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How long can you hold a plank — and how does it stack up to others in your age group?That’s the question that was posed on "Fox & Friends" Thursday morning, when co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones competed in a plank challenge.A plank is an isometric move where the person holds a push-up position for a set period of time.ARMY UNVEILS NEW FITNESS TEST WITH TOUGHER STANDARDS — COULD […]

A key part of the nightly bedtime routine is getting comfortable in a certain sleeping position — but how do you know which one is best?A majority of American adults (69%) sleep on their side, according to a recent poll. That is followed by those who sleep on their backs (19%) and their stomachs (12%).Sleep expert Wendy Troxel, PhD – a RAND Corporation senior behavioral specialist and licensed clinical psychologist […]

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A Fox TV news anchor discovered this week that he had skin cancer during a live TV segment.Mike Jerrick, co-host of "Good Day Philadelphia" on FOX29, was broadcasting a skin care segment with Dr. Joanna Walker, a dermatologist with the Tara Miller Melanoma Center at the University of Pennsylvania. (See the video at the top of the article.)As they discussed the importance of checking the skin for signs of cancer, […]

Americans are becoming more cognizant of the ingredients in their food amid the Make America Healthy Again movement.Seed oils — which are plant-based cooking oils that are often used in processed, packaged foods – have been touted by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as "unknowingly poison[ing]" Americans. Any oil that comes from seeds is classified as a seed oil, but that also includes some that are beneficial, such as sesame seed oil, peanut […]

Carbohydrates may have gotten a bad rap, but a new study from Tufts University finds that some are better than others — and that older women in particular could reap the benefits.The research, which was recently published in the journal JAMA Network Open, found that daily consumption of fiber and "high-quality" carbs in midlife can contribute to healthier aging and overall better wellness among older females.The researchers defined "healthy aging" […]

Certain foods may feed the brain better than others.New research presented this week at NUTRITION 2025, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition in Orlando, Florida, found that the MIND diet is particularly beneficial for cognitive health.People who followed the MIND eating plan — which stands for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay — were "significantly less likely" to develop Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia, according to a […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first artificial intelligence (AI) tool to predict breast cancer risk.The authorization was confirmed by digital health tech company Clairity, the developer of Clairity Breast – a novel, image-based prognostic platform designed to predict five-year breast cancer risk from a routine screening mammogram.In a press release, Clairity shared its plans to launch the AI platform across health systems through 2025.AI DETECTS […]

Christmas Eve is usually an evening of fun and festivity — but for one Illinois family in 2023, it came with a life-threatening medical emergency.After enjoying a few holiday traditions, the Patton family had just gotten settled at the dinner table when Preston Patton, who was 6 years old at the time, suddenly slid onto the floor."He just fell off the chair and was limp," recalled Shawn Patton, Preston’s father, […]