Health

Creatine is a popular supplement used to help build muscle, but researchers in Australia are questioning its effectiveness. Investigators from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney found that individuals who took creatine while performing a three-month weightlifting regimen put on the same amount of muscle as those who did not take the supplement while lifting.That’s according to their recent study, which was published in the journal Nutrients.COMMON SUPPLEMENT […]

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it.Towana Looney from Gadsden, Ala., returned home following her April 4 surgery at NYU Langone Health.Looney thanked her doctors for "the opportunity to be part of this incredible research."WOMAN WHO RECEIVED EXPERIMENTAL PIG KIDNEY TRANSPLANT BACK ON DIALYSIS AFTER NEW ORGAN FAILEDAlthough doctors now have her back on […]

A U.S. senator said a GLP-1 drug changed his life — and now he's calling for widespread access to anti-obesity medications.In a New York Times op-ed on April 8, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., wrote about his experience with Mounjaro (tirzepatide).The injectable prescription medicine is primarily used to treat type 2 diabetes. OZEMPIC’S HEALTH BENEFITS KEEP GROWING, BUT ARE THE RISKS WORTH IT?Fetterman was prescribed the medication in July 2025."As a stroke […]

Researchers have discovered an experimental medication that significantly reduces a cholesterol-like particle that can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.Many Americans are unaware that elevated levels of this particle — known as lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) — are circulating in their blood.Elevated Lp(a) cannot be modified with lifestyle changes, and has been called "one of the last untreatable frontiers of cardiovascular risk" by Cleveland Clinic, who led the study.LOW-CARB KETO […]

Professional golfer Phil Mickelson, who made his 32nd start in The Masters this week, has been open about his commitment to health and wellness.The six-time major champion and three-time Masters winner has said he follows a five-day prolonged fast, which led to him dropping 25 pounds in 2023.Intermittent fasting (IF) has become a popular weight-loss strategy in recent years.THIS WEIGHT LOSS PLAN PERFORMS BETTER THAN TRADITIONAL DIETING, STUDY FINDSThere are […]

Drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages each week could have a damaging effect on the brain, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).That volume of alcohol was linked to a higher risk of developing a type of brain lesion called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, which causes a narrowing and thickening of blood vessels and impedes the flow of blood in the […]

Three of the most common aging-related diseases share many of the same risk factors — and they can all be reduced through lifestyle changes.That’s according to a new study from Mass General Brigham (MGB), which identified 17 common risk factors all linked to stroke, dementia and late-life depression.The researchers combed through previously published studies of risk factors associated with those three conditions, then determined which ones can be controlled through […]

Cases of an invasive strain of strep throat have been steadily rising in some areas of the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The surveillance study, which was published in JAMA, showed that the incidence of group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection "substantially increased" from 2013 to 2022.Affected states include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Tennessee.STREP THROAT INFECTIONS HAVE SPIKED […]

While the "official" full retirement age in the U.S. is 67, according to the Social Security Administration, the average American stops working at 62 years old.But not everyone retires — an AARP survey last year found that a quarter of people over 50 expect to never leave their jobs.That might not be all bad, according to some experts who believe retirement could actually be harmful to the health.SECRETS OF LONGEVITY […]