Johns Hopkins University-led research has found that obesity, particularly severe obesity, is strongly associated with the incidence of 16 common health outcomes. Associations remained consistent across sex and racial groups. Strong associations were observed for obstructive sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.
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Microscopic view of mitochondria—often called the “powerhouses of the cell.” Emerging science shows … More
There’s a quiet revolution underway in psychiatry—one that doesn’t start and end with a prescription pad. On a recent episode of the Huberman Lab podcast, Harvard psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Chris Palmer made a compelling case that may reshape the current understanding of mental illness. The…
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Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with … More
The Trump administration yesterday nixed a Biden-era plan that would have lifted the prohibition on coverage of obesity medicines by Medicare and considerably expanded access to these products in…
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Covent Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, has confirmed that multiple children in West Texas … More
Measles outbreaks continue to occur in West Texas, so far primarily among those who haven’t gotten the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. Yet, you continue to see scientifically unsupported claims that vitamin A can somehow be used to prevent and treat the measles as an alternative to vaccination. So, guess what is…
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Enrollment in individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is growing … More
Enrollment in individual coverage under the Affordable Care…
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It’s no coincidence that our bodies feel a little creakier as we age. The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones.
Scientists and researchers around the globe are investigating a series of mysteries about what happens to our bones over time. In a new study, a team led by The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center just made a major break in the case. New…
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Whooping cough, or pertussis, was once a leading cause of death for children in the U.S. and worldwide before the introduction of vaccines in the 1940s. In the decades since, the bacterial disease was nearly eradicated in the U.S., with fatalities falling to double digits each year.
But the disease has made a troubling comeback in recent years as vaccine coverage declined after the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, several outbreaks left public health officials and hospitals scrambling to…
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In today’s interconnected world, infectious diseases pose an escalating threat, as demonstrated by the coronavirus pandemic and outbreaks of H1N1, SARS, Ebola, Zika, and H5N1 (bird flu) viruses — all of which have had significant global health and economic impacts.
But more common viral diseases also contribute to global health challenges and economic costs. For example, seasonal influenza epidemics occur annually, causing a substantial global disease burden and economic losses exceeding…
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At a Medtronic assembly plant in Tijuana, Mexico, in 2014, employees work on a stent graft production line.
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Pacemakers. Insulin pumps. Hearing aids. These are just some of the basic medical devices that hospitals and patients rely on—and that could see higher prices due to President Trump’s tariffs.
Despite months of aggressive lobbying, medical device makers did not get the carveout that pharmaceutical companies did. And with perhaps 40% of all devices manufactured…
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Two plant-based diets were associated with similar survival benefits and low environmental impact, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Diet contributes significantly to cardiovascular disease mortality, with estimates indicating that across the European region, one in every five premature deaths could be prevented by an optimised diet.
“In 2019, the Planetary Health Diet (PHD) was…
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