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Intermittent Fasting Leads to Greater Weight Loss Than Calorie Counting, New Study Finds
Overweight and obese adults who followed a 4:3 intermittent fasting plan dropped more pounds in one year than those who counted calories.
Vaccine Hesitancy Is on the Rise. Who Do Americans Trust to Help Them Make Important Vaccine Decisions? A New HealthDay/Harris Poll
F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, of the Yale School of Medicine talks with Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, of the Baylor School of Medicine about the rise in vaccine refusal and the backlash against scientists.
Common Sugar Substitute May Actually Increase Your Appetite
A new study finds sucralose, the primary sweetener in Splenda, changes brain activity related to hunger. Researchers say the results could be stronger cravings.
Experts Concerned as NIH Axes Critical Vaccine Study Funds
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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Hundreds of U.S. research projects aimed at boosting vaccine confidence have been shut down -- just as preventable diseases like measles and flu are on the rise.
Since Jan. 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has canceled more than 1,600 research g...
Brain Implant Lets Woman Talk After 18 Years of Silence Due to Stroke
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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For nearly two decades, a stroke had left a woman unable to speak -- until now.
Thanks to a new brain implant, her thoughts are being turned into real-time speech, giving her a voice again for the first time in 18 years.
The device was tested on a 47-year-old...
Major Job Cuts at NIOSH Pose Risks to Worker Safety, Critics Warn
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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A major round of job cuts at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) could weaken efforts to protect American workers, according to federal health officials.
About two-thirds of NIOSH staff -- roughly 875 people -- may lose their jobs as part of...
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Microplastics Linked To High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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Microplastics appear to be contributing to chronic diseases in shoreline areas of the United States, a new study suggests.
High blood pressure, diabetes and stroke rates are higher in coastal or lakefront areas with greater concentrations of microplastics in the environm...
Pregnant Women, New Moms Dying More Often From Heart Conditions
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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The heart-related death rate among pregnant women and new mothers more than doubled between 1999 and 2022, researchers have found.
Just under 9.1 mothers for every million people died from heart-related diseases in 2022, up from 3.6 per million in 1999, according to resu...
Navigators Help Patients Get Colonoscopy For Suspected Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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Personalized support can help more people at risk of colon cancer attend a potentially life-saving colonoscopy appointment, a new study says.
About 55% of people assigned a patient navigator got a follow-up colonoscopy after their stool test revealed a risk of colon canc...
GLP-1 Drug Use For Weight Loss Has Soared, Costing Billions
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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The number of Americans taking cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound has skyrocketed in recent years, a new study says.
The number of people without diabetes taking a GLP-1 drug more than tripled between 2018 and 2022 in the U.S., researchers r...
Fasting Outperforms Calorie Cutting, Clinical Trial Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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Fasting every other day can prompt more weight loss than simply cutting calories, a new clinical trial shows.
People who undertook 4:3 intermittent fasting lost just under 8% of their body weight within a year, compared to a 5% loss among people who cut their daily calor...
Cardiac Arrest Deaths During Marathons Down By Half
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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A marathon can be a daunting challenge, particularly for folks worried their hearts can’t stand the strain of running 26.2 miles.
But these events are safer than ever for those with heart concerns, according to a new study published March 30 in the Journal of t...
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Local Outbreaks Can Motivate The Vaccine-Hesitant, Poll Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 31, 2025
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COVID-19 and influenza burned through the U.S. during this year’s cold and flu season, and deadly measles outbreaks have sickened people in 19 states.
So what does it take to get people vaccinated against these preventable diseases?
Essentially, an outbreak w...
New Drug May Cut Sudden Heart Risk by 94%
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 31, 2025
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A new drug may help protect millions of people from heart attacks and strokes by lowering a little-known risk factor in the blood.
The drug, made by Eli Lilly and called lepodisiran, lowered levels of a tiny particle called Lp(a) by 94% with a single shot, the study show...
Top FDA Vaccine Official Quits, Warns of Vaccine Misinformation
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 31, 2025
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A top vaccine official at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is stepping down, warning that vaccine misinformation is coloring the country’s top health decisions.
Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, sa...
Smartwatches Can Help People Control Diabetes Through Exercise
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 31, 2025
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Wearing a smartwatch might do more than track steps (or your texts) -- it could be a powerful tool for helping people with type 2 diabetes stay active, a new study says.
Participants were more likely to start and maintain an exercise regimen if they had a smartwatch prov...
Bad Sleep Linked To Alzheimer's-Related Brain Changes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 31, 2025
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Certain stages of sleep – deep sleep and dream sleep – appear to contribute to brain health in ways that affect risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says.
People who get less deep sleep or dream sleep have smaller volumes in critical brain regions, ...
More Type 1 Diabetics Are Obese, Taking GLP-1 Drugs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 31, 2025
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Use of cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound has increased dramatically among people with type 1 diabetes, raising safety concerns among experts, a new study says.
Both adults and children with type 1 diabetes are taking the drugs more often to manage ...
Breasts Can Shrink Following Cancer Surgery, Radiation
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 31, 2025
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Breast-conserving therapy for breast cancer might not conserve as much as previously thought, a new study suggests.
Women’s breasts can shrink considerably after they’ve undergone radiation therapy and lumpectomy for their early-stage breast cancer, researche...
Surgery Not Necessary In Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 31, 2025
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Surgery might not be needed to treat as many as 60% of early-stage breast cancers, a new study says.
Breast cancers that have been completely wiped out by chemotherapy and radiation treatment are not likely to come back, according to a small-scale clinical trial publishe...
Citrus Oil Formula May Relieve Dry Mouth for Cancer Patients
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 29, 2025
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A new formula made with natural citrus oil could help cancer patients find relief from dry mouth, a common and painful side effect of radiation treatments.
The formula was created by researchers at the University of South Australia and Stanford University. It mixes limon...
Measles Outbreak Leads to Dangerous Vitamin A Toxicity
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 28, 2025
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As a measles outbreak spreads across U.S., doctors are now seeing a new and unexpected danger: Children getting sick from taking too much vitamin A.
At Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, several unvaccinated children showed signs of liver problems afte...
Trump Administration To Cut 10,000 Health and Human Services Jobs
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 28, 2025
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The Trump administration will lay off 10,000 workers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a major reorganization, officials announced Thursday.
The changes reflect efforts to cut the size of the federal government and follow Health Secreta...
