Health

JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Walking 10,000 steps per day is known to improve a person’s health, but reaching that goal can be difficult for many, considering it’s the equivalent of walking around 5 miles. Now, new research is showing more efficient ways to get similar health benefits without devoting at least an hour […]

ER Productions Limited/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Older adults who received last year’s COVID booster and a high-dose version of the flu vaccine in the same visit may have a potential increased risk of stroke, according to a new study funded by the Food and Drug Administration. Experts urged that the results were preliminary and […]

xijian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While there have been warnings about the state of children and teenagers’ mental health over the past several years, a new report says another age demographic is suffering even more. Adults ages 18 to 25 are nearly twice as likely as teenagers to suffer from anxiety and depression, according to […]

Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For decades, scientists have been studying why some people experience prolonged illnesses in the wake of even mild infections. Now, due to the millions of people suffering from a similar phenomenon after COVID-19 infection, new funding and research efforts are beginning to unlock some of the mysteries that can […]

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An already-approved chemotherapy drug could reduce the risk of dying of cervical cancer when added to the current treatment standard, according to new research presented at a major medical conference. The study, presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology, followed 500 people, most of whom had “locally advanced” cervical cancer […]

bymuratdeniz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Health care workers are facing a severe mental health crisis, according to a new survey published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Workers said they are experiencing harassment, burnout, and other mental health symptoms — including anxiety and depression — at levels higher than before the start of […]

Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dozens of states are taking action Tuesday against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, for allegedly harming young people’s mental health. A federal lawsuit and parallel state lawsuits allege that Meta knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and Facebook that purposefully addict children and teens. The states also […]

Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Moderna announced Tuesday it has dosed its first participant in a phase III clinical trial of a combination influenza and COVID-19 vaccine. This phase will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the combo vaccine compared to flu and COVID vaccines that are administered separately in two groups, one involving […]

Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The American Academy of Pediatrics is warning parents and caregivers that excessive exposure to loud noises can be detrimental to children, and sound machines can cause more harm to children than previously thought. In a statement released Saturday, the AAP said: “What families may not realize is that children […]

Jeff Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — CVS Health is planning to remove one type of a common decongestant from shelves after an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was ineffective earlier this year. The products contain the oral formulation of phenylephrine (PE), which is found […]