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Draft ‘MAHA’ plan to improve kids’ health leaked. Here’s what’s in it.  The Washington Post MAHA Draft Report Brings Relief to Some, Chagrin to Others  The New York Times Bad diets, too many meds, no exercise: A look inside the latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report  AP News Draft ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report treads lightly on pesticides, processed foods  CNN Draft ‘MAHA’ commission …

The study looked at records for more than 250,000 emergency department visits by children who are on Medicaid. Cemile Bingol/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Cemile Bingol/Getty Images Children who go to emergency departments in a mental health crisis and need to be hospitalized often end up stuck there for days, a new study finds. That happens in roughly one …

Health officials are working to alert hundreds of people in dozens of states and several countries who may have been exposed to rabies in bat-infested cabins in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park over the past few months. As of Friday, none of the bats found in some of the eight linked cabins at Jackson Lake Lodge had tested positive for …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A report that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised will improve the health of America’s children does not call on the government to make significant changes to its food or farming policies, according to a draft document obtained by The Associated Press. The “Make America Healthy Again” strategy report is supposed …

It promises the benefits of a 10,000-step walk in just 30 minutes. No gym membership required. Just a pair of shoes and a willingness to alternate between brisk and slow-paced walking in three-minute bursts. Dubbed “Japanese walking,” the latest viral fitness trend is all over TikTok and has people wondering whether this short-interval workout can improve health more efficiently than …

The bright summer sunshine can do wonders for your mental health, but the increase in allergens and harmful UV rays is not as kind to your eyes. Annoyances like watery eyes, dry eyes or blurry vision are common in this season, but it’s possible to make your eyes more resilient to these issues. Having a balanced diet that incorporates dark …

A drug used in medical abortions could help prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease, according to an international group of doctors and scientists. However, “stigma” around mifepristone is stopping pharmaceutical companies from investigating its potential as a new treatment doctors could offer to reduce the risk of breast cancer, they say. Companies appear reluctant …

The Mediterranean diet has become the holy grail of healthy eating. Research shows that it can improve cognitive health and memory, reduce prostate cancer risk, lower the risk of heart attack and stroke, help with weight loss, prevent macular degeneration, and so much more. But recent interest in the Nordic diet could knock the Mediterranean diet off its pedestal. Trista …

A 60-year-old man was hospitalized for three weeks after replacing table salt with sodium bromide following advice from the AI chatbot ChatGPT.The case was detailed in a report published this month in the Annals of Internal Medicine by three physicians from the University of Washington. According to the report, the man had no prior psychiatric history when he arrived at …

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