Health

Gossiping gets a bad rap, but psychology experts say it could actually benefit our mental health.The activity can help "make meaning of our world and situations," according to Thea Gallagher, PsyD, director of wellness programs at NYU Langone Health."It can also help us be more informed about the intentions of others when we are sharing true information about what someone did or didn’t do," she said in an interview with […]

A Grammy-winning singer and his family have revealed the surprising early symptoms of his brain cancer.Michael Bolton, who was diagnosed in December 2023 with glioblastoma — the most aggressive and fastest-growing form of brain cancer — first exhibited signs that something was amiss the month prior, according to his daughters.During a family night at the bowling alley, Bolton, 72, bowled out of turn several times, they told People during a recent interview.MICHAEL […]

Using semaglutide injections, scientists were able to reverse life-threatening cases of liver disease in a new clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.Semaglutide, which is traditionally a treatment for type 2 diabetes, was given to participants who had been diagnosed with a life-threatening form of liver disease called metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH)."This is a major step forward in the field," said Arun Sanyal, M.D., director of […]

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is sounding the alarm on a potential measles exposure at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.In a news release on April 30, the department identified two confirmed measles cases in Cook County.These are the first two cases in the county, following the state’s first confirmed case in a southern Illinois adult on April 23.MEASLES OUTBREAKS EMERGE ACROSS US: SEE WHICH STATES HAVE REPORTED CASESOne case […]

Chemicals found in plastics have been linked to a multitude of health risks — and now heart disease mortality has been added to the list.In an analysis of population surveys, researchers at NYU Langone Health discovered that daily exposure to chemicals in common household items could have been a factor in more than 356,000 heart disease deaths in 2018 alone.That number equates to more than 13% of heart disease-related deaths […]

Five years after the worldwide hyperfocus on COVID-19 began, some are concerned about the next pandemic — whether it could be caused by influenza, bird flu or another pathogen.Too easily overlooked are non-influenza, non-COVID viruses and bacteria that are burgeoning and spreading unchecked — both in the U.S. and around the world. While they may not cause the next pandemic, they do cause a lot of illness and death.One such […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced its support for weight-loss drugs in adults globally.The organization plans to back GLP-1s like Wegovy and Zepbound to treat obesity in adults as part of a shift in addressing the global obesity epidemic, as reported by Reuters.In a memo, the agency called for strategies to improve access to the medications in countries that are low- and middle-income, Reuters summarized.‘OATZEMPIC’ DIET DRINK FOR […]

The Ice Bucket Challenge is back, but this time for a new cause.The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that went mega-viral in the summer of 2014 had more than 17 million people on social media, and even celebrities on talk shows, dumping ice water over their heads.The challenge, supported by the ALS Association, was intended to raise awareness of the disease. It ultimately raised $115 million toward ALS research and patient […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday released a comprehensive review of best practices for children and teens with gender dysphoria.The report, titled ‘Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices," was published by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and Office of Population Affairs."This review, informed by an evidence-based medicine approach, reveals serious concerns about medical interventions, such as puberty […]