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01 Apr
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.
31 Mar
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.
28 Mar
Common Sugar Substitute May Actually Increase Your Appetite
A new study finds sucralose, the primary sweetener in Splenda, changes brain activity related to hunger. Researchers say the results could be stronger cravings.
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter April 1, 2025
Experts Concerned as NIH Axes Critical Vaccine Study Funds
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 grants.
Around 300 of those were for vaccine-related projec... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter April 1, 2025
Brain Implant Lets Woman Talk After 18 Years of Silence Due to Stroke
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 woman with quadriplegia who lost her ability to speak after a stroke.... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter April 1, 2025
Major Job Cuts at NIOSH Pose Risks to Worker Safety, Critics Warn
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 a larger restructuring ordered by U.S. Department of Health and Human... Full Page
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Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 1, 2025
Microplastics Linked To High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke
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 environment, researchers reported at a meeting of the American College of Card... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 1, 2025
Pregnant Women, New Moms Dying More Often From Heart Conditions
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 results presented Sunday at the American College of Cardiology’s ann... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 1, 2025
Navigators Help Patients Get Colonoscopy For Suspected Cancer
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 cancer, compared with nearly 43% of patients who were simply notified of t... Full Page
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