CDC Opens New East Asia and Pacific Regional Office in Japan
TOKYO, February 5, 2024 – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Mandy Cohen celebrated the opening of
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The hidden racial bias in U.S. lung cancer screening policy
About five years ago, Vanderbilt University epidemiologist Melinda Aldrich discovered something about the U.S. cancer care system that has eaten
Read moreGutTok check: Behind the wellness trend exploiting the mysterious nature of IBS
For better or worse, TikTok and Instagram have become spaces where health information is not only exchanged, but also a
Read more“Zombie” COVID-19 fragments linger for some, causing severe disease outcomes, new research reveals
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely faded from the public mind, infections are still very common and not always benign
Read more“Impossible to enforce”: Attempts to ban abortion travel are scare tactics, legal expert says
Last week, a Tennessee Republican lawmaker proposed legislation that could imprison any adult who “recruits, harbors or transports” a pregnant
Read moreThink wine is a virtue, not a vice? Nutrition label information surprised many US consumers
When you reach for that bottle of wine this Valentine’s Day, do you know how healthy it is? Many people
Read moreSarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, reveals “shock” second cancer diagnosis
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, announced Monday that she had been diagnosed with skin cancer, only months after she was
Read more“Living through a mass disabling event”: Will Congress finally take long COVID patients seriously?
Over the last four years, Angela Meriquez Vázquez has faced a long list of health scares and conditions, any of
Read moreColostrum craze: Why the “liquid gold” of cow milk is stirring up wellness TikTok
Hours after giving birth, I sat in my hospital bed holding my newborn as a nurse massaged my breasts. Squeezing
Read moreThe FDA is failing children with a rare, neglected disease sometimes called “childhood dementia”
The effects of Sanfilippo syndrome in small children are so devastating that the rare disease is often known as “childhood
Read moreExpect more measles outbreaks in 2024, health experts warn
Traveling during the holidays comes with many risks — overbooked flights, delays, bad weather and exposure to COVID-19. And now,
Read moreOur “food environments” affect what we eat. Here’s how you can change yours
In January, many people are setting new year’s resolutions around healthy eating. Achieving these is often challenging — it can be
Read moreNew year, new you? This green smoothie is so filling while also being incredibly nutritious
Are you trying to “eat clean” for the New Year? Try my green smoothie recipe, which will fill you up
Read moreTV screen time associated with sensory differences in toddlerhood, study finds
Parenting in the era of screens is no easy task. Screens are all around us, and there’s certainly no shortage
Read moreIn response to new medication, a nutritionist warns that weight loss shouldn’t be the only goal
If the buzz surrounding a medication could elevate it to celebrity status, then Zepbound is reaching Taylor Swift rank. Zepbound
Read moreWelcome to 2024: The only thing you have to lose is your mind
As we’re again shoved face-first into another year of surveillance capitalism, climate change, imperial decline and nuclear tensions, America’s mental
Read moreWhy a supplement that tints skin blue is all the rage among alternative health circles
The HBO docuseries “Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God” begins with a jarring image. The corpse of the
Read moreNew research reveals the strange ways gut bacteria breathe without oxygen, influencing our health
In the wellness world, there’s a lot of pseudoscience circulating around about the human gut microbiome, the swimming colonies of
Read moreWhy listening to your circadian rhythm may be important when it comes to losing weight
When it comes to losing weight, many people want to know what the best diet is. But increasing research shows
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