If you have knee pain, wearing the right walking shoes can help ease those aches and pains. Experts offer advice on how to pick the best walking shoes and when it’s time to buy a new pair.
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Friday, 28 April 2023
Gut Microbiome Changes Throughout the Day and With the Seasons
These changes can influence how our bodies respond to illnesses and how researchers explore answers to health issues.
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Keto, Paleo Diets Rank Low for Heart Health, Report Says
The top-10 listing was released Thursday in the journal Circulation and is the first time the American Heart Association has ranked popular diets
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National Academies Members Demand Answers About Sacklers’ Donations
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Get the Care You Need in a COVID-19 World
What to expect at the doctor’s office, hospitals, and long-term care facilities, the future of telemedicine, and how to get the best care during COVID-19.
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What’s Next in Health Care for Older Adults: Questions and Answers With John Whyte, MD
As WebMD’s chief medical officer, John Whyte, MD, is in a unique position to see both the current state of medical care for America’s older adults and the way things are trending for the future. We asked him to share his insight on a few topics, along with a bit of advice.
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Bilingualism May Stave Off Dementia, Study Suggests
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Thursday, 27 April 2023
Pregnancy May Be Riskier for Women With Lupus
A 10-year audit of hospital records found that women with lupus have more than twice the risk of giving birth to a baby who is premature or growth-restricted.
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Turning to Vaping to Stop Smoking Not a Simple Solution
The medical community remains split on recommending vaping to help patients who want to quit smoking cigarettes.
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Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Women and Hair Loss: The Causes
WebMD talks to experts about the possible causes of hair loss in women.
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New High-Tech Tools to Help Control Diabetes
New high-tech devices may make it easier for many of the nation’s 21 million people with diabetes to control the disease.
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What's New in Diabetes Treatment?
WebMD's guide to what's new in diabetes treatment.
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A Century-Old Vaccine Fails to Protect Against Covid
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What Does Vaping Do? New Research Shows Damage and Addiction
What do scientists know about the harms of vaping? Evidence is still inconclusive and mostly based on cell and animal research, but these early studies show that vapers will likely face long-term health woes.
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Preschool Ear, Nose, and Throat Problems Linked with Autism
Very young children who have common ear and upper respiratory problems appear to have an increased risk of being diagnosis of autism or showed high levels of autism traits, according to a new study.
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Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Stress Can Speed Aging, but Recovery Can Slow It Again: Study
Measuring biological aging has become so precise with DNA-based technology that researchers showed that trauma or stressful life events can rapidly speed up the pace of aging. But they also found recovery from the experience can return aging to its baseline.
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Forgotten but Not Gone: Epidemic of Vaping Illness Continues
Patients are still suffering from the effects of lung damage linked to vaping, and have been largely ignored by researchers and the government.
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Can Africa Get Close to Vaccine Independence? Here’s What It Will Take.
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Monday, 24 April 2023
Thousands of New Viruses Found in Baby Diapers
The diaper analysis was the first step in a study that aims to identify causes of chronic inflammatory diseases such as asthma, eczema, and allergies. The researchers were surprised by the sheer number of viruses that they found.
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WHO Officially Labels XBB.1.16 a COVID ‘Variant of Interest’
It has grown exponentially since first appearing in India in January, and now accounts for 4.2% of global cases and 9.6% of cases in the U.S. The CDC has not issued an official watchlist designation for Arcturus.
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She Redefined Trauma. Then Trauma Redefined Her.
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Sleep and Behavioral Problems in Kids: Common Bedfellows
Sleep problems during the transition from childhood to adolescence could lead to later psychiatric and behavioral symptoms.
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Sunday, 23 April 2023
Sacklers Gave Millions to Institution That Advises on Opioid Policy
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Saturday, 22 April 2023
They May Be Just Acquaintances. They’re Important to You Anyway.
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Friday, 21 April 2023
Popular Weight Loss Plans Court Controversy With Obesity Meds
Some commercial weight loss programs that have long advocated a laser focus on diet, exercise, and behavior change are adding on prescription weight loss drugs approved to treat obesity, such as Wegovy. And that’s triggering a healthy debate.
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Rethinking the Goal of 10,000 Steps a Day
A new study rejects the idea that you need 10,000 daily steps to lower all-cause and cardiovascular death. Instead, people who walked at least 8,000 steps 1 to 2 days per week were less likely to die within 10 years.
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Maker of Opioid Overdose Drug Aiming for $50 OTC Price
Emergent said its goal is to make the OTC retail price “consistent” with the price the company charges public interest groups, which averages less than $50 per package. But the actual retail price will be set by individual retailers.
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Pandemic Saw Rise in Mistrust of Childhood Vaccines Worldwide
A new UNICEF report reveals a significant decline in the public's faith in the importance of childhood vaccines.
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Thursday, 20 April 2023
The Fight Over a Drug That Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans
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Is This a New Era of Medical Marijuana Breakthroughs?
For years, research into cannabis’s health effects has been severely limited. That’s finally changing, slowly. The results could alter the future of medicine and improve public health.
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Gray Hair and Aging: Could ‘Stuck’ Stem Cells Be to Blame?
Your hair has stem cells near the roots, and they help make your hair its natural color. But these cells need to move to a different part of the follicle and change to produce hair color. When these stem cells get “stuck” and can’t do their job, gray hair comes out instead, new research reveals.
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Women and Hair Loss: The Causes
WebMD talks to experts about the possible causes of hair loss in women.
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IUD Cramps
IUDs often cause cramps. Learn what can you do about them, how long they might last, how to feel better, and what to do if they don’t go away.
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CDC Backs Call for Second COVID Booster for High Risk People
The agency said that people at higher risk — such as the immunocompromised and those over age 65 — could choose to get a second booster shot before this fall.
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Wednesday, 19 April 2023
U.S. Authorizes a New Round of Covid Boosters
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Abortion Pill Maker Sues F.D.A. to Protect Drug if a Court Orders It Off the Market
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Weight Gain From HIV Treatment: Personal Experience
Weight gain can be a big problem when you take HIV medication. Two Black gay men share their stories of how they’re tilting the scales in the favor.
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COVID-19 and Psoriasis: Is There a Link?
New research is shedding light on how an infection with COVID-19 may reactivate, or even cause, psoriasis.
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Study Calls Poverty a ‘Major Risk Factor for Death in the U.S.’
Poverty rates may help explain lower life expectancy, according to a research letter.
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New Developments for Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis: Advances in treatment, diagnosis, guidelines and lifestyle choices.
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Tuesday, 18 April 2023
FDA OKs Second COVID Bivalent Booster for Many Americans
The agency is looking to increase protection against COVID-19 by spurring interest in a bivalent booster, which to date has been received by just 17% of Americans.
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Oakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
A local “soda tax” launched in Oakland, CA, appears to have cut down on the consumption of sugary drinks.
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Long COVID Mobile Monitoring Study Hunts for Answers
The federally funded RECOVER Initiative expects to give out 10,000 sensors to people with long COVID to collect data in real time.
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Covid May Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Researchers Find
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F.D.A. Authorizes Another Covid Booster Shot for People Over 65
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Monday, 17 April 2023
Weight Loss Drug Fracas Continues as Risk of Shortages Grows
Since one of the side effects of type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic is weight loss, people without diabetes have flocked to purchase the drug for a quicker way to shed pounds. To prevent widespread shortages, Canadian province British Columbia is banning Americans from purchasing the drug.
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Ozzy's Wearable Cyborg May Be The Future of Physical Therapy
Hybrid assistive limb technology, which senses the movement you want to perform and then helps you do it, is starting to catch on in the U.S.
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Regular Sleep May Be Crucial for People Living With Schizophrenia
Sedatives used to manage schizophrenia symptoms can extend sleep to 15 hours per day. Getting too much sleep like this can have a negative effect on symptoms.
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Bird Flu in Chilean Man Shows Virus Adapting to Human Spread
While the virus has partially adapted to spread between mammals, officials say the public health risk still remains low.
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