Global Tuberculosis Cases Hit Record High, WHO Warns
2025-11-13
Experts warn that funding cuts could reverse progress in treatment and testingContinue Reading
Poor Sleep Nearly Doubles a Runner’s Risk of Injury, Study Finds
2025-11-13
THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If you’re a regular runner, logging miles on little sleep might be doing more harm than you think. A new study found that runners who slept poorly were nearly twice as likely to get hurt. The study, published in the journal Applied Sciences,Continue Reading
New Merck Pill Cuts ‘Bad’ Cholesterol by 60%, Potentially Replacing Injections
2025-11-13
THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new pill from Merck could change how millions of people treat high cholesterol and help prevent heart attacks and strokes without the need for injections. The drug, called enlicitide, slashes levels of harmful LDL cholesterol by up to 60%, similar to injectableContinue Reading
Heart Health Impact Of Food Deserts Can Be Blunted By Healthy Grocery Deliveries, Study Says
2025-11-13
THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Black adults living in food deserts can beat high blood pressure, with a little help. Folks living in an area with few grocery stores had a greater reduction in blood pressure if they participated in a program that home-delivered healthy eats, researchers recentlyContinue Reading
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Diabetes Risk In Young Adults
2025-11-13
THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Chowing down on ultra-processed foods – fast food, packaged snacks, heat-and-eat meals – increases young adults’ risk of health problems that contribute to diabetes, a new study warns. An increase in ultra-processed food intake is associated with a higher risk of prediabetes, inContinue Reading
Headaches Affect Almost a Third of People Worldwide
2025-11-13
THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Do you have regular migraine headaches? If so, you’ve got a lot of company. Nearly 1 in every 3 people worldwide suffer from a headache disorder, affecting almost 3 billion people, researchers will report in the December issue of The Lancet Neurology. It’sContinue Reading
High Blood Pressure Rates Double Among Children & Teens
2025-11-13
THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The rate of kids and teens with high blood pressure worldwide nearly doubled over the past two decades, according to a startling new report. In 2020, more than 6% of children and adolescents under 19 had high blood pressure, up from around 3%Continue Reading
Poverty, Debt Lead To Early Death In The U.S., Studies Say
2025-11-13
THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Poverty and indebtedness increase a person’s risk of dying young, a pair of new studies say. People with poverty-level family income or increasing debt levels during early adulthood have higher odds of premature death, according to two studies published in the November issueContinue Reading
Personalized Prehabilitation Improves Surgery Outcomes, Trial Finds
2025-11-13
THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People facing a major surgery might understandably think they need to conserve their energy, both for the procedure as well as the rehabilitation to follow. But they’d be better off if they engaged in “prehabilitation.” And a new study found prehab works bestContinue Reading
Why Ultra-Processed Foods Dominate the Grocery Store — and What it Means for Your Health
2025-11-12
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — They’re tasty, affordable and satisfy fast — ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) dominate the American diet, accounting for more than half of the calories consumed by the average adult, and even more for children. These foods are a growing public health concern and federal healthContinue Reading