Health

The latest in a long string of TikTok exercise variations has people swearing by the "6-6-6" routine.Walking trends have exploded across social media, from the 12-3-30 treadmill challenge to the rise of Zone 2 training. As Fox News Digital has previously reported, both emphasize sustainable, lower-intensity exercise that burns fat without punishing the body. The 6-6-6 walking method falls into this category.VIRAL 12-3-30 TREADMILL TREND MAY BURN MORE FAT THAN RUNNING, […]

A Missouri resident died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials announced this week.The patient, identified only as an adult from Missouri, died Tuesday at a St. Louis-area hospital, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) said in a news release.Officials confirmed on Aug. 13 that the individual had contracted Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic amoeba that causes primary […]

A genetic test could predict whether a child will be obese as an adult.A global study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, found that the risk of severe obesity in adulthood can be identified in early childhood through a polygenic risk score (PGS).The PGS acts as a "calculator" that combines the impact of different genetic risk variants that a person can carry, according to researchers.YOUR DNA COULD BE STOPPING YOU […]

An 11-year-old Ohio girl delivered the phone call of a lifetime, as she told her dad she was finally getting the heart transplant she'd been waiting for.Ava Cooper, who was born in 2014 with several heart defects, underwent her first open-heart surgery at just 6 days old, SWNS reported.Despite these treatments, her health took a turn in May 2024 when a sinus infection spiraled into heart failure. ORGAN DONORS' LIVES ENDANGERED […]

Scientists at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) may have discovered a cause of aging in the brain.The culprit is a protein called ferritin light chain 1 (FTL1), described as an iron-associated protein identified as a "pro-aging neuronal factor that impairs cognition."The study, published in the journal Nature Aging, compared how genes and proteins in the hippocampus – the region of the brain responsible for learning and memory – […]

The summer heat can be tough on anyone’s body and mind — but the stakes are higher for seniors.Extreme heat may speed up "biological aging" in older individuals, raising concerns about its impact on long-term health, according to a recent study published in the journal Science Advances.Macie P. Smith, a licensed social worker and gerontologist based in South Carolina, weighed in on the relationship between heat and aging in an […]

Kansas health officials say they are monitoring six West Nile virus cases this year and five of them have been considered serious.As of Aug. 15, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) shows three cases located in the north-central Kansas region and three more in the south-central part of the state.The KDHE says that five of the six cases are classified as neuroinvasive. Jill Bronaugh, a KDHE spokesperson, said […]

A California resident has tested positive for the plague after likely being bitten by an infected flea on a Lake Tahoe camping trip, health officials confirmed.The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency said Tuesday the individual is recovering at home under medical supervision. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) notified local officials of the case, prompting an investigation."It’s believed that the person may have been bitten by an […]

The benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in the medical space are ever-growing, but evidence suggests it can also come with risks.A new study by European researchers investigated how AI can change the behavior of endoscopists when conducting a colonoscopy, and how their performance dips when not using AI.The research followed clinicians at four endoscopy centers in Poland participating in the ACCEPT (Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy for Cancer Prevention) trial, where […]