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On one of the hottest days of the summer, I went to Target. It seemed as if every parent in town had had the same idea. Outside, it was miserable. Inside there was air-conditioning, cold drinks, bathrooms, and enough space to wander around for a while. I remember wondering how many families actually needed something…

Louisiana students will see new physical education standards starting in the 2027-28 school year, with a greater focus on movement and fitness

Do you suffer with anxiety, depression, or another mental illness? Millions of people do. The usual treatment is a prescription medication. If that doesn’t work, the healthcare provider may offer a different one. Diet is certainly not the first topic on the provider’s mind. But what if, in addition to appropriate pharmacological treatment, you were…

For decades, obesity medications produced only modest weight loss. But in recent years, Ozempic and related GLP-1 therapies have transformed the field, enabling sustained weight loss of 10 to 15% or more. Despite their success, however, scientists have not fully understood how these drugs work in the brain

For anyone whose childhood summers included an annual peeling of sunburned skin, here’s an uncomfortable question: Did those regular burns do lasting damage to your skin?

A new report shows that rates of black lung disease have hit a 50-year high in Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia, outpacing the rest of the country’s rates by nearly 10 times. It confirms what the region’s researchers have been saying for a decade.While miners working 25 years or more are most likely to contract…

A change by the Social Security Administration will speed up the process of receiving disability benefits for some people

PLYMOUTH, Mass. –A psychiatric nurse practitioner who treated Lindsay Clancy in late 2022 testified Tuesday that the Massachusetts mother repeatedly asked to change her medications despite concerns about sticking to a treatment plan

For decades, obesity medications produced only modest weight loss. But in recent years, Ozempic and related GLP-1 therapies have transformed the field, enabling sustained weight loss of 10 to 15% or more. Despite their success, however, scientists have not fully understood how these drugs work in the brain

There are currently over 1.2 million people in the United States who have HIV, 40 percent of them (489,200) being Black, according to KFF. For many individuals living with HIV, the requirement to take medication every day is something they have to do for the rest of their lives. Even though current antiretroviral treatments have…