Health

Many states cover doula care, but access often out of reach

RACHEL SPEARS KFF Health News

Today, doulas are covered in 26 states and Washington, D.C. An additional 20 states have considered proposals or are working to implement similar policies.

Unregulated use of peptides raises alarm among researchers

Corinne Purtill Los Angeles Times

Driven by social media hype and a growing distrust of public health guidance, consumer demand for experimental drugs exploded over the past decade.

Massachusetts Study Links Abstinence to Brain Changes

WooGlobe - News

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School found that alcohol abstinence was followed by changes in the brain鈥檚 bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, or BNST, in mice. Some abstinent mice later showed compulsive-like drinking, consuming alcohol despite an increasingly bitter taste. Their BNST a…

Low-fat dairy may not be as beneficial after all, new study finds

Mary Walrath-Holdridge USA Today

All those years of reaching for the "skim" and "fat-free" options in the milk and cheese aisle may not have been the heart-healthy move we once thought.

New Oral Weight-Loss Pill Beats Expectations in Trial

WooGlobe - News

An experimental oral GLP-1 drug called aleniglipron helped adults with obesity or overweight lose up to about 12% of their body weight over 36 weeks, according to a new trial from Northwestern University published in Nature Medicine. Unlike injectable treatments such as Wegovy and Ozempic, a…

US recommends vaccinations only for 11 core inoculations, says Trump

Reuters

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday calling for fewer childhood vaccinations by limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations.

You need less protein than you think, study suggests

SARA MONIUSZKO USA Today

A recent review suggests many sedentary people consume more protein than needed, which may harm health.

Son says Joe Biden's cancer has spread more

Hunter Biden became emotional while discussing his 83-year-old father's health during an interview with BBC Newsnight.

AI Designs New Drug to Attack 'Undruggable' Cancer Target

Mayo Clinic researchers have used artificial intelligence to design an experimental drug that targets a region of the GIPC1 protein long considered impossible to drug, opening a new path against pancreatic cancer. The AI-designed compound, called GIPCi, blocks the protein's PDZ domain, which…

AI Could Detect More Cancers Than Radiologists, Study Finds

Artificial intelligence can detect breast cancer in mammograms as effectively as experienced radiologists, according to a new study.聽 The new technology could reportedly cut radiologists鈥� workload by almost half, freeing them for more advanced diagnostic work.

Hidden Full-Fat Dairy Findings Challenge Nutrition Advice

New research from the University of Toronto suggests adults can consume three daily servings of full-fat dairy without harmful effects on body weight, cholesterol, or energy metabolism. The 12-week study followed 74 adults with overweight or obesity and found no significant differences in bo…

Wildfire smoke is now the primary pollutant affecting pregnancy, study shows

A new study examining pollution levels across a 16 years found that while general pollution levels have significantly declined, recent increases in wildfire smoke air pollution have offset those gains.

NASA video shows wildfire smoke hover over Michigan

This visualization shows smoke move from Canadian wildfires through the Upper Midwest in mid-July.

Hair loss with GLP-1 drugs is rare but real, studies find

The risk of hair loss in patients taking GLP-1 drugs for obesity or diabetes, while low, is higher than with other diabetes drugs, new studies suggest.