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The Ice Bucket Challenge is back, but this time for a new cause.The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that went mega-viral in the summer of 2014 had…

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced its support for weight-loss drugs in adults globally.The organization plans to back GLP-1s like Wegovy and Zepbound to…

Five years after the worldwide hyperfocus on COVID-19 began, some are concerned about the next pandemic — whether it could be caused by influenza, bird flu…

Chemicals found in plastics have been linked to a multitude of health risks — and now heart disease mortality has been added to the list.In an…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is sounding the alarm on a potential measles exposure at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.In a news release on April…

Using semaglutide injections, scientists were able to reverse life-threatening cases of liver disease in a new clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.Semaglutide,…

A Grammy-winning singer and his family have revealed the surprising early symptoms of his brain cancer.Michael Bolton, who was diagnosed in December 2023 with glioblastoma — the…

The FDA chief has called into question whether the agency will approve and authorize the COVID-19 vaccine for winter.In August 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug…

We’ve all heard the adage “sitting is the new smoking” — but new research shows that being still for too long can have effects that go…

As Alzheimer’s disease now affects seven million Americans — the largest number ever — there is a growing demand for new treatments.Scientists at the University of…