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28 Jan

Night Owls Face Higher Risk for Heart Problems

A new study finds people who are naturally ‘evening types’ have worse overall heart health and a higher risk of heart attack and stroke.

27 Jan

Hormone Replacement Therapy May Not Ease Memory and Mood Problems Related to Menopause

A large, new study finds menopause is associated with brain changes and poorer mental health — whether or not women use hormone therapy.

26 Jan

Red Light Therapy Shows Promise in Protecting Football Players’ Brains

In a small, new study, college football players who used a special red light device during their entire season saw no increase in brain inflammation and injury over 16 weeks.

Nearly Half Of American Adults Will Be Obese By 2035, Study Warns

Nearly half of American adults – some 126 million people – will be obese within 10 years, a new study projects.

Adult obesity in the U.S. is projected to affect 47% of the population by 2035, researchers reported Jan. 28 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

And that’s after obesity rates alre...

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January 29, 2026
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Opening Up, Sharing Can Be Best Thing For Stroke Survivors, Study Says

Dr. Dipika Aggarwal found her life turned upside down following her 2019 stroke.

At just 38, the neurologist from Kansas City, Missouri, went from a thriving career to months in intensive rehab, followed by isolation during the COVID lockdown.

“I lost my professional life, my engagement ended and there was no guarantee I’...

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January 29, 2026
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Strep Throat: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes, and Living With It

Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever and trouble swallowing. It tends to come on quickly and may feel worse than a typical cold. While strep throat is most common in children and teens, people of all ages can get it.

The good news is that strep throat is usually easy to diagnose and treat. Gettin...

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January 29, 2026
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Electromagnetic Pulses Aid Stroke Recovery, Trial Results Indicate

Stroke survivors might benefit from electromagnetic pulses that stimulate their brains and spur on their recovery, a new study says.

This treatment — called electromagnetic network-targeted field (ENTF) therapy — significantly reduced disability in stroke survivors when combined with physical therapy, according to findings to b...

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January 29, 2026
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New Discovery Could Change How Asthma Is Treated, Scientists Say

Scientists may have uncovered a new cause of asthma that could change how the disease is treated.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, say they’ve identified previously unknown molecules that may play a major role in asthma-related inflammation.

The findings suggest these chemicals, called “p...

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January 28, 2026
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Thousands of Kaiser Nurses Walk Out in California and Hawaii

More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers walked off the job Monday morning at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii, calling for safer staffing levels and better pay.

The strike affects at least two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics, making it the largest health care worker strike so far this year.

Th...