

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America is having a surprising church revival

Gen Z and Millennials are driving an unexpected return to the pews, reversing decades of decline in faith and worship attendance Growing up in s...

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HHS’ Healthy Food Agenda Puts Hospitals on Notice About Patients’ Meals

Complaints about hospital food are certainly not new, and Jell-O and fruit juice are often the butt of related jokes. But the Trump administration has recently upped the ante. It is urging t...

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She Survived 2 Shootings. Research Helps Explain Why Her Pain Persists Years Later.

In 2019, Mia Tretta, then a high school freshman at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, was struck in the stomach by a round from a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun fired by a schoolm...

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The Cost of ‘Natural’ Womanhood

Supposedly, the menstrual cycle is a gift. It’s a product of good design. It’s a miraculous dance of hormones that can’t be contained. Such are the messages flooding the internet these days, courte...

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Heart Failure Couldn’t Stop This Couple from Saying ‘I do’ in the ICU

Daniel Phan was in heart failure and days from undergoing lifesaving surgery when he and his girlfriend, Julia, decided to get married — in the ICU. Daniel and Julia Phan on their wedding da...

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Your Next Dog May Live Longer

One day last November, my dog, Forrest, sat on the cold marble steps of the Smithsonian’s natural-history museum in Washington, D.C., ready to meet Celine Halioua, a woman who may one day add a tai...

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Do You Dream in Fear or Joy? The Answer Could Affect Your Morning Mood

Research shows that your dreams may affect your morning mood. Image Credit: Studio Firma/Stocksy A recent study has found that your dreams can affect your mood in the morning. The ...

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Journalists Share Latest on Baby Formula Safety, Estrogen Patches, and Postcancer Costs

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the results of the FDA’s largest baby formula safety test on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on April 29. She ...

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How Britain’s housing crisis contributes to its declining healthy life expectancy

I Wei Huang/ShutterstockPeople in the UK are now spending fewer years in good health than they did a decade ago, according to a new analysis by the Health Foundation. The UK now sits near the bott...

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This Type of Exercise Can Help You Build More Muscle With Less Effort

Eccentric exercise may help build muscle strength with less strain on the body, which may benefit older individuals. DragonImages/Getty Images A lesser-known type of exercise can build str...

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Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Tied to Major Risk for Cancer

New research indicates that cancer prevention should be part of the treatment protocol for people with CKM syndrome. Sean Locke/Stocksy Researchers say people with cardiovascular-kidney-me...

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Prevention Efforts Increasingly See Suicide Through a Broader Lens

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Someone in America dies by suici...

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Kent stop social media comments over 'duty of care'

Adam Hollioake was appointed Kent head coach in December 2024 [Getty Images]Kent have taken the unusual step of disabling the comment functions on their social media accounts as part of a "duty of ...

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The Secret to Success Is ‘Monotasking’

If Isabel Allende’s office needs to be painted, it has to be done by January 8 or put on hold. Every year, that’s the day she starts writing.The pattern goes back to January 8, 1981, when Allende b...

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The Trump Administration Casts Out the ‘Soul’ of MAHA

As of today, it seems likely that the nation’s next surgeon general will, at least, have an active medical license. President Trump announced that he was pulling his nomination for Casey Means, a w...

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Gavin Newsom, Early Champion of Single-Payer, Moderates in the Face of Fiscal Limits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In his earliest days in the governor’s office, Democrat Gavin Newsom huddled with his advisers to consider how to realize a key campaign promise: transforming a healthcare syst...

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Delays in Visa Program Threaten Placement of Hundreds of Doctors in Underserved Areas

Hundreds of foreign doctors about to complete training in the U.S. will have to leave the country if the federal government doesn’t rapidly process their visa waiver applications, which have been l...

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3 common longevity mistakes doctors and scientists say to avoid

Peter Fedichev, Evelyne Bischof, and Dylan Livingston: three of Business Insider's Rising Stars of Longevity.Coursey of Peter Fedichev, Evelyne Bischof, and Dylan Livingston; Alyssa Powell/BIHealth...

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31 People Share What It’s Like To Meet A Diagnosed Narcissist

It’s amazing that mental health is no longer taboo, but people should really consider treating themselves if they are diagnosed with something. After all, if you have a burning fever, of course, yo...

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