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Your supplements might not contain what's on the label. The US's leading expert shared 3 tips for buying safe products that are right for you.
Dietary supplements aren't FDA-approved like drugs. The director of the Office of Dietary Supplemen…
Kim Schewitz
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Symptoms of long Covid differ between children, teens: US study
Among children aged 6-11 years, the most common long COVID symptoms were headache (57%), followed b…
PTI
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'Boy Meets World' actor Trina McGee is pregnant at 54. More women are having children at the age when menopause can happen.
Trina McGee, known for playing Angela Moore in "Boy Meets World," is pregnant at 54. While uncommon…
Serafina Kenny
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A man was killed by vitamin D supplements he'd been taking for months. A coroner said the risks of taking too much weren't made clear.
David Mitchener, 89, had excessive levels of vitamin D in his blood from taking supplements. He die…
Kim Schewitz
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NIH director says holiday travel for people who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19 is 'not a great idea'
Dr. Francis Collins spoke with CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday morning and said those traveling t…
Emily Walsh
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We looked at what conditions receive the most research funding compared with the leading causes of death in the US. Here's what we learned from 2021.
The diseases that killed the most people in the US, including heart disease, cancer, and COVID-19, …
Jade Khatib
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Texas AG Ken Paxton is using his power to tell Texas courts to halt an abortion for a pregnant woman diagnosed with a fetal anomaly
Ken Paxton, who is facing numerous legal troubles of his own, is going the extra mile to block an a…
Katie Balevic
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Longevity doctor Peter Attia takes 3 nighttime supplements, including ashwaganda, to improve his sleep
Longevity doctor Peter Attia shares his nighttime supplements routine: He pops 3 supplements, avoid…
Hilary Brueck
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NIH workers struggle to get COVID shots
These are Business Insider's biggest healthcare stories for February 18.
Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer
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Scientists have created a huge map of the human brain. It could help us treat more diseases.
On October 12, researchers published a brain atlas that maps over 3,000 types of human brain cells.…
Kate Hull
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4 popular supplements that could be dangerous for your heart, from spikes in blood pressure to heart palpitations
A cardiologist shares four common supplements that can be dangerous for heart health, and interact …
Kate Hull
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Moderna's mRNA technology could help in the decades-long search for an HIV vaccine
"We had such a spectacular outcome with coronavirus that we absolutely need to embark on this platf…
Patricia Kelly Yeo
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These 3 common herbal supplements can cause dangerous drug interactions or liver damage, a researcher says
Just because a supplements is derived from herbal products, doesn't automatically mean it's safe. S…
Kate Hull
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Top US health officials reportedly say it could take at least 2 months of research before the FDA would sign off on giving people half-doses of a COVID-19 shot
The practice isn't currently supported by adequate scientific evidence, the FDA warned, and "may ul…
Grace Dean
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Scientists have discovered a new life-threatening disease that affects men, giving them fevers, blood clots, and inflammation
NIH scientists have identified a deadly genetic disease in men called VEXAS. Their unique approach …
Anna Medaris Miller
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Remdesivir proved to be the first useful tool we have in treating COVID-19 patients. Now, the US government wants to find out more about how it could be supercharged with other drugs.
The National Institutes of Health announced a massive new study Friday to test 3 immune modulators …
Andrew Dunn
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We just got our first look at how Moderna's experimental coronavirus vaccine works in older adults
Moderna said that its coronavirus vaccine was safe and created an immune response in people older t…
Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer
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Bacteria in your mouth can cause a flesh-eating infection. Don't bite people (without consent).
A man recently contracted a flesh-eating infection after a relative bit his leg. His doctor told In…
Mia de Graaf
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12 health issues caused by poor air quality, from headaches to sinus pain
Wildfire smoke fills the air with fine-particle pollution. Poor AQI can cause a host of health issu…
Mia de Graaf
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Dr. Francis Collins to step down as director of NIH
"It's time to bring in a new scientist to lead the NIH into the future," Collins said in a statemen…