- Dancing Helps People With Parkinson’s In More Ways Than One
- Flu Cases Start to Surge as Americans Prepare for Holiday Gatherings
- GLP-1 Zepbound Is Approved As First Drug For Sleep Apnea
- Feeling Appreciated by Partner is Critical for Caregiver’s Mental Health
- Chatbot “Brains” May Slow with Age
- More of America’s Pets Are Overdosing on Stray Coke, Meth
- The Most Therapeutic Kind of Me-Time
- Coffee Can Boost the Brains of People with Certain Heart Conditions
- Tips for Spending Holiday Time With Family Members Who Live with Dementia
- Tainted Cucumbers Now Linked to 100 Salmonella Cases in 23 States
Health Highlights: Aug. 31, 2022
U.S. life expectancy drops by nearly 1 year. The decline from 77 years in 2020 to 76.1 years in 2021 puts U.S. life expectancy at the lowest level since 1996, the CDC said. The pandemic played a major role. Read more
With PFAS in packaging, how safe is microwave popcorn? Evidence shows that that these harmful “forever chemicals” will leach into the snack during popping, experts say. Read more
Fitter teens are more prone to vaping. “This may be because vape is perceived to be a healthier option to traditional smoking,” the lead author of the new study said. Experts stressed that e-cigarettes are not a ‘healthy’ alternative to smoking. Read more
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