Health

Imagine living next door to a neighbor who is exactly your age and who shares the very same birthday.Josie Church and Anne Wallace-Hadrill know all about this. They also know about longevity — and a lot of luck. The two women have lived side-by-side since the 1980s.MAN KNOWS THE SECRETS OF LIVING A LONG, HAPPY LIFE, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT ONE ACTIVITYThe great-grandmothers were also born on the same day in […]

As digital technology continues to advance, seniors are at a particularly high risk of being targeted by scammers, experts say.It's important for older individuals to find a balance between enjoying the advantages of the internet and staying safe, according to Tom Kamber, founder and executive director of national nonprofit Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), which is part of AARP."Everybody has to use the internet these days for a lot of […]

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on a mission to make America healthy again, and he’s tackling the country’s most obese state — and its governor.West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R, and Kennedy held a joint event on Friday to announce a ban on certain food dyes. The governor also took the opportunity to announce that his state has submitted a waiver that would prohibit […]

Whether they admit it or not, previous research shows that the majority of parents do indeed have favorite children. A recent study from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah examined the reasons behind parents showing favoritism, a phenomenon dubbed parental differential treatment (PDT).To do this, they gathered a large set of existing studies conducted between August 2015 and April 2022, according to a university press release.WOMAN, 66 YEARS OLD, GIVES BIRTH […]

For the first time in three decades, researchers believe they have identified a new class of antibiotics.Teams at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada and the University of Illinois, Chicago — led by researcher Gerry Wright — collaborated in the discovery of lariocidin, which was found to be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.The results were published this week in the journal Nature.SUPERBUGS DUE TO ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE COULD KILL 39 MILLION PEOPLE BY […]

With celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton singing the praises of full-body MRI scans, a growing number of people are coughing up the cash for the preventive measure — but is the peace of mind worth the hefty price tag?Dr. Mikhail Varshavski, more commonly known as "Dr. Mike," is a podcaster and primary care physician in New Jersey. He recently spoke about full-body scans with Andrew Lacy, CEO […]

A dangerous fungus spreading among U.S. healthcare systems isn’t slowing down, reports claim.New research has revealed that Candida auris (C. auris) has spread rapidly in hospitals since it was first reported in 2016.In March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported more than 4,000 new clinical cases of C. auris, dubbing it an "urgent antimicrobial (AR) threat."SHAMPOO RECALLED FOR BACTERIA CONTAMINATION THAT COULD CAUSE INFECTIONThe fungus […]

A 66-year-old woman in Germany has given birth to her 10th child.Alexandra Hildebrandt, owner of the Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, welcomed her new son, Philipp, on March 19, according to today.com and other outlets.The mom had her first child back in 1977, followed by eight children after she turned 50 — who were all born via C-section.PREGNANT WOMAN AND BABY SAVED AFTER DOCTORS FIND GRAPEFRUIT-SIZED TUMOR: ‘EXTREMELY […]

A Michigan resident has died of rabies after receiving an organ transplant.The patient, who received the transplant at an Ohio hospital in December 2024, died of the fatal virus in January 2025, a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) confirmed to Fox News Digital."The person was a recent organ transplant recipient, and a public health investigation determined they contracted rabies through the transplanted organ," the […]