Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease based on the iconic 1930s New York Yankee baseball player – is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects thousands of Americans every year. ALS remains one of the most complex and challenging disorders known to science. May is ALS Awareness Month, making it an ideal… read on > read on >
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how vaccines are tested in the U.S., a decision that could impact how quickly and widely vaccines are made available. The department said the new plan will promote transparency, but many health experts warn it could affect vaccine access and diminish the… read on > read on >
More than 1.8 million Ninja Foodi pressure cookers are being recalled due to a risk of burns, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall affects roughly 1,846,400 Ninja Foodi OP300 Series Multi-Function Pressure Cookers. These cookers have a 6.5-quart capacity and were sold nationwide from January 2019 through March 2025. They… read on > read on >
A common diabetes drug can be repurposed to help overweight and obese people with knee arthritis, a new study says. Metformin reduced knee arthritis pain during a six-month treatment period, potentially delaying the need for knee replacement surgery, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Metformin works in a number of… read on > read on >
Want to protect your aging brain? Get off the couch and get moving, researchers urge. Boosting exercise in middle age might help people prevent Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says. People who increased their physical activity to meet recommended guidelines between ages 45 and 65 had less accumulation of amyloid beta, a toxic protein that… read on > read on >
A cancer patient’s bond with their partner can be a key factor in helping them ward off chemotherapy-related “brain fog,” a new study says Patients in a satisfying intimate relationship were more likely to resist chemo brain, the cognitive impairment that can occur during or after chemotherapy treatment, researchers report. Couples therapy aimed at enhancing… read on > read on >
Don’t drink and drive is a message the public has largely accepted. Now how about don’t drink and scoot? A quarter of people injured in electric scooter accidents were drunk or high when their mishap occurred, researchers recently reported in the journal The American Surgeon. “In today’s landscape of rapidly growing scooter use, our study… read on > read on >
Men are more likely than women to die from high blood pressure, diabetes and HIV/AIDS, after shrugging off medical care for the conditions, a new study says. These differences crop up even though men and women are as likely to develop either high blood pressure or diabetes, researchers reported May 1 in the journal PLOS… read on > read on >
Dr. Marty Makary had just finished his last surgery at Johns Hopkins when he stepped into one of the most powerful roles in American public health. Now, as the new commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), he’s wasting no time charting a new course for the agency. In an exclusive interview with… read on > read on >
