Health News

1. What's Behind Major Rise in Heart Failure Deaths?

   After falling for over a decade, the death rate climbed for several years and now is about the same as in 1999.

2. Jump-Start Your Exercise With This Mindset Reset

   There are far more powerful motivators than “get abs!” to help you start an exercise routine you’ll stick to.

3. When Does Old Age Start? It Depends on Who You Ask

   The goalpost for old age has been moving. Until now.

4. Prospects for Crohn's Relief Brighten With New Advancements

   More than 1 million Americans live with Crohn’s, a chronic and sometimes crippling bowel disease that affects the intestines and leads to digestive issues. But in 2024, breakthroughs could bring relief in different ways. Here's what to know.

5. Truth or TV: Is Grey's Anatomy's Parkinson's 'Cure' Real?

   How realistic is the Grey’s Anatomy episode that shows a Parkinson’s disease cure? A neurosurgery professor weighs in.

6. Easing Marijuana Laws Doesn’t Mean the Drug Is Safer

   You shouldn’t draw major conclusions about the safety of marijuana amid the recent announcement that federal regulators may reclassify the drug, experts are cautioning.

7. Are Female Doctors Better? Here's What to Know

   A new study suggests female doctors may provide patients better care, especially when those patients are women. Here's what to know.

8. NIH’s Eliseo Pérez-Stable, MD, Talks Health Disparities, Biology, Behavior, and Culture

   Eliseo Pérez-Stable, MD, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, talks about health disparities and how his studies aim to improve interventions in clinical settings and across communities.

9. New ‘FLiRT’ Variants Spark Summer COVID Surge Warning

   A data scientist who has accurately predicted COVID waves since the beginning of the pandemic warns that a surge is on the horizon.

10. You Give Me (Spring) Fever

    New Season Brings Boost of Energy, but Also Unplanned Pregnancies

11. Older Adults: 9 Nutrients You May Be Missing

    With age, your body doesn’t absorb nutrients well, so every calorie you consume must be packed with nutrition. Here are 9 nutrients older adults often need more of.

12. The Immunity Challenge: How aging affects your immune system

    How does getting older affect your immune system? How can you keep those effects to a minimum? Your answers are here.

13. What Helps When It’s Hard to Chew and Swallow?

    Trouble chewing and swallowing? WebMD shares six ways to make everything go down a little easier.

14. Foods to Keep You Healthy as You Age

    Staying healthy as you enter your golden years has a lot to do with your diet. Here are some foods that are good for your heart, your brain, your bones, and your muscles.

15. Dealing With the Emotions of Hearing Loss

    Losing your hearing, or learning a loved one is, can bring about a range of uncomfortable emotions. Here's how you can deal with this tough transition.

16. Pre-Ozempic Obesity Drugs: Effective and Budget-Friendly

    Before there was Ozempic, there were these cost-friendly, safe, and highly effective weight loss drugs. FDA-approved obesity medication like orlistat (Xenical), phentermine/topiramate (Qsymia), and naltrexone/bupropion extended release (Contrave) have been on the market for decades.

17. Genes vs. Lifestyle: Which Matters More for Health?

    Learn how genes and lifestyle interact to affect your health over the course of your life.

18. Rural Living Means Planning Ahead for Your Health Care

    You’ll need to plan for health care if you live in a rural area.

19. What to Say to Your Partner Who Has Prostate Cancer

    Unsure what to say to best support your partner as he faces prostate cancer? Get guidance on what to say and what to avoid.

20. How Do You Get Health Care in Prison?

    People in jails and prisons are entitled to health care, but it’s not always easy to access.

21. Get Mental Health Help in Your Rural Area

    Finding mental health help can be harder in rural areas. Find out more about where to find resources.

22. What Health Care Is Available if You’re Experiencing Homelessness?

    If you currently don’t have reliable housing, you may want to know about health care for people who are experiencing homelessness.

23. A Human Response to Homelessness

    Learn how you can reach out and help people who live without shelter in a safe and useful way.

24. Sex: Frisky (and Safe) After 50

    Safe sex is important at any age, but there are some issues that may be more common after 50.

25. A lot of children are about to be born in Ukraine. Will the war affect them for life?

    Some of the most horrific images from the war so far have come from a maternity hospital in Mariupol bombed by Russian troops in mid-March. The upheaval spurs a troubling question: Could the stress and condition of war affect a fetus?