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An Endocrinologist Reveals the Overlooked Habit That May Be Wreaking Havoc on Your Blood Sugar - Prevention
Dietitians explain the ways that water can impact your blood sugar levels. Plus they answer the question, does drinking water lower blood sugar?
Over half of Americans have either prediabetes or another type of diabetes, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which means that roughly 50% of people are looking for ways to he… [+4985 chars]
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Your Blood Type Affects Your Risk of Early Stroke, Study Reveals - ScienceAlert
Research suggests a surprising link between blood type and stroke risk, with people carrying one specific group A blood type facing a higher likelihood of stroke before age 60.
Research suggests a surprising link between blood type and stroke risk, with people carrying one specific group A blood type facing a higher likelihood of stroke before age 60. This discovery, publi… [+4864 chars]
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An Invasive Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Spread to the Rocky Mountains
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.
This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It can carry life-threatening diseases. Its difficult to find and hard to kill. And its obsessed … [+1746 chars]
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Basepaws Pet Test Kits Are Half Off Right Now (2025)
Avoid expensive trips to the vet with up to half off at-home pet DNA testing kits.
Though you have to take the ancestry portion of an at-home pet DNA test kit with a grain of salt, these tests can be helpful for practical things like figuring out blood type, oral health, and the li… [+2453 chars]
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Welcome to the wellness surveillance state
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they're going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscr…
<ul><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul> Welcome to the wellness surveillance state Well take your blood and urine, please. by Victoria SongClose Victoria Song Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech Posts… [+9430 chars]
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A Nasty Brain Illness Is Spreading Quickly Among Horses in the U.S. Here’s What You Need to Know
At least 29 cases of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy have been detected in seven states so far.
There are many different kinds of herpesviruses out there, and some of them can be serious trouble for the animals in our care. Officials are now tracking a growing outbreak of neurological illness t… [+3228 chars]
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Doctors Issue Warning After Fit 50-Year-Old Gets Stroke Tied to Energy Drinks
The man was consuming three times the maximum daily dose of caffeine recommended for an adult.
If you’re a huge fan of energy drinks, you might want to listen up: a case study out today shows the perils of drinking too many of these caffeine-rich beverages. An otherwise healthy 50-year-old ma… [+5194 chars]
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Apple Is Hemorrhaging Vice Presidents
Amid rumors that Tim Cook may leave soon, many of his direct reports are retiring or otherwise moving on.
On Saturday came a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman that Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technology is looking to leave. Gurman, as usual, is reporting market-relevant info… [+3259 chars]
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Pioneering new treatment reverses incurable blood cancer in some patients
Seven out of 11 patients with incurable cancer who had the treatment appear to be cancer-free.
James GallagherHealth and science correspondent A therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive and incurable blood cancers in some patients, doctors… [+5069 chars]
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A simple test could have given our son a very different future
Couple say screening for spinal muscular atrophy is crucial so children can get life-changing drugs.
Rosie and Wes, from Driffield, East Yorkshire, with Marley, five, and baby Meadow Two children with a rare genetic condition will live very different lives because one was tested at birth and the ot… [+5247 chars]
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Tatiana Schlossberg's poignant essay raises awareness of rare leukaemia
Doctors say her struggle - even with the best care as a member of a prominent family - emphasises the need for more research.
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of former US President John F Kennedy, moved many Americans over the weekend with her emotional essay about being diagnosed with terminal cancer shortly after givin… [+4565 chars]
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Am I addicted to my smartwatch?
Do they do what they say they do, or are they just making us more stressed?
Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter Ruth Clegg can't help but check her smartwatch countless times during a race There's a feeling of anticipation. I can see the cold breath coming from my comp… [+7950 chars]
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'I lost 3st and was sick 40 times a day during pregnancy'
Four women share their stories about extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
Excessive and severe nausea and vomiting is known as hyperemesis gravidarum and is thought to affect 1-3% of pregnancies About 80% of pregnant women experience morning sickness, according to the NHS… [+10842 chars]
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Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.
Fergus WalshMedical editor A three-year-old boy has astounded doctors with his progress after becoming the first person in the world with his devastating disease to receive a ground-breaking gene th… [+11690 chars]
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The tattoo on my arm is now on my tongue after cancer treatment
Harriet Trewhitt, 21, was diagnosed with stage 2 squamous cell carcinoma earlier this year.
Harriet had emergency surgery in May 2025 but is now recovering well and cancer free A woman whose arm tattoo ended up on her tongue as part of reconstructive surgery during cancer treatment says th… [+3964 chars]
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Shelters plea for Gazans as winter rains raise fears of more disease and death
Displaced Palestinians face life-threatening conditions, as aid agencies appeal for more shelters to be allowed in.
Yolande Knell,Middle East correspondent, Jerusalem and Children and families will perish, warns Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council Aid agencies have reiterated calls for Israel to allow … [+6508 chars]
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Should Hitler's DNA have been studied – or just left alone?
Ground-breaking research has made some fascinating discoveries on the dictator, from his ancestry to possible neurological disorders.
Groundbreaking DNA analysis of Adolf Hitler's blood has uncovered some extraordinary findings about the dictator's ancestry and possible health conditions. Painstaking scientific testing by a team o… [+12519 chars]
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Whisker's Litter-Robot Just Became the First Automatic Litter Box Eligible for HSA and FSA Spending
Plus, these are other surprising wellness devices your HSA and FSA might cover for humans.
There are many surprising wellness devices that your health savings account (HSA) or flexible spending account (FSA) might cover, but this one is particularly un-fur-gettable, as it doesn't solely pr… [+5898 chars]
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The Best 12 Probiotic-Rich Foods That Support a Healthy Gut
Consuming foods like yogurt, kimchi and kefir supports digestion, and may even improve your mood.
You don't have to rely on supplements to consume probiotics. You can find these live microorganisms in everyday foods right in your fridge. They benefit your gut microbiome, aid digestion, may help w… [+8369 chars]
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Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of JFK, says she has a rare terminal cancer
In an essay in The New Yorker, Tatiana Schlossberg says she has acute myeloid leukemia. She also criticized her relative, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former president John F. Kennedy, says she has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Schlossberg is a journalist and author who writes about the enviro… [+3607 chars]
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Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products
At least 51 babies in 19 states have been treated for botulism after being exposed to organic ByHeart baby formula. The New-York based manufacturer issued a recall of all its products last month.
Federal health officials on Wednesday expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in March 2022.… [+6117 chars]
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Hepatitis B: What parents should know about the virus and the vaccine
For decades, newborns in the U.S. have been given the hepatitis B vaccine. This could change. A CDC vaccine advisory panel may vote to end that routine vaccination. Here's what parents should know.
For more than three decades, it has been routine to give all newborns in the U.S. the hepatitis B vaccine. That could soon change. An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven… [+3732 chars]
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Does one drink make you dizzy? Why alcohol hits us harder as we age
For many people, the holidays mean more parties and more occasions to drink. But if you've noticed that one cocktail hits you harder than it used to, there's a scientific reason to explain it.
Once upon a time, a drink or two at a holiday party went down the hatch with no problems. Now, it's a recipe for misery the next morning. Sound familiar? Dr. Monica Christmas of the University of Ch… [+3346 chars]
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CDC advisers delay planned vote on hepatitis B vaccine for infants
After a contentious discussion, the vaccine advisory group pushed the vote to Friday to give members time to study the language of proposed changes longstanding policy on the shots.
Vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unexpectedly postponed controversial votes Thursday on changes to the current recommendation of universally immunizing newborns agai… [+4539 chars]
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The Fed is expected to cut rates. And, Afghan CIA fighters feel abandoned by the U.S.
The divided Federal Reserve is considering cutting interest rates today. And, Afghans in the U.S. who fought for the CIA say they feel abandoned by the agency.
Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top st… [+4997 chars]
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More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here's what Louisville found
Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced it up the Ohio River to a factory embroiled in a pollution lawsuit.
The Ohio River sends billionsof gallons of water flowing past Louisville, Kentucky's pumping station every day, where the city's utility sucks it up to turn it into tap water. To ensure it tastes go… [+9057 chars]
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These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA
Millions of Americans face sharply rising costs for health care plans they bought through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, unless Congress acts soon. Here's what's at stake for them.
The government shutdown has ended without resolving a fight over health insurance. Congress failed to extend enhanced tax credits that have helped millions of Americans on Affordable Care Act plans c… [+12055 chars]
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How 'defund Planned Parenthood' came to threaten primary care in rural Maine
Abortion is supported by 3 out of 4 Mainers, but a popular network of clinics that provides it alongside primary care has been shut out of Medicaid by the Trump administration, which also targeted Planned Parenthood.
When Ashley Smith arrived to testify before the Maine Legislature during a committee hearing last spring, she was terrified. "I was shaking like a leaf in the wind," she says. She told lawmakers tha… [+8740 chars]
read more >Menopause treatment is getting personal
Menopause care innovations include at-home hormone testing, virtual appointments, and new non-hormonal therapies for symptom relief.
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI <ul><li>Women experiencing menopause have long weathered uncomfortable symptoms in silence.</li><li>Advancements in menopause care include personalized hormone therapy… [+7444 chars]
read more >They died 'doing what they loved': The stories of workers in their 80s who died on the job
An increasing share of workplace fatalities has been among older workers. Here are some of their stories.
Ralph Scott, who died in 2022, worked at East Carolina University's Joyner Library for 52 years.Cornell Watson for BI; Courtesy of Jonathan Dembo Ralph Scott was walking to his office at East Caroli… [+14021 chars]
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