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700,000 additional deaths by 2050 from rising temperatures
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: As global temperatures climb, a silent shift toward inactivity could accelerate deaths and economic losses, especially in the world’s most vulnerable regions. Study: Effects of climate change on physical inactivity: a panel data study across 156…
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How a 5,000-year-old Ayurvedic system is being modernized for today’s wellness and healthcare market
Patanjali Ayurved has emerged as one of the most influential forces in reshaping how traditional Indian knowledge systems are understood in the modern world. Rooted in the philosophy of Ayurveda and guided by the vision of Baba Ramdev, the organization has attempted something both ambitious and culturally significant. It has taken a 5000 year old system of healing and repositioned…
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Eastern Shoshone Tribal Health launches harm reduction vending machines
When you walk into the Eastern Shoshone Tribal Health office, there’s a big white vending machine right inside the door. But it’s not your ordinary vending machine: no chips or Sprite or chocolate bars. Joceyln Dewey pointed to packages of red cables attached to a lock and key in the first three spots in the top row of the machine.…
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Oz escalates Medicaid fraud claims against states after focus on Minnesota
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: The Trump administration has signaled a willingness to halt billions of dollars in federal health payments to multiple states, mirroring moves they made against Minnesota. The specific target is Medicaid, the public health insurance program that…
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NYC health budget plan: More support for children, less for fighting disease
This story originally appeared in Healthbeat on March 20. Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is bracing for a potentially significant loss in federal funding as the agency submits its preliminary 2027 budget. Almost a quarter of the health department’s $2.51 billion budget comes from…
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‘How low can you go?’ The shifting guidelines for blood pressure control
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: The patient initially came to see Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss. While taking her history and vital signs, Supiano, a geriatrician at the University of Utah, saw…
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AI diet plans underestimate teen nutrition and miss key nutrients
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: New research reveals that popular AI tools may be giving adolescents incomplete and imbalanced diet advice, raising important questions about whether these technologies are ready to guide growing bodies without expert oversight. Study: Artificial intelligence diet…
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What doctors wish patients knew about social media’s health impact
AMA news Wire What doctors wish patients knew about social media’s health impact Mar 19, 2026 Many people enjoy staying connected on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Snapchat and X, formally known as Twitter. Yet a growing body of research is finding that excessive use can exacerbate mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, in…
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Balancing sitting and movement may lower the risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: During pregnancy, women can reduce their risk of developing a hypertensive disorder by nearly 30% by limiting sedentary time to no more than eight hours a day and increasing light, everyday physical activity to at least…
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Beyond weight loss—how the GLP-1 story is evolving
Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. In early March the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, saying the company had failed to disclose potential risks associated with taking these drugs. The agency alleged that Novo Nordisk failed to properly report…
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