Did you know that May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month? Started by the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition in 1983, during the Reagan Administration, this advocacy month is aimed at encouraging Americans to adopt healthy lifestyles. Throughout the year, the council promotes resources and initiatives on eating healthy and staying active, […]
In late 2024 and into early 2025, headlines were everywhere discussing the potential dangers of H5N1, otherwise known as avian influenza, or more simply, the bird flu. As Food & Wine reports, during that time hundreds of millions of birds, including millions of egg-laying hens, needed to be culled, resulting in a massive egg shortage that caused […]
The list of potential benefits of the shingles vaccine continues to grow. As Fox News Digital reports, beyond protecting against the viral infection and resulting painful rash, the shot has also been linked to a reduced risk of dementia. A study by Stanford Medicine, published in the journal Nature on April 2, found that the zoster vaccine […]
Every year on the first Tuesday of May, people around the world recognize World Asthma Day – a time to raise awareness, share resources, and advocate for better care for those living with asthma. This year, World Asthma Day falls on May 6, 2025. The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has chosen this year’s theme […]
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, is poised to add to its growing list of medical uses. In a large-scale clinical trial published today, semaglutide was found to be effective at treating a severe and relatively common form of liver disease. As Gizmodo reports, researchers in the U.S. and the U.K. […]
To usher in Mental Health Awareness Month, Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty is hosting its fourth annual Mental Health Summit on May 1 in Los Angeles. This year’s summit will be a one-day event held in downtown L.A. that plans to welcome about 175 guests for interactive conversations around self-acceptance and mental health, including a closing […]
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that some people with early stage cancers may be able to skip surgery after being treated with the immunotherapy drug dostarlimab. As ABC News reports, in the study, 82 out of 103 participants responded so well to the drug that they no longer needed […]
Patients can access their own health records — including test results — as soon as they’re available. While it might sound beneficial, in some cases, people are receiving life-changing diagnoses before their doctors have a chance to speak with them. As CBS News reports, this accessibility is due to legislation that went into effect in […]
With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks, the U.S. is nearing 900 cases, according to figures posted Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As the Associated Press (AP News) reports, the CDC’s confirmed measles cases count is 884, triple the amount seen in all of 2024. The vast majority […]
Living forever may not be on the table for humanity just yet, but there are several things you can do to increase your chances of living into old age. And they are quite simple, too. In March, researchers from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute released the […]