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Date: 2025/05/07 - 22:00
Medicaid Cuts Most Likely to Impact These 5 Groups
Republican leaders are considering drastic cuts to Medicaid funding. The cuts could have a significant impact on low-income households, older adults, children, and people with mental health disorders. Reduced federal funding could also affect access to reproductive health services.
Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31
Why we should pay closer attention to how sleep affects heart health
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently released a scientific statement urging doctors and individuals to pay closer attention to the many ways in which sleep can impact cardiometabolic health.
Date: 2025/04/28 - 23:32
Ultra-Processed Foods Tied to More Than 124,000 Preventable Deaths in U.S.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are driving rising rates of preventable deaths, a global study reports. For every 10% increase in ultra-processed food consumption, the risk of all-cause mortality rises by 2.7%. UPF intake has been linked to multiple adverse physical and mental health outcomes.
Date: 2025/04/26 - 00:00
FDA Issues Warning on Hair-Loss Product Finasteride, Citing Side Effects
The FDA issued a warning about adverse effects related to a popular hair loss product available through telehealth platforms like Hims & Hers and Ro. Men have reported side effects of topical finasteride, including depression, dizziness, and low libido.
Date: 2025/04/25 - 23:00
FDA Issues Warning on Hair-Loss Product Finasteride, Citing Side Effects
The FDA issued a warning about adverse effects related to a popular hair loss product available through telehealth platforms like Hims & Hers and Ro. Men have reported side effects of topical finasteride, including depression, dizziness, and low libido.
Date: 2025/04/17 - 21:32
CT Scans Linked to New Cancer Diagnoses in U.S., But Overall Risk is Low
A new study suggests the cumulative effects of ionizing radiation from CT scans may raise a person's lifetime risk of developing cancer. Experts say CT-related cancer risk is minor, and note these imaging exams are an important diagnostic tool to screen for a various cancers.
Date: 2025/04/17 - 00:00
Fluoride in Drinking Water Is Considered Safe, Despite RFK Jr.’s Proposed Ban
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently called for a ban on fluoridated water in U.S. communities. Emerging evidence shows potential health harms and neurotoxic effects in young children, but experts caution the findings are limited and should be interpreted with caution.
Date: 2025/04/10 - 23:32
Gene Hackman’s Wife Died of Rare Virus Linked to 3 New Deaths in California
Three people in a rural town in California have died from hantavirus, the rare virus that killed late actor Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, in February. Hantavirus does not spread from person to person but through the droppings, urine, or saliva of rodents.
Date: 2025/04/03 - 19:32
Supreme Court Appears Divided Over State-Level Cuts to Planned Parenthood Funding
The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether states can deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood because the organization’s clinics perform abortions. The Trump administration has also temporarily frozen $27 million in Title X family planning funding designated for Planned Parenthood.