• ‘Good Days and Bad:’ Catherine, Princess of Wales, Gives Cancer Update

    Catherine, Princess of Wales, has released the first update on her cancer journey since announcing her diagnosis in late March. In a message posted to her Instagram account on Friday, the princess, 42, said that, “I am...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • Loaded, Unlocked Guns Common in American Homes, Study Finds

    In half of American homes containing a loaded gun, that gun is kept unsecured and ready for potential use, often with children in the home, new research shows. The finding is especially troubling given the link between...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • ADHD Patients Could Face Disrupted Access to Meds Following Fraud Case

    The two top officers of a telehealth company that began to distribute ADHD drugs widely during the pandemic have been charged with health care fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The arrests will likely worsen...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • FDA Tells Vaccine Makers to Target New COVID Variant for Fall

    COVID vaccine makers will be advised to update their shots to target the KP.2 variant, an offshoot of the JN.1 variant that spread widely last winter, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. It’s a turnaround...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • Poll Finds Many Young Workers Feeling Stressed, Isolated

    Many younger workers feel stressed, isolated and unappreciated at their jobs, a new survey has found. The 2022 Work in America survey, conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA), found that young adults are struggling in the...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • GLP-1 Meds May Help Extremely Obese Qualify for Weight-Loss Surgery

    Taking a cutting-edge weight-loss drug could help extremely obese patients drop enough pounds to be eligible for bariatric surgery, a new study shows. Patients with extreme obesity — a BMI of 70 or more — are at...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • Dolphins Off Florida, Georgia Have High Levels of Mercury

    Dolphins living off the coasts of Georgia and Florida have elevated levels of mercury in their bodies, new research shows. That could have implications for people, said a team led by Colleen Bryan, a research biologist at...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • Even Temporary Loneliness Can Harm Physical Health

    You don’t consider yourself a lonely person generally, but sometimes have days where feelings of loneliness set in. If you’re one of those people, even that transient loss of connection with others could be impacting your physical...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • Just 1 in 20 Animal Studies Yield Treatments That Make it to Humans

    Animal studies are often considered a first step in finding new drugs and treatments for human diseases, but a new review has discovered that precious few actually produce real-world therapies. Only 5% of therapies tested in animals...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • New Form of Psychotherapy Might Help Ease Chronic Pain

    A new form of psychotherapy appears to work even better at treating chronic pain in older adults than gold-standard cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a new study finds. U.S. veterans who received emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET)...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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