Losing weight is hard. Here are 5 things to keep in mind
Editor’s note: Season 9 of the podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the intersection between body weight and health. We delve into a slew of topics, including new weight loss drugs and...
View ArticleFoods we eat are covered in plastics that may be causing a rise in premature...
CNN — Premature births are on the rise, yet experts aren’t sure why. Now, researchers have found synthetic chemicals called phthalates used in clear food packaging and personal care products could be...
View ArticleSmoking’s effects on the immune system can last years, study finds
CNN — Smoking tobacco is so harmful to the body that it changes a person’s immune system, leaving them vulnerable to more disease and infection even years after they’ve quit, a new study found....
View ArticleThe Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change...
CNN — For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A strains and two B strains. Starting this fall, however, all the flu shots distributed...
View ArticleIntermittent fasting: Your heart, your health, your waistline
Intermittent fasting is one of the many trendy ways people try to lose or maintain their weight. Also known as time-restricted eating, the practice is a method of weight loss that confines a person’s...
View ArticleCDC alerts doctors to watch for rare, serious bacterial infection appearing...
CNN — Health officials are alerting doctors to be on the lookout for certain types of rare, serious meningococcal infections that are on the rise in the United States. The US Centers for Disease...
View ArticleAccelerated aging linked to cancer risk in younger adults, research shows
CNN — Researchers looking for clues about why some types of cancer are on the rise in younger adults say they’ve found an interesting lead: a connection to accelerated biological aging. Aging is the...
View ArticlePregnancy complications linked to increased risk of early death even decades...
CNN — Pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia, may be linked to an elevated risk of death even decades after giving birth, according to a new study. The study, published...
View ArticleHeat caused record-high rates of health emergencies in some parts of the US...
CNN — Last summer was the hottest ever recorded in the United States, and heat-related health emergencies also reached record-high levels in some parts of the country. In the United States, the vast...
View ArticleWHO chief scientist calls for increased monitoring and preparation for highly...
CNN — The bird flu spreading through cattle in the United States is an “enormous concern” the chief scientist of the World Health Organization said Thursday as he called for more tracking and...
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