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Short-staffed hospitals throughout the United States are bracing for a busy winter as fewer people get the COVID-19 booster and the number of flu cases rise....Read More

A new American Heart Association survey says 91% of parents notice their family is less stressed when they eat together — and less stress means less risk of heart disease....Read More

A new vaccine to prevent whooping cough in newborn infants was approved the Food and Drug Administration on Friday....Read More

New research suggests that staring into space while a person is awake is a natural phenomenon — even if it is at times annoying....Read More

People who eat more foods with omega-3 fatty acids — such as salmon, sardines and albacore tuna — in midlife may improve their thinking and have better brain structure than people who don’t follow this diet....Read More

Older people with Type 2 diabetes whose attitudes and behaviors help them bounce back after stressful challenges have fewer hospitalizations and better physical functioning, and are less likely to become frail....Read More

New research suggests that eating late may increase hunger, decrease calories burned and cause molecular changes in fat tissue, thus heightening the risk of obesity....Read More

Eating lots of refined grains, such as white bread and white rice, is similar to consuming a diet full of sugars and oils, and linked to a higher risk of premature coronary artery disease, a new...

The death rate from breast cancer continues to decline, according to a new report Monday from the American Cancer Society. But there’s a wide, worrisome gap in Black women’s outcomes that remains unchanged....Read More

Acetaminophen is widely taken during pregnancy, but a new study warns women that it may be linked to sleep and attention problems in children. They were discovered in kids at age 3....Read More