The odds have never meant much to Fergus Farrell. In 2018, the Irishman was given a 5% chance of ever walking again after a workplace injury left him paralyzed from the ribcage down. Nearly six years later, after a grueling recovery, he’s hitting the open road for a 3,000-mile trek across the US — entirely … Read more
Next time your favorite streaming service asks if you’re still watching, you might want to think twice before hitting “Yes.” Ever since TVs became fixtures in American homes, doctors — and plenty of worried parents — have warned that too much screen time could take a toll on our bodies, brains and social lives. But … Read more
WASHINGTON — Dr. Mehmet Oz clarified Sunday that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is not lethal, after President Trump raised concerns when signing an executive order earlier this month pushing for the three-in-one inoculation to be separated. Oz, the administrator of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, made clear there is … Read more
Drew Brees may have stepped off the field, but he’s still in the game when it comes to wellness. While no longer throwing touchdowns, the former Saints quarterback has managed to stay busy, tagging in as an NFL game analyst for Fox Sports and being inducted into the Hall of Fame while spending quality time … Read more
A San Diego woman’s life changed forever after surgery left her with no blood circulation to her limbs –– leading to doctors amputating her arms and legs. Leslie Caoili, 41, of Spring Valley, had gone for a routine heart checkup in May when doctors found she was suffering from a life-threatening Type A aortic dissection, a … Read more
Don’t sleep on taking some crap. “Poop pills” have been an innovative way to potentially treat various ailments, from preventing peanut allergies to advanced cancer and liver disease. Now, struggling insomniacs may find relief with a “crapsule” before bedtime, according to new research from China. An unexpected potnetial solution for chronic insomnia has been discovered … Read more
Looking like a luna-tick in the name of health. With a tick season of biblical proportions underway out on the East Coast, checking for the disease-harboring arachnids is key to preventing dangerous infections, such as Lyme disease. And Will Forte recently learned a thing or two about proper tick checks before doing an extremely thorough, … Read more
A high school student-athlete with a potentially life-threatening heart defect had no symptoms and only learned of his condition through a screening required by Florida law. The state’s Second Chance Act went into effect July 1 ahead of the 2026-2027 school year and requires students in grades 9 through 12 to undergo at least one electrocardiogram (ECG) … Read more
It’s about time. With as many advances as we’ve seen recently in women’s health — from endometriosis being able to be diagnosed without surgery, to completely rethinking and renaming PCOS, now more accurately, PMOS — we still have a long way to go in terms of understanding how medications affect the sexes differently. It’s often … Read more
Are you guilty of filling up your phone with photos or screenshots of information you hope to call on later — only to never look at it again? We certainly intend to go back to try that recipe, or try to find that product at the store. Instead, the image is banished to the digital … Read more
One of the biggest questions when choosing where to live is what you’ll need to do to get your clothes cleaned. And one thing to love about New York is there’s always a spot just up the block. But new research suggests there’s a good reason to avoid that convenience: The closer you live to … Read more
Nobody disputes that Lindsay Clancy killed her three young children. But three years later, her defense attorneys have put another defendant on trial: the mental health professionals and system responsible for her care. Clancy and her former husband, Patrick, have filed civil lawsuits against several medical professionals involved in her treatment, alleging negligence and wrongful … Read more
The change may be inevitable — but how you feel when you get there isn’t. The average American woman enters menopause at 52, but the transition can begin a decade or more before that. And according to Dr. Robin Berzin, founder and CEO of Parsley Health, some of the habits women pick up in their … Read more
A one-year-old girl was diagnosed with cancer after doctors dismissed her symptoms as constipation. Little Florence Wilde was taken to her GP after her stomach began to swell up and she became repeatedly run down and tired. But parents Anna Chattaway and Dom Wilde, both 32, were told it was just constipation and prescribed laxatives, … Read more
It’s a medical domino effect no one could have seen coming. A 60-year-old man in Australia was suffering from stage four melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and it had spread to several other places including his liver and thigh bone. While he was in treatment, he had to undergo unrelated heart surgery — … Read more
Gym haters, rejoice — the workout of the future may not require breaking a sweat. Biotech company Enveda announced this week that its experimental drug, designed to curb appetite and mimic some of the body’s effects of physical activity, delivered encouraging results in its first clinical trial. “ENV-308 is our attempt to put the chemistry … Read more
Navigating a world with peanut allergies can be… well, nuts. Even if you’re not the one who’s allergic. More than six million Americans have a food allergy, and peanuts are the third-most common allergen. And it doesn’t just impact those who can’t eat it: Because reactions can be deadly, peanut-free policies and other restrictions are … Read more
It was Jackie H.’s big day — and her mind was racing. “Is this all going to play out the way I want?” the bride-to-be wondered. “Are things going to happen on schedule? Are our vendors going to show up? Are people going to be weird?” But there was one moment when, according to her … Read more
If you want to lose weight, you’ve got options, from medications like GLP-1s to apps like Noom. But an ancient — thousands of years old — diet could trump them in one big way. With it, people eat highger-quality food over time, which research suggests keeps weight down for longer. The Mediterranean diet emphasizes whole foods. … Read more
Forget silk rods and curling socks. Kayla Fawcett found a new beauty tool in the last place you’d expect: her CPAP machine. One night before bed, the Wisconsinite wrapped her hair around the soft tubing of her headgear, clipped it in place and hit record. She sent the video to friends, who convinced her to … Read more