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Keeping Your Bad Cholesterol in Check Protects You from Dementia, New Study Finds
People with low LDL cholesterol levels are much less likely to be diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
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.
Shingles Vaccine Protects Against Dementia
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 2, 2025
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The shingles vaccine can do more than protect seniors from painful, blistering rashes.
It also appears to protect older folks from dementia, researchers say.
Seniors who got the shingles vaccine when it became available in the U.K. were 20% less likely to develop d...
FDA Removes Top Expert on Vaping and Tobacco
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 2, 2025
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top tobacco regulator, Brian King, has been placed on leave as part of a large wave of cuts across federal health agencies.
King, who led the FDA's tobacco control efforts, told his staff Tuesday that he was remov...
More Americans Can't Afford Health Care, Prescriptions
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 2, 2025
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The inability to pay for health care has reached a new high in the United States, a new study says.
More than one-third of Americans — an estimated 91 million people — say they couldn't afford to access quality health care if they needed it today, according t...
Swallowing Disorder Not Widely Known, Understood By Public
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 2, 2025
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Insomnia and vertigo are health conditions so well-known that movies have been named after them.
But only a quarter of Americans know about a condition that occurs even more often than vertigo or insomnia, called dysphagia, a new study says.
Dysphagia is a conditio...
Drug Overdose Deaths Rising Faster in Black Americans, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 2, 2025
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Black Americans have been dying from drug overdoses (OD) at higher rates than white Americans, a new study says.
Both Black men and women are at greater risk of a fatal OD compared to white people, researchers reported April 1 in JAMA Network Open.
The OD ...
Eye Exam Can Assess Risk Of Delirium Following Surgery
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 2, 2025
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They say the eyes are the windows to the soul.
The eyes also might help detect seniors at risk for a common syndrome in which they emerge from surgery in a state of delirium, new research suggests.
Seniors who have thicker retinas are about 60% more likely to devel...
Low 'Bad' Cholesterol Might Protect Against Dementia, Alzheimer's
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 2, 2025
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Lower levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol could mean a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says.
People with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels lower than 70 mg/dl had a 26% lower risk of dementia and 28% lower risk of ...
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...
