Health

Millions of Medicare beneficiaries struggling with obesity could soon see the cost of weight-loss drugs plummet, as a new federal pilot program launching July 1 expands access to GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Zepbound for eligible seniors.Through a new trial called Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, the federal government is now offering a selection of the brand-name medications to certain Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries for $50 a month, The Associated Press […]

Before the first successful vaccine was developed in 1796, Americans had little protection against deadly infectious diseases like smallpox, measles and diphtheria.Over the next 250 years, vaccines helped eliminate or dramatically reduce many vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, preventing millions of illnesses, infections and deaths."There is a reason that vaccines are widely considered to be the greatest public health tool after sanitation," Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel told Fox […]

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, many Americans are taking extra notice of all the things the country has to offer.One such case is our access to vast wilderness. Today, the nation's national parks are bustling tourist attractions, but they may also serve as vital resources for public health, experts say.The most immediate health boost comes from physical movement.HIKERS FACE URGENT GRAND CANYON HEAT WARNING AFTER TEEN’S DEATH […]

Americans are popping more supplements – and fewer multivitamins – than ever before, a new study found.Research published in JAMA Network Open, led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, looked at 25 years of U.S. dietary supplement use data from 1999 to 2023.This included more than 63,000 adults over the age of 20 who […]

A study of World Trade Center responders found that PTSD is associated with molecular changes linked to accelerated biological aging and a higher risk of chronic disease.The study, led by Stony Brook University in New York, could offer new clues to the long-term physical health effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.The researchers tested blood samples from 393 WTC responders, collected approximately 18 years after the September 11, 2001, attacks, according to […]

A rare and potentially fatal tick-borne illness currently spreading across the United States can be traced back to a 1958 case involving a young boy on a farm.The disease, known as Powassan virus, was named for the Ontario town near where it was first discovered.At the time of his death, Lincoln Byers, a 4-year-old living in Canada, had a condition that medical professionals could not explain, the Boston Globe reported.DEADLY […]

Doctors thought a 60-year-old man had metastatic brain cancer after scans revealed multiple tumors – but further testing revealed a shocking diagnosis.The Spanish man, who was not named, was found to have a parasitic tapeworm larvae lodged in his brain — a case of neurocysticercosis, a parasitic infection of the central nervous system caused by the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium).The patient, a lifelong resident of Castellón, Spain, had not traveled […]

Americans today live roughly twice as long, on average, as they did when the Declaration of Independence was signed.When the nation was founded in 1776, life expectancy was around 35 to 40 years old, historians estimate. However, someone who survived childhood in colonial America often lived into their 60s or even 70s.Today, the average lifespan is about 79 years old, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and […]

We are officially living in the "maxxing" era.From "looksmaxxing" to improve appearance to "sleepmaxxing" for better rest, these viral terms all point to the same goal: squeezing every ounce of potential out of a specific trait or habit.With a growing focus on optimizing wellness and maximizing longevity, the trend has evolved into what's known as "humanmaxxing," sparking a bigger question: How far can people go to optimize the human body?ANTI-AGING […]