What Is a Continuous Glucose Monitor and Why Is It Trending? A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is a small, coin-sized device worn as a patch that measures your glucose levels every few minutes and sends the data to a phone app. Originally designed for people with diabetes, it’s now being
Caffeinated Coffee May Offer Long-Term Health Benefits Emerging evidence suggests that drinking coffee regularly during midlife might play a role in promoting healthy aging in women. Recent findings presented at Nutrition 2025 in Orlando point to a modest but notable connection between caffeine intake and overall well-being in later years.
Lingering Brain Signals May Explain Emotional Spillover Why does a bad driver during rush hour affect your entire day, while a smile from your child can instantly shift your mood? According to recent neuroscience research, emotions don’t just arise from single events—they persist because of how the brain processes experiences.
Efforts to lower prescription costs for seniors are advancing quietly through the second round of Medicare drug price negotiations, even as political debate intensifies. Pharmaceutical companies such as Novo Nordisk and Amgen have confirmed they received initial offers from the federal government, initiating a months-long bargaining process for the next
Loryn Competti, a 30-year-old expectant mother in Cincinnati, was alarmed after hearing that the CDC no longer recommends COVID vaccines for healthy pregnant women. “I started crying,” she says. “I’m terrified of catching COVID while pregnant.” Competti fears complications like premature birth and hopes to pass antibodies to her baby
For years, exercise science held a clear view: animal protein was superior for building muscle. It wasn’t just gym lore — lab studies confirmed that animal-based proteins like whey led to better muscle protein synthesis compared to soy and other plant sources. “It was ingrained in my thinking that animal
News that former U.S. President Joseph Biden has advanced prostate cancer has reignited long-standing debate over the merits and drawbacks of the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, used to screen for the most common cancer in American men. While the PSA test can detect cancer, many doctors and public health
The Food and Drug Administration is shifting its COVID-19 vaccination policy to focus primarily on individuals at the greatest risk of severe illness, a move that may reduce broad access to the vaccines for other groups. According to an article published Tuesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, the
A powerful explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday morning resulted in one fatality, injured four people, and caused widespread property damage across several blocks. Authorities identified the main suspect, Guy Edward Bartkus, as the person who also died in the explosion. The 25-year-old California resident
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an advanced and aggressive form of prostate cancer, which has already metastasized to his bones. Despite the severity, his office emphasized the disease is hormone-sensitive—making it more manageable with appropriate treatment. Prostate cancer remains the second most common cancer among U.S. men
The Los Angeles rapper leads the field with his album “GNX” and hit single featuring SZA Kendrick Lamar’s dominance in the music industry shows no sign of slowing. The Los Angeles rapper received nine nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, marking another milestone in his celebrated career. His name appears
The White House reinstates nomination after previous withdrawal President Donald Trump has once again nominated tech entrepreneur and astronaut Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator, months after initially withdrawing his name over concerns related to political affiliations. The earlier withdrawal, announced in May, followed what Trump described as a
New project aims to observe policies affecting Jewish community safety The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has announced the creation of a special initiative to monitor the policies and appointments of New York City’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani. The organization, which focuses on combating antisemitism, stated that the program seeks to “track actions