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Solving the home care quandary
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: You’re ready to leave the hospital, but you don’t feel able to care for yourself at home yet. Or, you’ve completed a couple of weeks in rehab. Can you handle your complicated medication regimen, along with…
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Five healthy habits for successfully aging in our 60s and 70s — and beyond
Even if someone doesn’t feel frail, the 60s and 70s are the ideal time to start working on balance. The better our balance, the less likely we are to fall — and falls are a leading cause of injury and loss of independence in older adults. One study showed that people aged 51 to 75 who could stand on one…
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Five healthy habits for longevity in your 40s and 50s
“Your body really needs that daily stimulus to get the most benefit,” he said. “But it also becomes easier to make it a habit if you’re doing it more often. It becomes integrated into your routine.” Source link
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Brazilian study shows liquid biopsies can expedite lung cancer care
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: In Brazil, the early detection of genetic alterations in lung cancer through liquid biopsies could be a valuable tool for expediting diagnoses and guiding patient treatment. A study supported by FAPESP and published in the journal Molecular Oncology showed that it is…
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U.S. Brand-Name Drug Prices Fell in 2025 as the Net Pricing Drug Channel Emerges
It’s time for Drug Channels’ annual examination of U.S. brand-name drug pricing. For 2025, brand-name drugs’ average list prices grew by only 3.5%, but net prices declined. When manufacturers’ rebates and discounts are factored in, drugs’ average net prices—both before and after inflation—fell. Details and additional commentary below. As I have been predicting, the gross-to-net bubble is deflating due to…
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How New Public Health Changes Could Leave Vulnerable Children Behind
Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. This week federal officials announced major revisions to the U.S. vaccine schedule for kids. The number of immunizations the health agency now recommends has dropped from protecting against 17 diseases to 11. On supporting science journalism If you’re enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism…
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The gut is not just digestive and new evidence shows it actively controls brain function
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: From fast nerve signals to microbial metabolites, scientists are uncovering the biological conversations between the gut and brain that may explain chronic pain, weight gain, and neurodegenerative disease, and point to a new generation of treatments…
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5 ways to improve your health in 2026 and beyond
Was that you I spotted at that New Year’s Day group class at my local YMCA? If not, don’t worry. It’s not too late. The start of a new year is a natural time to think about health and make resolutions for science-backed habits that make a difference over months and years. Rather than extreme diets or complicated regimens, decades…
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Charting brain cell epigenomics to reveal origins of psychiatric disorders
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: In a revealing Genomic Press Interview published today in Genomic Psychiatry, Dr. Maria Margarita Behrens recounts an extraordinary scientific journey that wound through four countries and multiple disciplines before arriving at fundamental questions about how the…
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Respiratory illnesses remain high across Virginia, health officials warn
As of last week, about one out of four people visiting emergency departments and urgent care clinics in Virginia had respiratory illnesses, including flu (influenza), COVID-19, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), according to Virginia Department of Health data. And while the week that ended on Jan. 3 was slightly better than the one before, it’s not time to relax —…
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