Women should get mammograms every other year starting at age 40, according to updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). This is a significant change from previous guidelines, which said women should begin biennial mammograms at age 50, but could opt to begin as young as 40. The task force also noted that there is not sufficient …
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Taylor Swift dropped her highly anticipated 11th album — “The Tortured Poets Department” —just days ago, and the pop star’s fans have been all over it. Thousands of videos pop up on TikTok from a search for “TTPD reaction,” as Swifties share their initial thoughts and feelings about the 31 new songs. Amid the live reactions across social media, some …
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A former Republican governor from Louisiana railed against Obamacare as “the worst kind of political corruption” that he claims was designed to establish reliance on the federal government – an ideology he also suggested is not unique to health care. Bobby Jindal, a former GOP congressman who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2016, said Obamacare was “sold on a lie” …
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Researchers may have hit “gold” when it comes to the treatment of multiple sclerosis. An experimental medication called CNM-Au8 — a drinkable liquid with gold nanocrystals — has shown promising results in clinical trials in terms of improvements in MS symptoms. The “catalytically active” liquid, developed by Clene Nanomedicine in North East, Maryland, can cross the blood-brain barrier to help …
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Vitamin D could be a surprise weapon against cancer, new research suggests. A study of mice published in the journal Science last week found that eating a diet rich in vitamin D changed the gut microbiome in a way that boosted cancer immunity. The micronutrient increased levels of the bacterium Bacteroides fragilis, which has been shown to improve cancer immune …
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Almost 40% of Americans will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in their lifetime — but certain types are more common than others, statistics show. USAFacts, a Washington-based nonprofit that compiles government data and reports on it, took a deep dive into the latest cancer data to identify trends — and shared the results with Fox News Digital. Of …
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A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy died after he became unresponsive at a station Saturday afternoon. The South Los Angeles station requested an ambulance at around 4 p.m. Saturday for an unresponsive deputy, the sheriff’s department said, according to Fox 11. The deputy was pronounced deceased. His cause of death is unknown. LOS ANGELES SUSPECT WHO ‘TARGETED’ MAYOR’S HOUSE HAD …
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Fox News Digital publishes health pieces all week long to keep you in the know on a range of wellness topics: health care access, innovative surgeries, cancer research, mental health trends and more — plus, personal stories of people and families overcoming great obstacles. Check out some top recent stories in Health as your weekend continues — and prep for …
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Three Louisiana police officers were wounded by gunfire Sunday in a standoff with a man suspected of shooting three other people in the past week, authorities said. PENNSYLVANIA POLICE SEARCHING FOR THIEVES CAUGHT-ON-CAMERA SWIPING AMERICAN FLAGS The injured officers were taken to a hospital after being shot Sunday morning at a home in Kenner, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) west …
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Amber Smith is partnering with the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA), a California-based nonprofit organization, ahead of the summer months to drive conversation and awareness around water safety and drowning prevention. On June 4, 2019, Amber Smith and her husband, country music singer Granger Smith, experienced a parent’s worst nightmare. That’s when their 3-year-old son, River, squeezed through the fence …
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