Parts of the World Seeing New COVID-19 Variant
2025-05-28
New variant has been spotted in the Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, Western Pacific regionsContinue Reading
Shedding Pounds in Middle Age Could Add Years to Your Life, Study Finds
2025-05-28
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Losing just 6.5% of body weight in midlife may lower later risk of disease and premature death, new research shows. Researchers found that people who lost about 6.5% of their body weight — without using weight loss drugs or surgery — reaped bigContinue Reading
Miley Cyrus Reveals Rare Condition That Shapes Her Signature Voice
2025-05-28
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Singer and actress Miley Cyrus says a rare voice disorder called Reinke’s edema is behind her famous raspy voice — and also makes singing live very hard. The 32-year-old pop star recently discussed the condition during an interview on Apple Music’s “The ZaneContinue Reading
Helmets Save Lives, Head-To-Head Motorcycle Study Finds
2025-05-28
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Motorcycle helmet laws save lives and prevent many severe injuries, according to a new head-to-head study comparing two states. North Carolina mandates helmets for all motorcyclists, while South Carolina only requires riders younger than 21 to wear them, researchers said. As a result,Continue Reading
New Electrode Design Might Help Spasms, Pain, Paralysis
2025-05-28
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A grid of electrodes slapped on a person’s back might soon be able to help treat pain, spasms and paralysis, a new study says. The electrodes deliver enough low-voltage electrical stimulation through the skin to change the short-term function of nerves in theContinue Reading
AI Helps ID Candidates For Targeted Breast Cancer Treatment
2025-05-28
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), more women might soon benefit from targeted breast cancer treatment, a new study says. AI can help identify women who might be helped by cancer therapies that target HER2, a protein that spurs on the growth of tumorContinue Reading
Preschool BMI Can Predict Childhood Obesity Risk
2025-05-28
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Preschoolers who don’t naturally lose weight are more likely to develop full-fledged childhood obesity by age 9, a new study says. Most kids tend to see their body-mass index (BMI) decline between ages 1 and 6, before starting to slowly gain weight asContinue Reading
Climate Change Could Be Fueling Female Cancer Deaths
2025-05-28
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Higher temperatures spurred by climate change could be increasing women’s risk of cancer, a new study says. Increasing heat in the Middle East and North Africa has made breast, ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers more common and more deadly, researchers reported May 26Continue Reading
Weight-Loss Drugs May Lower Risk Of Obesity-Related Cancers
2025-05-28
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound can help reduce a woman’s risk for as many as 14 cancers associated with obesity, a new study says. People taking a GLP-1 drug had a 7% lower risk of developing an obesity-related cancerContinue Reading
FDA Approves Topical Foam for Plaque Psoriasis of the Scalp and Body
2025-05-27
Approval is for once-daily 0.3 percent roflumilast topical foam for patients 12 years and olderContinue Reading