When pregnant women drink water that comes from wells downstream of sites contaminated with PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” the risks to their babies’ health substantially increase, a new study found. These risks include the chance…
Category: 5. Health
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Forget The Perfect AI Model
HHS has released an AI strategy outlining how the agency plans to use AI to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and strengthen national health outcomes. Healthcare CIOs share similar goals, and the HHS plan provides a practical model for…
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Under RFK Jr., Vaccine Development Is Facing Unprecedented Challenges
While the media’s attention has focused on unproven links between autism and certain vaccines, as well as changes to the childhood vaccine scheduling and COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, the entire vaccine enterprise appears to be under threat….
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Her food cravings vanished on Mounjaro then roared back
A unique opportunity to observe deep brain activity in a person with obesity and loss of control eating provided new insight into how tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, interacts with the brain. Recordings showed that the medication…
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Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years
Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999 and 2024, outpacing the rate of worker earnings by three times, according to our newly published research in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Premiums can rise if the…
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Gut molecule shows remarkable anti-diabetes power
An international group of scientists led by Professor Marc-Emmanuel Dumas at Imperial College London & CNRS, along with Prof. Patrice Cani (Imperial & University of Louvain, UCLouvain), Dr. Dominique Gauguier (Imperial & INSERM, Paris) and Prof….
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Obamacare New Sign-Ups Lag Last Year’s Pace With Subsidies In Limbo
Enrollment in individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, lags last year’s record pace in new sign-ups, according to figures released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on December 5, 2025 for the…
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Childhood Vaccine Upheaval Won’t Stop With Changes In Hep B Guidance
Dr. Retsef Levi speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices. ACIP is changing its recommendation regarding timing of administration of the hepatitis B vaccine (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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GLP-1 drugs failed to slow Alzheimer’s in two big clinical trials
Tantalizing results from small trials and anecdotes raised hopes that drugs like Ozempic could help. Despite setbacks, researchers aren’t giving up yet.
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New study finds a silent genetic heart risk hidden in millions
A Mayo Clinic study reports that current genetic screening guidelines fall short in identifying the majority of individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia, an inherited condition that can lead to extremely high cholesterol and early heart…
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