WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Men with strong, fast-swimming sperm may not only have better fertility but also longer lives, a new study suggests. Researchers tracked more than 78,000 men over 50 years and found that those with higher sperm motility — the ability of sperm to swimContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tossing and turning more as you age? You’re not alone — and experts think they know why. Dr. Shelby Harris, a sleep psychologist in White Plains, N.Y., explained that stress, sleep structure and hormonal changes can impact sleep as people age. “As weContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity can improve the mental well-being of women living with chronic pelvic pain disorders like endometriosis and uterine fibroids, a new study says. Activities like brisk walking or aerobic exercise caused measurable improvements in women with pelvic pain, researchers reported in theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hours after billionaire Elon Musk told the president’s Cabinet that the U.S. had quickly restored canceled aid to fight Ebola in Uganda, the Trump administration officially ended at least four of five U.S.-funded Ebola contracts in the country. The contracts were just aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About two-thirds of Americans are getting too little or too much sleep, risking their health, a new study suggests. In fact, people not getting the right amount of sleep – seven to nine hours a night – had a 29% increased risk ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Protein shakes and pre-workout mixes are popular among gym-goers, but they might signal a deeper issue for some young adults. A study published Feb. 19 in the journal PLOS Mental Health linked use of multiple muscle-building supplements to muscle dysmorphia, a body image disorderContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration changed course on Tuesday, deciding to keep the government’s free COVID test program running, just minutes before the website, COVIDtests.gov, was set to shut down. Earlier that day, The Washington Post reported that officials were preparing to end the programContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order withholding funding from schools and universities that require students to be vaccinated against COVID. The move is part of Trump’s larger efforts to roll back vaccine mandates, despite studies showing that they help increase vaccination ratesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal funding for medical research has dropped by roughly $1 billion this year, raising alarm among universities, medical centers and lawmakers who warn the shortfall could slow progress in cancer, diabetes and heart disease research. The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) grant reviewContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, was confirmed Thursday as the nation’s new health secretary. The Senate voted largely along party lines to put Kennedy at the helm of the $1.7 trillion U.S. Health and Human Services Agency.Continue Reading