Actor and comedian Will Forte often played MacGruber, a parody of the can-fix-anything TV character Macgyver, on Saturday Night Live. Forte is now raising awareness about something that currently has no easy fix—Huntingon’s Disease. (Photo by:…
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Emmy-Winner Susan Lucci Talks About Her Heart Disease Experience
Susan Lucci (L), seen here co-hosting “Good Day New York” with Rosanna Scotto on February 16, 2026, is the national ambassador for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women. (Photo by Michael Simon/Getty Images)
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Only 54% Offer A Cost Calculator
Hospital price transparency is difficult to accomplish in real time.
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Americans are drowning in unpredictable healthcare bills, yet the federal push for hospital price transparency—meant to let patients shop like savvy consumers—often…
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How the body really ages: 7 million cells mapped across 21 organs
Growing older brings a higher risk of serious illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, and dementia. For years, researchers have tackled these conditions individually. Now, many scientists are stepping back to ask a broader question. Instead of…
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Scientists discover a bacterial kill switch and it could change the fight against superbugs
Scientists have revealed how viruses that infect bacteria shut down MurJ, a protein essential for building the bacterial cell wall. Remarkably, different viruses evolved separate proteins that all block MurJ in the same way, highlighting it as a…
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Your morning coffee could one day help fight cancer
Could something as common as coffee play a role in treating cancer? Scientists at the Texas A&M Health Institute of Biosciences and Technology believe it might. Their research combines caffeine with CRISPR, a powerful gene editing tool known as…
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Here’s What The Newest Dietary Guidelines Say
The new US dietary guidelines for 2025-2030 emphasizes diets rich in protein, dairy, healthy fats, vegetables and fruits.
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The federal government has been revisiting the well-known food and nutrition pyramid to reestablish new dietary…
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Coffee And Tea Consumption Associated With Lower Dementia Rates
I have been a regular coffee drinker since college (and especially during the challenging days of medical school.) Last year, I covered a pair of recent research papers indicating a link between regular coffee consumption and decreased mortality…
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Tourette Syndrome And Tics — What Doctors Want You To Know
Tourette syndrome involves involuntary motor and vocal tics, but for many people the greatest challenge is navigating misunderstanding, stigma and public reaction.
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Public interest in Tourette syndrome intensified after advocate John Davidson,…
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Scientists discover diet that tricks the body into burning fat without exercise
Shivering in the cold is uncomfortable, but it does force the body to burn extra calories to stay warm. Research has consistently shown that cold exposure increases energy use in both mice and humans. This calorie burning through heat production…
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