Health

Following actor James Van Der Beek's death after a 2½-year battle with colon cancer, experts are warning of the disease's prevalence among younger people.The "Dawson’s Creek" star announced his stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis in November 2024, although he was officially diagnosed in August 2023 after a colonoscopy.In an August 2025 feature with Healthline, Van Der Beek revealed the first warning sign of colon cancer was a change in bowel […]

A potential weapon against Alzheimer’s disease could be hidden in aloe vera, scientists recently uncovered.Aloe vera, a rubbery green plant, may be best known for its skin-soothing qualities, but a study published in Current Pharmaceutical Analysis suggests that key chemicals within the plant could interact with enzymes involved in Alzheimer’s disease, hinting at a new approach to disrupting cognitive breakdown.A chemical messenger in the brain called acetylcholine, which helps nerve […]

Think your sound machine is helping you sleep? It might be doing the opposite.A new study from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine found that listening to pink noise at bedtime could disturb REM sleep (dream sleep) and sleep recovery.The research, published in the journal Sleep, found that earplugs were significantly more effective at blocking out traffic noise during sleep.SIMPLE NIGHTLY HABIT LINKED TO HEALTHIER BLOOD PRESSURE, STUDY […]

Prior to James Van Der Beek's death at age 48, the actor revealed the first warning sign of his colon cancer — and it’s one that did not seem alarming at the time.The "Dawson’s Creek" actor's wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, confirmed his passing in a social media post on Wednesday.Following the announcement of his colorectal cancer diagnosis in November 2024, Van Der Beek told Healthline in August that "there […]

Obesity may be a contributing factor in more than 10% of infection-related deaths, a new study reveals.The researchers analyzed medical data from nearly 550,000 adults in Finland and the U.K. over a 14-year period, finding that obese patients were 70% more likely to be hospitalized with or die from an infection. The Finnish patients averaged 42 years of age, while the average age of U.K. patients was 57. Obesity was defined […]

After years of backing the legalization of marijuana in the U.S., The New York Times changed course in an editorial published Tuesday.In the piece, entitled "It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem," the editorial board stated that the U.S. "has recently gone too far in accepting and even promoting its use."This is a stark departure from the publication’s longtime support of making marijuana mainstream. In […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine using mRNA technology, the company announced Tuesday, a decision that could delay the introduction of a shot designed to offer stronger protection for older adults.Moderna said it received what’s known as a "refusal-to-file" (RTF) letter from the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), citing the lack of an "adequate and well-controlled" […]

A common medication for diabetes may slow down age-related vision loss, according to new research.People with diabetes who were over the age of 55 and taking metformin — a prescription drug most commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes — were 37% less likely to develop intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) over five years compared to those not taking it.Researchers at the University of Liverpool used eye pictures from 2,000 […]

Following last week’s launch of TrumpRx, a federal government-based prescription drug platform, doctors are speaking about its potential benefits for consumers — and also its limitations.The platform, which can be accessed at TrumpRx.gov, allows patients to access "large discounts on many of the most popular and highest-priced medicines in the country," according to the statement on The White House website.The goal is for consumers to get the lowest available pricing […]