7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (211+ words) Gilberto Hernandez shovels snow in the aftermath of a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Digging out from the weekend’s massive snow and ice storm could be hazardous to your heart. Pennsylvania health officials announced three…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (706+ words) Protein just got a big boost from U.S. health officials. The latest federal dietary guidelines tell Americans to “prioritize protein foods at every meal” and advise increasing daily intake — up to double the amount of previous recommendations. “We are ending the…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (884+ words) Meals and snacks with “GLP-1 Friendly” labels on the packaging are becoming more common in U.S. supermarkets as a growing number of Americans try obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound to lose weight. But the labels aren’t regulated by…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (153+ words) Federal regulators on Tuesday told drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to remove label warnings about potential suicidal thoughts and behaviors from their blockbuster weight-loss medications. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said a comprehensive review “found no increased” risk related…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1121+ words) The game has changed for 2026. Last year’s anything-goes sensibility has given way to caution. Diners crave quality, reliability and small pops of pleasure. Quiet luxury is the catchphrase. To make sense of it all, every December I consult an army…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (592+ words) By Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times When Emily Little gave birth to her first child, sleeping together with her baby in bed was a given — despite all the public health messages telling her not to. Nonetheless, the percentage of parents…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago   (427+ words) That’s the message after some scary-sounding reports about a preliminary study involving the sleep-related supplement. It raised questions about the safety of long term use of melatonin for insomnia. Doctors have long known that too little or interrupted sleep raises…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (993+ words) Scripps Research announced a new clinical trial Thursday that will assess the effectiveness of using drugs approved for diabetes treatment and weight loss to treat long COVID, the debilitating chronic condition diagnosed in an estimated 20 million Americans and about 400 million…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1008+ words) At-home gut microbiome tests are trending, selling insights to the curious, empowerment to the chronically ill and a claimed path to longevity to the wellness-conscious. Private companies are offering tests, costing $100 to $500 or more, that promise a bacterial inventory of…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (422+ words) By TOM MURPHY, Associated Press Health Writer The market for obesity and diabetes treatments remains scorching hot, funneling billions in sales to Eli Lilly and fueling a bidding war over another drugmaker. Lilly said Thursday that its top-selling drugs, Mounjaro…...