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As the editor of a prestigious academic medical journal, Jefferson Health physician Christine Laine expects feedback — and sometimes intense debate — on the studies that she selects to publish in the Annals of Internal Medicine. But she was not prepared for the nation’s top public health official, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to call for …

Facebook Tweet Email Link We all know that influenza is a common and serious viral infection, but it’s good to be reminded ahead of the upcoming flu season, which typically starts in October. There were an estimated 47 million to 82 million flu illnesses in the United States between October 2024 and May 2025, resulting in between 610,000 and 1.3 …

Water is widely considered the healthiest liquid for the human body, but one gym-goer has revealed she was warned by her doctor to cut back on H2O in fear it was slowly killing her. Writer Claire Cameron was in good shape, either running or going to the gym every day as she was training for a marathon, and she had a healthy …

As students head back to school, a checkup on which vaccines are needed is usually on the list. WTOP looks into which ones are especially important this year.  As students head back to school, a checkup on which vaccines are needed is usually on the list. WTOP looks into which ones are especially important this year. “Vaccines are victims of …

As the Department of Health and Human Services makes sweeping changes to policy under the direction of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the routine annual vaccine review and approval process has become clouded with doubt and uncertainty.  Colorado hasn’t waited for the air to clear. Colorado lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year along party lines, later signed into law by …

A leading doctor has revealed on TikTok what happens to your body just two weeks after cutting out sugar—and the video has quickly struck a chord with viewers. Dr Saurabh Sethi, a Harvard-trained gastroenterologist who posts gut health advice to more than 500,000 followers under the handle @doctorsethimd, told his audience that giving up sugar can have surprisingly rapid effects. …

Doctors across the United States are reporting a rise in tick bites and medical care associated with them this summer. The trend has prompted health officials to remind people about tick prevention and removal. Higher numbers indicate the extent to which environmental changes affect public health. What’s happening? Dr. Matt Harris at Northwell Medicine noticed an increase in tick removals …

After the death of two children from measles in less than a week, Prof. Eyal Leshem, director of the travel medicine and tropical diseases center at Sheba Medical Center, told The Times of Israel that he was calling upon “every community leader who knows the children in their community are unprotected and are at risk of contracting a deadly disease …

Image credits: Getty Images The liver is one of the largest and most important organs in the body. From filtering out toxins to transmitting nutrients and vitamins to the rest of the body, the organ is vital for the healthy maintenance of humans. However, when the liver is unable to filter out toxins from the blood or when the blood …

Image credits: Getty Images Supplements have become the go-to addition in people’s lives over the past couple of years, where they buy the most popular ones and include them in their routines for better health. According to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), findings from 2022 reveal that three-quarters (75%) of Americans use nutritional or dietary supplements. The reasons for …