Health

More than 14M children globally have not received a dose of any vaccine: WHO

More than 14 million children around the world have not received a single dose of any vaccine, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.This is 4 million more child...

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Why gentle exercise like yoga, tai chi and walking may help people sleep better

A few downward dogs or a stroll around the neighborhood may aid sleep.Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that makes it hard to fall asleep, stay asleep or get restful sleep. It affects nearly 15% ...

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Olivia Munn's Mom Also Had Breast Cancer, Highlighting Genetic Risks

Olivia Munn shared that her mom, Kim Munn, was also diagnosed with breast cancer after taking the same risk assessment test. Getty Images Olivia Munn recently shared her mother was also d...

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Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed

Rehab hospitals that help people recover from major surgeries and injuries have become a highly lucrative slice of the health care business. But federal data and inspection reports show that some r...

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How To Find the Right Medical Rehab Services

Rehabilitation therapy can be a godsend after hospitalization for a stroke, a fall, an accident, a joint replacement, a severe burn, or a spinal cord injury, among other conditions. Physical, occup...

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The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food

Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it. Nearly 50...

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From saffron to St John’s Wort – scientists reveal the supermarket depression treatments that REALLY work

IF you experience persistent low mood, you might expect to be prescribed some antidepressants and a course...

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Weight Loss: Eating More Protein May Prevent Muscle Loss From GLP-1 Drugs

New research suggests that eating more protein while taking GLP-1 drugs could help prevent muscle loss. Stocksy United Increasing protein intake while taking GLP-1 drugs for weight loss co...

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‘Magic mushroom’ ingredient may delay aging and extend lifespan

Psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, may have both anti-aging as well as mental health benefits. As revenues from the anti-aging market—riddled with hope and thousands of su...

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WHO Recommends 'Breakthrough' Twice-Yearly Shot for HIV Prevention

Lenacapavir is a twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV that could improve adherence rates compared to other PrEP medications. d3sign/Getty Images The WHO issued a global recommendation for...

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US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact

JOHANNESBURG -- Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting one of history's dea...

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Air India pilot’s mental health probed and medical records seized after fuel turned off in cockpit killing 260

CRASH investigators are said to be probing the medical records of the doomed Air India flight’s captain am...

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Vested Interests. Influence Muscle. At RFK Jr.’s HHS, It’s Not Pharma. It’s Wellness.

On his way to an Ultimate Fighting Championship event, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stopped by the home of podcaster Gary Brecka. The two spent time in a hyperbaric oxy...

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In Rush To Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry

Doctors, hospitals, and health insurers for weeks issued dire warnings to Republican lawmakers that millions of people would lose health coverage and hospitals would close if they cut Medicaid fund...

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Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be Trump's CDC director

A U.S. Senate committee has approved Susan Monarez to be President Donald Trump’s director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionThe U.S. Senate's health committee on Wednesday appr...

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Omega-3 Supplements Combined With Weightlifting May Improve Overall Health

Omega-3 supplements combined with strength training could boost athletic performance and improve heart and brain health. Lan Zhang/Getty Images Omega-3 supplements combined with weightlift...

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Journalists Tally State and Local Health Care Implications of GOP Megabill

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed measles cases on CBS News’ “CBS News 24/7” on July 9. Gounder also discussed the presence of Immigration and Customs En...

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Trump Team’s Actions on Health Policy Clash With Its ‘MAHA Report’

The Trump administration recently issued a manifesto on what’s wrong with health in America, but many of its actions clash with its answers. Scientists and public health ...

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Texas floodwaters can increase health risks that could last for months: Experts

Central Texas is continuing to recover from one of the deadliest floods in the state's history, which killed more than 120 people, many of whom were children.While there is an economic toll from fl...

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Forget Botox! Scientists say tripping on mushrooms might keep you young

Tech execs love popping supplements and infusing themselves with youthful “young plasma” to ward off Father Time. New research, however, shows that a substance that humans have been ingesting for a...

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Men Might Be the Key to an American Baby Boom

Donald Trump—who is, by his own accounting, “the fertilization president” and “the father of IVF”—wants to help Americans reproduce. During his 2024 campaign, he promised that the government or ins...

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