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I’ll be honest—tennis was never my sport. I took it in college just to check off a health requirement, and my lack of hand-eye coordination quickly proved I wasn’t headed for any winning matches. Still,…
I’ll be honest—tennis was never my sport. I took it in college just to check off a health requirement, and my lack of hand-eye coordination quickly proved I wasn’t headed for any winning matches. Still,…
FRIDAY, August 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Men diagnosed with what are known as Grade Group one (GG1) prostate tumors are often told they don’t require treatment, only “watchful waiting,” because GG1 cancers are at…
Who Wants to Live Forever? Queen once asked the question. Alphaville, Bob Dylan, and Rod Stewart all sang about wanting to be Forever Young. Just the other day, Forever Young became the soundtrack to a strange coincidence. After…
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some wise counsel in advance can reduce the amount of opioid painkillers a patient takes after orthopedic surgery, new clinic trial results show. Knee surgery patients were much…
This year marks the 40th anniversary of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, the classic children’s book by Laura Numeroff. Years ago, I read it to my son more times than I can count—along with…
MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — GI cancers among people 50 and younger are rising at an alarming rate, increasing in the U.S. faster than any other type of early onset cancer, according to…
MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new egg study has produced sunny-side-up results for the oft-maligned breakfast staple. Eggs are commonly thought to increase risk of heart disease by raising people’s cholesterol levels.…
When you hear the word token, what comes to mind? Cryptocurrency? A subway pass? Maybe a security key for your computer? Turns out, tokens also have a long history in consumer credit — long before…
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new study of more than 1.2 million people found no link between aluminum in childhood vaccines and long-term health problems, including autism, asthma or autoimmune diseases. The…
The ayes have it—or maybe it’s the “eyes.” And these eyes come in many forms. Sure, there are the eyes we blink and tear up with emotion. But eyes are everywhere: in sewing kits (hook…
MONDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About 1 in 6 older adults takes daily aspirin to prevent heart disease, even though stricter guidelines say it’s not for everyone, a new study says. Worse, nearly…
Now here’s something surprising—an early edition of The Download. Like millions across the country, I’m logging off for a bit to celebrate the Fourth of July! Whether on water or land, Americans have their own special…
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opioid addicts covered by Medicare and Medicaid are less likely to receive the mental health and substance use treatment that they need, a new study says. Addicts with…
What was I thinking? Clearly, I was not. I was feeding my Pembroke Corgi, Watson—who’s quite certain he’s just as royal as the ones Queen Elizabeth kept—while half-listening to a podcast previewing the next day’s…
TUESDAY, June 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A single infusion of a new stem cell-based treatment may have helped 10 out of 12 people with severe type 1 diabetes stop using insulin, researchers report. The…
The stories of Roman gods often seem timeless. Take Mercury—the god of commerce, communication, and, curiously, thieves. With his winged sandals and helmet, he zipped between worlds, overseeing the movement of goods, people, and ideas.…
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kidney damage is common during a severe case of COVID-19, but vaccination appears to protect people against this life-threatening side effect, a new study says. Unvaccinated COVID patients…
I used to believe no movie was worth watching more than once—time is a scarce commodity, after all. Then I had a child. That rule didn’t just bend—it shattered. My son’s early obsession with The Lion…
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Emergency surgeries are gnawing away at U.S. health care spending, with racial disparities fueling the bill, a new study says. Emergency surgeries cost about 33% more than planned…
Today marks the anniversary of the D-Day invasion — June 6, 1944 — when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in one of the most daring and pivotal operations of World War II. It…
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Removing fluoride from the U.S. water supply could result in more than 25 million more decayed teeth in children and teenagers within five years, a new study warns.…
Believe it or not? What comes to mind? Probably Ripley’s Believe It or Not! — a collection of the weird, wild, and wonderfully unbelievable. Meet Ripley: The King of the Bizarre Robert Ripley was a…
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Excess deaths in the United States have continued to mount following the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an early demise for hundreds of thousands, a new study says. More…
When it comes to Memorial Day, there’s one all too common faux pas that even the most patriotic among us may make—and no, it has nothing to do with mismatched socks or talking with your…
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Proposed cuts to Medicaid could be devastating to America’s rural hospitals, health care CEOs are warning in interviews with HealthDay. House Republicans have proposed an $880 billion reduction…
If you’ve ever heard a child yell, “That’s not fair!”— you know how early that sense of justice kicks in. As adults, we don’t always say it out loud, but we still feel it. Whether…
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More Americans use illicit opioids like fentanyl than previously estimated, undercutting perceived progress in confronting the U.S. opioid crisis, a new study says. More than 1 in 10…
Americans are expected to spend a record-breaking $34.1 billion on Mother’s Day this year — up from $33.5 billion last year. That’s nearly $260 per person on cards, flowers, jewelry, brunch and other gifts. That’s…
MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More U.S. children have died from the flu this season than in any year since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to a new federal report. So far, 216…
Ever suddenly remember a toy from your childhood? For me, it was paddle ball — a soft rubber ball tethered to a plywood paddle with an elastic string. The goal was simple: hit the ball…
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