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- Irregular Heartbeat from Video Games ‘Extremely Rare’: StudyEven kids at high risk because of a genetic condition can safely play video games if they’re properly diagnosed and treated, researchers say.
- Just 4,000 Steps Per Day Translates to a Longer Life: StudyA new study suggests that it takes far less than 10,000 steps a day to have a profound impact on your health. The minimum number is actually less than 5,000 steps per day to start reducing the risk of early death.
- Helping Loved Ones With Cognitive Decline Give Up the Car KeysSome with cognitive decline may still be safe to drive. But impairment often gets worse, and at some point, these difficult conversations will be needed.
- Daily Use of Sugary Drinks Raises Risk of Liver Ailments in Postmenopausal Women, Study SaysThe study found that women who are beyond menopause who consumed at least one sugar-sweetened beverage daily had an 85% higher risk of developing liver cancer and a 68% higher risk of dying from chronic liver disease.
- Study: ‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Testicular Cancer in MilitaryA new study shows a link between testicular cancer and “forever chemicals” found in the blood of thousands of military servicemen.
- Older Women Risk Overdiagnosis With Mammograms: StudyWomen who continued breast cancer screenings when they reached age 70 had no lower chance of dying from the disease, and just getting a mammogram could instead set them on a path toward unnecessary risks, according to a new study from the Yale School of Medicine.
- How Newly Discovered Genes Might Fit Into ObesityIdentifying specific genes adds to growing evidence that biology, in part, drives obesity. Researchers hope the findings will lead to effective treatments.
- Weight Loss Drug Wegovy May Help Prevent Heart AttacksStudy results show semaglutide for weight loss (Wegovy) cut problems in the heart and blood vessels in a 17,000-person trial, which should reframe the health benefit of this weight loss drug.
- Menstrual Discs Better Than Tampons, Pads for Heavy Periods: StudyA new study shows that innovative new period products like discs can hold more than two times as much as the most absorbent tampon, while period underwear holds just a fraction of what a pad can absorb.
- New Policy Permits More Blood Donations from Gay, Bisexual MenMany gay and bisexual men are now eligible to donate blood after the American Red Cross put into effect a change in FDA policy.
- Air Pollution May Raise Risk of Several Cancers, Study FindsA Harvard study says air pollution might increase the danger of developing colorectal and prostate cancer. Even low levels of air pollution exposure may make people particularly susceptible to these cancers as well as breast and endometrial cancers.
- FDA Approves First Pill for Postpartum DepressionThe other approved therapy for postpartum depression is an IV drug. But the product requires long infusions in hospital settings and costs $34,000.
- How to Help Your Kids Weed Out Bad Health Content on TikTokA study found that videos using motivational behavior often provide misleading information – or medical advice provided by a doctor for the influencer’s specific situation, not the public at large.
- U.S. Has New Dominant COVID Variant Called EG.5COVID-19 hospitalizations continue their steady summer march upward, and now a new variant has perched atop the list of the most prevalent forms of the virus.
- Why Helping Others Improves Your HealthGiving to others isn't just generous – it's healthy and linked to longer life. Here's what's going on in your body when you help someone.
- TikTok Craze for Castor Oil Is Dangerous, Eye Experts SayEye health experts are speaking out to debunk the latest TikTok claims that castor oil can cure eye ailments.
- Babies Should Get New RSV Shot This Fall: CDCThe CDC is recommending that all babies younger than 8 months get a shot this fall or winter to protect against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.
- Systemic Racism Continues to Cause Preventable DeathsA new study indicates that systemic racism continues to result in preventable deaths of people of color. Nationwide, Black people, American Indian people, and Alaska Native people were more likely to die of any cause, compared to white people.
- Headaches With Lupus Are Common. Are They Actually Migraine?More than half of Americans with the most common form of lupus regularly get headaches. New research now shows that these often are not just normal headaches.
- Diets High in Added Sugar Linked to Kidney Stones: Study A new study suggests that cutting back on sugary beverages and foods could help prevent kidney stones.
- Increasing Number of Children Being Poisoned by Liquid NicotineThousands of children are being exposed to the dangers of liquid nicotine in e-cigarettes each year. Contact with the vaping liquid, or liquid nicotine, can cause children to get dizzy, pass out, and suffer drops in blood pressure.
- OTC Hearing Aids Are Here, but Picking One Is No Simple TaskOver-the-counter hearing aids are more accessible and cheaper, but for some the option to bypass an audiologist makes the process more overwhelming and confusing.
- Lawsuit Alleges Untold Stomach Risks From Ozempic, Mounjaro A new lawsuit from a woman with type 2 diabetes alleges that the makers of the drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro did not provide adequate warnings for the severity of gastrointestinal problems caused by the popular medicines.
- The Best Ways to Get Your Diabetes Questions Answered at the DocIt’s easy to get overwhelmed with information when you’re newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Three experts share the best ways to get your questions answered at the doctor.
- Updated Pfizer COVID Boosters May Be Approved by End of AugustPfizer’s CEO says the FDA could approve the company’s updated COVID-19 booster shots by the end of the month. Pfizer and Moderna asked the FDA in June to approve a new version of their boosters aimed at the XBB.1.5 subvariant.
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