Health

Night Owls vs. Early Birds: Sleep Categories Are More Complicated Than We Thought

Some people are night owls, and some people are early birds. For early humans, having a mix of both was likely a boon to the community, allowing some to stand watch at night while others awoke earl...

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Short-Term Oatmeal Diet May Help Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol, Aid Weight Loss

A new study shows that a short-term oatmeal diet may help lower cholesterol. Image Credit: Sibila and Pavel/Stocksy A new study suggests that a 2-day oatmeal diet can help lower “bad” LDL ...

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Woman Makes Husband Post Their Argument Online To Show She’s Right, Gets A Reality Check Herself

People with low self-confidence often find it hard to look past their “flaws” and see the bigger picture. This can create massive problems in their relationships, especially if the “reason” they’re...

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42 Examples Of Adults Who Proved Age Doesn’t Mean Wisdom

One of the strangest things about being a grown up is how convincingly adult everyone looks from a distance. Someone gets a job promotion, regularly goes to the gym early in the morning, and we t...

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Listen: Many Tents Are Gone, but Washington’s Homeless — And Their Health Problems — Aren’t

LISTEN: In this audio portrait of homeless people displaced by the Trump administration’s crackdown on encampments in the nation’s capital, KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart tells of...

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When the Doctor Needs a Checkup

He was a surgical oncologist at a hospital in a Southern city, a 78-year-old whose colleagues had begun noticing troubling behavior in the operating room. During p...

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The Logical End Point of ‘America First’ Foreign Aid

Last summer, the Dalai Lama was having a party in Dharamshala for his 90th birthday, and Bethany Morrison, a newly appointed State Department official, was eager to meet with him there. Inconvenien...

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Fewer Cervical Cancer Screenings Needed for Females Vaccinated Against HPV

A recent study shows that women who’ve received the HPV vaccine may require fewer cervical cancer screenings. Image Credit: Joey Kotfica/Getty Images A new study out of Norway suggests cha...

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Octavia Spencer and Sofia Vergara Team Up in Super Bowl Ad Tackling Kidney Warning Signs

Octavia Spencer (left) and Sofia Vergara (right). Detect the SOS Collective Actors Octavia Spencer and Sofia Vergara will appear in a Super Bowl LX commercial together. The women ar...

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If You’re Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer

LISTEN: If you’re newly pregnant and not able to afford health insurance, you may qualify for Medicaid. Reporters Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer — hosts of the new series “HealthQ” — explain that ev...

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NIH Grant Disruptions Slow Down Breast Cancer Research

Inside a cancer research laboratory on the campus of Harvard Medical School, two dozen small jars with pink plastic lids sat on a metal counter. Inside these humble-looking jars is the core of Joan...

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The Longevity Influencer Who Went Into ‘Withdrawal’ Without Jeffrey Epstein

If you didn’t know who Peter Attia was last week, here’s how you’ll remember him going forward: Attia is the guy who once emailed Jeffrey Epstein to confirm that “pussy is, indeed, low carb. Still ...

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Mainstream research views on kids, teens, and screens

From Michael Coren at The Washington Post: The child development researchers I spoke to about it? Practically blasé. They saw screens as a valuable tool — overused but useful — that can help f...

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Oral Semaglutide Lowers Heart Failure Risk in People with Type 2 Diabetes

Emerging evidence suggests that oral semaglutide may reduce the risk of heart failure–related events in people with type 2 diabetes. JasonDoiy/Getty Images Oral semaglutide may reduce hear...

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Catherine O'Hara, 'Home Alone' and 'Schitt's Creek' Actor, Had 'Brief Illness' Before Death

Emmy Award-winning actor Catherine O’Hara is survived by her husband, Bo Welch, and their two children, Luke and Matthew. Image credit: MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images Catherine O’Hara, ...

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Tirzepatide, Hormone Therapy May Aid Weight Loss After Menopause

A combination of hormone therapy and the GLP-1 drug tirzepatide may promote weight loss in postmenopausal females. Image Credit: Mauro Grigollo/Stocksy A new study found that postmenopausa...

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It’s 2026 and You’re Uninsured. Now What?

Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage. But there are still ways to fi...

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Your Next Primary Care Doctor Could Be Online Only, Accessed Through an AI Tool

When her doctor died suddenly in August, Tammy MacDonald found herself among the roughly 17% of adults in America without a primary care physician. MacDonald wanted to find a new doctor ri...

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Testosterone Therapy Helped Jelly Roll Lose Weight. Could It Help You Too?

Country music star Jelly Roll revealed that Testosterone Replacement Therapy played a key role in his weight-loss journey. Image credit: Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Jelly Roll says Testoster...

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Common Gout Medication May Help Lower Heart Attack, Stroke Risk

A common gout medication may help lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with gout. Image Credit: smartstock/Getty Images Researchers say that allopurinol and other drugs used...

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Chinese Adults Taking Strange AI Devices to Bed With Them

China is a country defined by major contradictions. The nation is governed by a communist party that has carefully embraced market forces as part of a long transition away from capitalism. Against ...

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