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Winter rise in colds linked to behaviour, not simply going out in the cold

Going outside when it is chilly does not directly make you catch a cold, according to John Tregoning, a professor in vaccine immunology at Imperial College London: “Colds are more common in the winter, but it’s almost certainly correlation, not causation.” One marginal factor is UV light, which can

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Therapist: Missing thank-you notes may reflect a deeper desire for connection

Ask the Therapist columnist Lori Gottlieb responded to a reader who is troubled that two of their grandchildren, both boys and in or nearing their teenage years, never send thank-you notes or gifts while the other two grandchildren do. The reader said two grandchildren from their son and daughter-in-law give

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Studies highlight role of ovarian tissues in fertility and aging

Recent research suggests that the age and condition of the ovary — not just the number and quality of eggs — influence reproduction and aspects of healthy aging. Scientists are focusing on the ovary’s supporting tissues, including stromal cells, nerves and connective tissue, and how they change with age. Researchers report

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Salinas couple fell ill after foraging wild mushrooms; husband received liver transplant

People reports that Laura Marcelino and her husband Carlos Diaz of Salinas, Calif., foraged wild mushrooms in Toro Park on Nov. 30, 2025; both became ill after eating them and Diaz later required an emergency liver transplant. Marcelino, who is from Oaxaca, told KSBW that they thought the fungi resembled

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U.S. poised to adopt Denmark’s childhood vaccine schedule, experts question move

The United States is expected to adopt the childhood vaccine recommendations used in Denmark, a country of six million with universal health care, a change that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. health secretary, is expected to announce in the new year. The shift would cut the recommended number

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NICU transport nurse cares for infants during helicopter flights

According to People, Janice Berry is a neonatal intensive care unit transport nurse at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., who cares for infants while flying by helicopter across the region. Berry has worked for the hospital for 27 years, spent 12 years in the NICU before

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Federal officials cut routine childhood vaccine recommendations to 11

Federal health officials announced a revision to the childhood immunization schedule, reducing the number of diseases for which children are routinely inoculated to 11 from 17. Jim O’Neill, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated the agency’s schedule effective immediately, officials said at a

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FDA clears first oral Wegovy pill; tablets to hit U.S. pharmacies Jan. 5

Time reports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk’s oral version of Wegovy on Dec. 22, and bottles of the pill produced at the company’s North Carolina plant are slated to begin reaching retail stores and online pharmacies on Jan. 5. The tablet offers a

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Samantha Milton loses 260 pounds by changing habits and using GLP-1s

People reports Samantha Milton, known as "Smaller Sam PCOS" on social media and a cover star of its "How I Lost 100 Lbs." issue, has lost 260 lbs after reaching 400 lbs at her heaviest. Milton, 29, said she was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome at

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Cameroon works to preserve malaria program after U.S. funding cut

Health officials and local workers in northern Cameroon scrambled to keep a lifesaving malaria program running after much U.S. assistance was cut in February, leaving supplies such as injectable artesunate scarce in the region around Maroua. A 3-year-old, Mohammadou, received artesunate and recovered after traveling to a hospital where

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510 Women Sue Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Over Alleged Unnecessary Surgeries

Five hundred ten women have sued Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and three of its senior executives, alleging that a doctor at the Virginia hospital performed medically unnecessary surgeries, including C-sections and sterilizations without consent, over nearly a decade. The plaintiffs are seeking $10 million each. The lawsuit names the former

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Claire Brosseau Seeks Medically Assisted Death as Canada Delays Access for Mental Illness

Claire Brosseau, a 48-year-old Toronto comedian and writer who says decades of mental illness have made her life unbearable, wants a medically assisted death in Canada. Even her two longtime psychiatrists are split over whether she should be allowed to proceed. Ms. Brosseau has tried many treatments over more than

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Partner treatment option emerges as bacterial vaginosis is seen as sexually transmissible

Doctors increasingly view bacterial vaginosis (B.V.) as a condition that can spread sexually between partners, prompting new questions about partner notification and treatment options. Research and clinicians now say treating partners can help women beat the condition in the long run, and experts recommend that people with repeated B.

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73-year-olds say sex life improved after 50 years together

Valerie and Max, both 73, say that after 50 years together they still prioritise sex and intimacy; Valerie says she is "more orgasmic than ever" and can have five orgasms in a row. They met in 1975, and Valerie recalled that early sex was romantic, with candlelight and

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Clinical trial finds partner treatment cuts bacterial vaginosis and points to sexual transmission

A clinical trial published this year in The New England Journal of Medicine followed 150 heterosexual couples in which the female partner had bacterial vaginosis. Researchers treated the women with first-line antibiotics and treated half the men with both oral and topical antibiotics; within three months partner treatment was so

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Expiration of Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies Forces Families to Choose Between Coverage and Cost

As Congress left 2025 without extending enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, many Americans are facing steep premium increases and difficult decisions about health coverage. Dr. Renee Rubin Ross, who buys coverage for a family of four in California, said staying on the same plan for 2026 would cost about

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Studies Suggest Vaccines Give Older Adults Added Protection Against Dementia and Heart Problems

New research shows vaccines for older adults can have benefits beyond preventing the diseases they target, including lower risks of dementia, cardiovascular hospitalization and other serious outcomes. Researchers say evidence for these so-called off-target benefits has grown over the past decade. "The research has accumulated and accelerated over the

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Couple Says They Woke Up Covered in Bites at French Hotel; Management Denies Bedbugs

A couple staying at the Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay, a country resort near Paris, says they woke up covered in bites and have been left with about $800 in medical and cleaning bills and an unpaid hotel charge of roughly $1,050 after the property refused to reimburse them. The guests

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Healthy 18-year-old nearly died in ninth reported case of 'welder's anthrax'

Public health investigators say a healthy 18-year-old welder nearly died after infection with an anthrax-toxin–producing Bacillus, the ninth such puzzling case linked to metalworkers. CDC researchers in 2022 identified an unexpected pattern: since 1997 seven cases of infections from Bacillus group bacteria that produce the anthrax toxin had all

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Tangled uterine scar collagen may underlie placenta accreta risk

New UCLA-led research links irregular, tangled collagen in old uterine scars to abnormal placental attachment in placenta accreta spectrum (PAS), a condition now affecting roughly 14,000 pregnancies annually and a major cause of maternal death. Placenta accreta occurs when the placenta grows too deeply into the uterine wall and

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Danielle Fishel Reveals Early-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Danielle Fishel, best known for her role on Boy Meets World, has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine mammogram. She said she was diagnosed with DCIS, or ductal carcinoma in situ, which she described as "very, very, very early" and "technically stage zero.

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Short course of SUMOylation inhibitor plus CAR-T cures most mice with Burkitt's lymphoma

Researchers at Kanazawa University, in collaboration with a scientist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, report that adding a brief course of a SUMOylation inhibitor to CD19 CAR-T therapy produced long-term cures in 80% of mice bearing a high burden of Burkitt's lymphoma. Burkitt's lymphoma is

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Healthy teen welder nearly died after infection with anthrax-toxin-producing Bacillus

A healthy teen who worked as a welder nearly died after becoming infected with a Bacillus group bacterium that produces the anthrax toxin, a newly reported case that fits an unusual pattern investigators first flagged in 2022. Since 1997, public health researchers have identified a string of cases—now totaling

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Make 2026 the year you do more of what makes you feel alive

An argument for 2026: spend more of your limited time on activities you genuinely enjoy, and focus on leading a more absorbing life rather than constantly trying to fix yourself. The idea will draw objections — that you’re too busy, that it’s a privilege to suggest such a thing,

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Experts Question Trump’s High Aspirin Dose

Reports say Trump is taking four times the recommended aspirin dose used for cardiac prevention. Experts now advise that even low-dose aspirin is not recommended for people over 60 who do not have heart disease. Key Topics Health, Donald Trump, Aspirin, Low-dose Aspirin, Cardiac Prevention, Heart Disease