Health

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Health and government officials are warning of a potential deadly substance in the illegal drug supply. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) issued a health advisory on Thursday about …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Public health officials are warning of measles exposure as the disease spreads on a global scale. At least 46 children have died in Bangladesh, with about 684 measles cases confirmed in the country since late January, according to Reuters. Government officials recently …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced a massive joint effort to measure, understand and remove microplastics and pharmaceuticals from the nation’s water supply and the human body. HHS Secretary Robert F. …

FDA approves first GLP-1 pill for weight loss Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the approval of a GLP-1 pill for weight loss and compares it to injection-based alternatives. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Following Wegovy’s recent launch of the …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The connection between smoking cigarettes and lung cancer risk has been clear for decades — but what about marijuana? As more U.S. states legalize recreational cannabis, new and developing research has pointed toward an increased risk of cancer. A recent study by …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A panel of judges has ruled that it is impossible to determine which of two identical twins fathered a woman’s baby. The child (referred to as “P”), who was conceived in 2017, is now 8 years old, according to court documents. The …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The rise of GLP-1s (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) has introduced new approaches to both weight loss and overall metabolic health. Some users have found that microdosing, or taking the drug in small amounts, achieves the best health outcomes, but some experts warn …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Miami man credits a routine blood test for saving his life. Ian Ferguson, 37, had no symptoms when he got standard blood work as part of a regular physical. When the test showed microscopic blood loss, his physician recommended a colonoscopy. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! High-dose vitamin B3 (niacin) may enhance immune activity and improve short-term disease control in glioblastoma when added to standard therapy, according to early preclinical studies. Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive, fast-growing brain cancer that develops from cells in the brain and spinal …

Heart attack deaths rising among young Americans Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss a dramatic increase in fatal heart attacks among people under the age of 55 and how to keep the heart healthy. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Scientists …